XNA Content.Load() Memory Usage

Question

In XNA, when calling Content.Load() to load in a resource, if you load the same resource into multiple objects (i.e. the texture for a projectile of which there can be many) are you getting a copy for each object, or is the system just internally referencing the same memory for each one?

I was realizing that having a separate Texture2D object in each item may be a memory issue down the line.

Answer 1

The ContentManager will cache the object and return the reference to that object when you try to load it again.