New xbox game disc : V - Skyrim

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:11 am

sry to be the one to tell you this but multiplatform games are built around the capabilities of the lowest common denominator of platforms-----> the 360

they are already removing gamedata to make it run on that

What are they removing? I haven't heard this yet.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 6:22 am

In theory they could run it like TES4 GOTY and put certain extras not vital to the game progress and area loading on a second disc for install (that would work). when are USB scandisks, SD cards etc. gonna be considered to hold extra data or possible a whole game for 360? All these disc drive formats are out dated, USB drives and SD cards can hold more data and load it faster?

Both the 360 and PS3 have USB ports afaik, so in theory this should be possible with a software upgrade, but I suspect that flash memory is considerably more expensive to (mass) produce than discs.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:45 am

1GB for Anitpiracy that obviously doesnt even work? What a waste.

» Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:03 pm

Both the 360 and PS3 have USB ports afaik, so in theory this should be possible with a software upgrade, but I suspect that flash memory is considerably more expensive to (mass) produce than discs.

I would assume it be more expensive, but knock the price up on the games requiring the drive, also mass production does entail whole sale prices and the more you buy the cheaper it is so just go big on production. Oh and the 360 has the software upgrade with the new dashboard update that allows for non xbox flash drives and external HD's use as storage, which means a dev could load a game on the drive put some safe guard partitions to prevent erasing the content from the drive and ship it as is, and also having extra unused space on the drives would be a great way to go about storing new DLC for the games.

» Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:15 pm

1GB for Anitpiracy that obviously doesnt even work? What a waste.

no, 1GB for a video partition

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:45 am

1GB for Anitpiracy that obviously doesnt even work? What a waste.

This.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:51 am

You're not allowed to require it. You can have it optionally, but you can not require it. A game like skyrim cannot be chopped up into little chunks, thus a non-install disk swap can't work. They're limited to a single disk.

yes you are in fact allowed to require it... there are games that have... final fantasy XI for example takes up about 10 gigs on my 360... and is completely 100% unplayable without the install plus updates...

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:05 am

sry to be the one to tell you this but multiplatform games are built around the capabilities of the lowest common denominator of platforms-----> the 360

they are already removing gamedata to make it run on that

Don't turn this into a console war,i've had it up to back teeth of that [censored]. I'll presume here.....PS3 fan?....give it a rest....it's a new disc/something new for xbox.

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:41 am

hahaha i am a pc gamer and i used to play oblivion on the 360 ( borrowed from a friend ) and i played it so much that i got red ring of death on my 20 gb xbox and had to buy the elite version.. most of people with internal drives are casual gamers and shouldnt even be considered as costumers

» Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:13 am

This is quickly turning into a platform/console war, not to mention much offering of information that is inaccurate to fuel such a war.

Thus, it's closed before I need to bring in the big guns.