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[Angry Fork]

How lazy does one have to be to not want to walk the 2-3 feet over a console and change a disc?

Nobody wants to do this. Gaming for most people is a lazy activity in general, people like it because it doesn't require any strain unless you're playing competitively. Having to switch discs when you're comfortable laying down is an annoyance. It's not a big deal in terms of saying the 360 sucks because of it or something though obviously. I'd be more concerned over lower-res stuff or cut content because of disc space rather than just changing discs.

I find myself raging just because I play on a monitor which doesn't have a remote control so when i'm laying down comfortable I have to get up to turn it off when i'm done playing, I can't imagine having to switch discs as well. You know that feeling when you have the bed sheets + pillow in the perfect position of maximum comfort and you never want to move from that spot. Imagine a 'please change disc' occurring during that moment. RAGE.

I think its also coupled with the fact that people know there's an alternative where you don't have to do it, so with that in their mind they have more disdain for disc changing. It's like having to wash clothes by hand when you know your neighbor has a washing machine, it makes you hate washing even more.

 

[bengraven]

They will send you all 3, because that is the game.

This isn't Netflix and TV season discs.

Awesome, thank you.

 

[szaromir]

Nobody wants to do this. Gaming for most people is a lazy activity in general, people like it because it doesn't require any strain unless you're playing competitively. Having to switch discs when you're comfortable laying down is an annoyance. It's not a big deal in terms of saying the 360 sucks because of it or something though obviously. I'd be more concerned over lower-res stuff or cut content because of disc space rather than just changing discs.

What if you want to play a different a game on PS3?

 

[surly]

If you have both, the choice seems clear unless 360 is getting some badshit crazy exclusive.

It's not that clear. I have 2 Xbox 360s, while I only have one PS3, so I would prefer to have the game on 360 then I can play it in either my living room or bedroom using the controller I prefer. I need to know more about how the disc swapping works before I decide to go for the PS3 version instead.

Nobody wants to do this. Gaming for most people is a lazy activity in general, people like it because it doesn't require any strain unless you're playing competitively. Having to switch discs when you're comfortable laying down is an annoyance.

It depends on how often you have to swap them. The game is about 25 hour long isn't it? If it was linear, then that's 2 disc swaps, say one every 8 hours. I couldn't care less about that. If I have to keep swapping the discs back and forth when I want to travel to certain areas, then yeah, that would bug me.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Lmao are people really defending switching discs?

i dont even...

 

[Oppo]

Ah, the blessed ignorance of people who never had to deal with swapping floppies.

The floppies were right in front of you though, you didn't have to get up, because you had them all queued up along the top flat vent part of your Amiga 500, all fucking eleven floppies of Monkey Island 2.

 

[bloodforge]

The game seems pretty linear so I don't think disc swapping will be an issue.

That said, If they're identical visually I'll probably still end up getting the PS3 version for the presumably better audio quality.

 

[Interfectum]

Lmao are people really defending switching discs?

i dont even...

Maybe not defending per say... more like "stop salivating PS3 fans it's not that big of a deal"

 

[Angry Fork]

What if you want to play a different a game on PS3?

I don't, rofl. Yes i'm that lazy. I usually just use the browser or go through videos I have on PS3 to watch. I usually game before I go to sleep so I can't be bothered to get up and change stuff when I'm tired. It's one of the reasons I like DD this gen for full games. Some games i'd still get on physical disc but I wish all games were available for download as well so I could just go to XMB and pick that without having to get up.

Whenever I game during the middle of the day I sit in a chair right near the PS3/computer (I usually game on PC now though and use PS3 for singleplayer exclusives) so when that happens it's no problem changing discs. Watched Lost blu ray collection in my chair just so I didn't have to reach far to change discs lol.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Lmao are people really defending switching discs?

i dont even...

It's not so much defense as it is "Jeez you guys like to overreact."

 

[KaYotiX]

over-reaction to something of no importance like 3 discs on the 360 version LOL (omg I GOT TO GET OFF THE COUCH??) ahhhhhh!!!!

Like others said, im not defending it but to see people get all giddy for the PS3 version just becasue its on 1 disc is funny LOL

Still buying the 360 version even though i own all the consoles. It didnt bother me with Mass Effect,Blue Dragon,Lost Odessy, Castlevania and Dead Space 2.

 

[LiK]

Everytime I watch a Blu I have to switch discs on PS3. Way more than 360 with games. We're all on the same boat.

 

[LM4sure]

More than one disc?! Hahaha,really? PS3 is the definitive version, confirmed. Too bad there isn't a pc version.

 

[Grinchy]

Lmao are people really defending switching discs?

i dont even...

I don't know if people are necessarily defending it, but I personally feel like it's not the big problem people make it out to be. Just look at comparison threads for games. One little texture difference between platforms becomes such a big deal on a gaming forum.

Swapping discs became a big deal too because one platform doesn't have to do it. But when you really boil it down, is it such a major issue? IMO it's not, but then again I could be biased because I own the platform that doesn't have this issue.

 

[BannedEpisode]

Wowzer.

Its not really that big of a deal. Two switches in this long of a game really shouldnt be intrusive. It is shocking though.

 

[Omotesando]

Swapping disc is good excercise for fat gamers. It's a pro in my mind, imagine all the disc swapping when next generation xbox still has dvd, it would cure obesity.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Difference here is you change channels every 5 seconds or so.

You change discs every 10 hours or so.

That's not really how it works. You don't play the game continuously until you complete it, you play it in sessions. One day you may finish a session then come back the next day to start it up and get 5 minutes of gameplay before "INSERT DISK 2" pops up because of where you left off.

And at the end of the day, why put up with something if you don't have to?

 

[SafeinSound]

The posts in this thread are unreal.


Yes, the game is 3 discs. Yes people will have to get off their ass for anywhere from 5 seconds to a minute depending on how far they are from the television. Who cares? I bet people spend more time taking the game out of the wrapper than they do switching discs.

I also am not defending it, but I really will never understand what the big deal is about multi disc games. Maybe I don't because I sit like 5 feet away from my tv.

 

[Huff]

over-reaction to something of no importance like 3 discs on the 360 version LOL (omg I GOT TO GET OFF THE COUCH??) ahhhhhh!!!!

Like others said, im not defending it but to see people get all giddy for the PS3 version just becasue its on 1 disc is funny LOL

Still buying the 360 version even though i own all the consoles. It didnt bother me with Mass Effect,Blue Dragon,Lost Odessy, Castlevania and Dead Space 2.

People arn't giddy for the PS3 version only for the 1 disk, but because all the clues point to it being the better version plus having extra content.

I expect both versions to be pretty equal, with the PS3 slightly better.

 

[lucius]

I buy almost all my multi platform games 360 but most things for this game seem to be pointing to get the PS3 verison, which is what I going to get since you have to pre-order this game to get the extra stuff. Sure things might change after release but an educated guess says PS3.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Ehh, I think they always do this regardless of platform. But I found it strange that you said that the factorend the 360 in creating FFXIII and LA Noire, yet those games where not annouced before the completion of the primairy version. So, they never though of the 360 before the port was announced. Ofcouse certain if not all developers think about limitations when creating a game, but those two examples contradict what your saying.

Separate sentences. Read it again. The games I listed were examples of the developers not taking into consideration the confines of a DVD. That list included FFXIII and LA Noire. Of course those two didn't consider the limitations of DVD as they were designed (content, number of FMVs or whatever, to take full advantage of Blu-Ray).

 

[Unregistered007]

I hope this is confirmation that the 3 disc bitching won't be compressed.

fixed.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

The posts in this thread are unreal.

Yes, the game is 3 discs. Yes people will have to get off their ass for anywhere from 5 seconds to a minute depending on how far they are from the television. Who cares? I bet people spend more time taking the game out of the wrapper than they do switching discs.

I also am not defending it, but I really will never understand what the big deal is about multi disc games. Maybe I don't because I sit like 5 feet away from my tv.

In my case I have a 360 but not a PS3. I do plan to get a PS3 this year though. So why would I buy the version of the game which contains an inconvenience like that, however minor it may be, if I don't have to?

 

[rdrr gnr]

Switching discs is a traumatizing experience. I remember in ME2 you had to switch discs during an epic scene (iirc). I had already planned on getting the PS3 version, so this only affirms my decision.

 

[SafeinSound]

Switching discs is a traumatizing experience. I remember in ME2 you had to switch discs during an epic scene (iirc). I had already planned on getting the PS3 version, so this only affirms my decision.

So traumatizing you might have to be rushed to the ER!

 

[VeryGooster]

Had to walk 10 miles in the snow with no shoes to swap discs and enter the blast furnace area in MGS.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Lucky I've got a Pret A Manger round the corner.

 

[Plasmid]

So, is LA Noire like GTA in the sense that you can free roam around LA?

If so, how will 3 disk affect that sense of gameplay?

.

 

[Nemo]

This is a good thing unless portions of the city are on separate discs or you can't install them all with 1 disc in

But I think it would be pretty unexpected that they'd fuck it up like that

 

[Balb]

.

The overworld should be the same on every disc; the discs will vary in what missions can be triggered. At least, that's how it should be.

 

[Mindman]

That's interesting. Even with the new 10.5 GB media?

Lol, 10.5 GB media? The DVDs stay the same, and the actual available space available to devs increased from 6.8 GB to 7.8 GB..

 

[Jomjom]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Also L.A. Noire is guaranteed to sell better on 360 than PS3 regardless of the disc issue. Just as Portal 2 on 360 sold better, just as almost every 360 version of a game sells better. Don't know why these kind of insignificant things are always posted.

 

[LiK]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Haha

 

[adamsapple]

It's probably gonna be like the entire game data will be present on all 3 discs, but the audio/video stuff will be split as per story requirements.

In Castlevania LOS you can actually choose to replay all the missions from the second disc, minus the cutscenes that accompany them, after beating the game once.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Wowzer.

Its not really that big of a deal. Two switches in this long of a game really shouldnt be intrusive. It is shocking though.

Is it confirmed you don't have to switch discs to access previous areas like in Mass Effect 2?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Is it confirmed you don't have to switch discs to access previous areas like in Mass Effect 2?

The only down-side to a multi-disc game is that it could require a lot of disc-swapping. You don't want to play, say, the two-disc Mass Effect 2 and want to keep changing discs. Not to worry, Barrera said. "Since the game is built around the concept of progressing through individual cases from desk to desk, players on Xbox will find disc-swapping is hassle-free. In fact, players will only need to swap discs twice at natural breaks between cases without interrupting the flow of the game."

From the link.

 

[Withnail]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Also L.A. Noire is guaranteed to sell better on 360 than PS3 regardless of the disc issue. Just as Portal 2 on 360 sold better, just as almost every 360 version of a game sells better. Don't know why these kind of insignificant things are always posted.

Yeah PS3 owners are getting ripped off.

 

[state_vector_collapse]

“Since the game is built around the concept of progressing through individual cases from desk to desk, players on Xbox will find disc-swapping is hassle-free,”said Barrera. “In fact, players will only need to swap discs twice at natural breaks between cases without interrupting the flow of the game"

sounds perfectly fine. I'd rather play on 360 and use that controller, which far outweighs any hassle of swapping a disc twice.

edit: curse cjelly and his fast fingers

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

That's not really how it works. You don't play the game continuously until you complete it, you play it in sessions. One day you may finish a session then come back the next day to start it up and get 5 minutes of gameplay before "INSERT DISK 2" pops up because of where you left off.

And maybe the telephone rings or someone is at the door or you need to grab some food or your pet wants to go out. Oh, the horror!

Really, I'd like for every PS3 owner (or Xbox 360 owner playing single-disc games) to measure how many times they eject the disc out of their console before they're finished with the game. In most cases, I'm pretty sure the answer is "quite a few".

 

[get2sammyb]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Also L.A. Noire is guaranteed to sell better on 360 than PS3 regardless of the disc issue. Just as Portal 2 on 360 sold better, just as almost every 360 version of a game sells better. Don't know why these kind of insignificant things are always posted.

Serious? It's still "news" no matter how insignificant. There are multiplatform owners that like to take these things into consideration before they choose what platform to buy the game on.

And what does sales have to do with this? We're talking about number of discs in the XBOX 360 version of L.A. Noire, not which version of Portal 2 sold best.

 

[jim-jam bongs]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

This logic is impeccable.

Also L.A. Noire is guaranteed to sell better on 360 than PS3 regardless of the disc issue. Just as Portal 2 on 360 sold better, just as almost every 360 version of a game sells better. Don't know why these kind of insignificant things are always posted.

Because they're relevant to those of us who care more about games than system wars and console sales.

Edit:

And maybe the telephone rings or someone is at the door or you need to grab some food or your pet wants to go out. Oh, the horror!

Really, I'd like for every PS3 owner (or Xbox 360 owner playing single-disc games) to measure how many times they eject the disc out of their console before they're finished with the game. In most cases, I'm pretty sure the answer is "quite a few".

Yeah all of this is cool, I'm just saying that if you have (or will have) both consoles then this type of thing is relevant because it helps you to decide which version to buy. That doesn't mean that if you don't have the choice you should skip the game because it's so arduous to swap out disks.

 

[OverHeat]

Dont care about the disk thing the best looking version is getting my money.

 

[Jomjom]

This logic is impeccable.



Because they're relevant to those of us who care more about games than system wars and console sales.

I dunno I always get the feeling that these news posts always seem to imply some sort of disparagement of the 360's DVD format. I mean come on, the developer of the game is not going to make it so that the disc switching makes the game somehow unplayable or not enjoyable. The 360 uses the DVD format, get over it - it's not going to change until the next Xbox. Play it on whatever system you like best and stop worrying about some minor minor inconvenience like switching a disk every 20 hours.

 

[Gary Whitta]

Hmmm combined with the exclusive case on PS3 this might tempt me to break my usual multi-format rule and get the PS3 version...

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Fuck yeah, I wish more industries would do this. Extended edition lord of the rings had the right idea, but I need more value. Couldn't they release each movie on four disc instead of two? 4 is better than 2.

 

[Kung Fu Grip]

Don't see what the problem is. You get 3 discs for the same 59.99 price instead of just 1.

Also L.A. Noire is guaranteed to sell better on 360 than PS3 regardless of the disc issue. Just as Portal 2 on 360 sold better, just as almost every 360 version of a game sells better. Don't know why these kind of insignificant things are always posted.

Batman AA sold more on PS3. And did you really just say that about paying 3 vs 1?

Regardless, 1 disc>>multiple. Games are getting bigger and require more space. Even nintendo gets it.

 

[Chrange]

Lmao are people really defending switching discs?

i dont even...

People defended a company that allowed 101 million accounts be compromised. This is nothing.

 

[The Lamp]

This is quite hilarious. The DVD medium is becoming more and more straining.

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

Yeah all of this is cool, I'm just saying that if you have (or will have) both consoles then this type of thing is relevant because it helps you to decide which version to buy. That doesn't mean that if you don't have the choice you should skip the game because it's so arduous to swap out disks.

And I'm not saying that it's not relevant, just that all those "lol disc swapping" and "defending disc swapping, really?" posts are silly.

(Although I would also argue that since you're probably going to be ejecting the disc from time to time anyway, whether you do it 7 or 9 times is of little to no relevance.)

 

[Gary Whitta]

And yeah it's ABSURD you can't do a one-time install and play off disc 1. What is this, the dark ages?