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[bumpkin]

Damn, that is rough. What the hell is happening with this generation of consoles?

 

[Andronicus]

good thing i didnt plan on buying it

 

[Fenderputty]

The question, Hero, is will it require up to 9GB as with the PS3 version which is confirmed and is absolutely true?

Because of this it may be the end of the road for the PS3 platform as a whole, but is the 360 doomed also?

One fighting game has that much power over the entire consoles life? Why would the 360 be doomed as well?

 

[Skilotonn]

I really find that hard to believe - has to be a mistake that will be corrected soon on Xbox.com...

I do find it funny that the person who made this thread isn't a person that usually makes these threads though... after the PS3 thread no less...

I just saw that PS3 SCIV thread, and saw how ginormous it was, so I'm gonna take a look at the fun that is without a doubt going down in there...

 

[h3ro]

One fighting game has that much power over the entire consoles life? Why would the 360 be doomed as well?

Hyperbole my friend, he was speaking in hyperbole...

I really find that hard to believe - has to be a mistake that will be corrected soon on Xbox.com...

I do find it funny that the person who made this thread isn't a person that usually makes these threads though... after the PS3 thread no less...

I just saw that PS3 SCIV thread, and saw how ginormous it was, so I'm gonna take a look at the fun that is without a doubt going down in there...

Oh come on! Horrible timing, I admit it, but its not like I quoted some small gaming site from the middle of Antarctica or something! Its Xbox.com!

a fanboy is the worst label you can give someone...
I'm an equal opportunity defender!

 

[Raistlin]

Damn, that is rough. What the hell is happening with this generation of consoles?

Its called 512MB of RAM.

For games who's structure prevents streaming (a fighting game being basically the worst-case-scenario), this is pretty much the only way to make the game playable. Loading anywhere near 512MB of RAM from a disc every time you switch arenas would render the game unplayable.

Just wait until next gen :\

 

[El-Suave]

DD x HD = HDD

it's price of admission for DD breasts in HD

 

[Classic_Gs]

Who cares? I have a 120GB HDD so no worries here.

 

[h3ro]

DD x HD = HDD

it's price of admission for DD breasts in HD

Boobs in Dolby Digital?

 

[Cynar]

someone needs to make a 360 fridge cleaning gif :lol

 

[h3ro]

someone needs to make a 360 fridge cleaning gif :lol

But this only affects people with out fridges...

 

[MarkMan]

I'm still getting both the 360 and PS3 versions, I can care less about install times or hard drives being required or have you.

GAMEPLAY

That is what matters.

 

[Nemo]

someone needs to make a 360 fridge cleaning gif :lol

New meme!

 

[CowboyAstronaut]

This interests me greatly though. Does this mean that Soul Calibur 4 for the 360 will be using Gibabytes worth of space on the 360's hard drive? Because if it is.. Microsoft needs to get rid of the training wheels and allow all other developers to do the same.

Seriously, just force people to buy a hard drive. If they want to play the games, people will buy what is necessary. People on forums may overreact and take it to the next level, but most people aren't that picky. They'll probably be a bit inconvenienced, but then they'll go right on out to the store and pick up a 360 hard drive. With 2 to 3, maybe even 4, big releases people without hard drives would be in an even greater minority than they were before. Problem solved.

 

[BoilersFan23]

Not sure if it was posted, but somewhere there was an article back in 2006 about N3 requiring a HDD, and it never did: http://xbox360.qj.net/Hard-Drive-Required-for-Ninety-Nine-Nights-/pg/49/aid/57013

So, this could be true, or it could be false, no guarantee. Xbox.com has changed N3 where it says HDD not required (when checking now.

Regardless of install, HDD required, etc., I'll most likely buy it.

 

[The Innocent X]

Football manager required a hard drive on 360 2 years ago, its hardly like this is a new thing. Most people don't do it because it limits the market ans isn't necessary

 

[Kasumi1970]

:lol poor core owners

if there core owner like me and got the 20 hard Drive a month later they not poor and will be ok.

 

[LiK]

I'm still getting both the 360 and PS3 versions, I can care less about install times or hard drives being required or have you.

GAMEPLAY

That is what matters.

HELL YEA, i'll gladly install to look at those double dragons :lol

 

[Kafel]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/aloneinthedark/


Nothing to see here.


Go to the PS3 thread.

 

[h3ro]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/a/aloneinthedark/


Nothing to see here.


Go to the PS3 thread.

Good, that's probably the last of this then. Time to lock it up!

 

[Dead Prince]

well they are lowering the price of the 360. Hopefully that means the 120gb gets a price drop too :x

 

[MikeE21286]

-1 for core owners....ouch.

 

[Deegs]

For shame Namco, for shame. I only have 2GB left on my 20GB PS3 HDD.

 

[spwolf]

I doubt it will require 9GB on the 360. I doubt it will have a very large install at all actually, I think NB just needed the HD to cache files temporarily and these files are larger than the larges memory card available on 360. Poor optimization for PS3 code (which they had difficulties with to begin with) is why their is such a huge file install/save on the PS3 side.

:lol

 

[Raistlin]

For shame Namco, for shame. I only have 2GB left on my 20GB PS3 HDD.

Why for shame? They either cut back on the graphics, or force an install.


I'd rather have the better graphics.

 

[spwolf]

For shame Namco, for shame. I only have 2GB left on my 20GB PS3 HDD.

it should be quite easy to upgrade your PS3 HDD... its all in the manual.

 

[MrDaravon]

I'm still getting both the 360 and PS3 versions, I can care less about install times or hard drives being required or have you.

GAMEPLAY

That is what matters.

Explain that to my coworkers or anywone else who have Core systems. It's great for the majority (?) who have hard drives, but that's no consolation to the kid or casual gamer who now has to buy a seriously overpriced HDD in order to play a game maybe they've been really looking forward to.

If you could buy the 20gig HDD at a reasonable fucking price this would be a moot issue.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

did MS change the info on the website. i don't see Hard Drive Required for SoulCalibur IV all i see is Storage Device but i do see Hard Drive Required for Left 4 Dead.

Players: 1-2

Multiplayer Versus

Dolby 5.1 Surround

HDTV 720p

Storage Device

2 Players

Marketplace Downloads

Leaderboards

Voice Support
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/soulcalibur4/

.

 

[e-gamer]

:lol Why on earth would a fighting game require a harddrive?

 

[darkjacob]

Since i've hated the idea of the Core SKU from the beginning, i'd say this is great news. Send a memo to Rockstar, time to take full advantage of the platform.

Yep microsoft should just discontinue all thier non-hd skus already.

 

[Nose Master]

I can't say that I mind. Maybe they'll up the size of XBL games and such, since they're finally ditching the core crowd. As long as it doesn't become a mandatory trend like PS3...

 

[Kitschkraft]

So, this is just BS?

Wow, some people in this thread really are going to be eating their words.

 

[crunker99]

MS changed it.. hd required is gone

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Then either you can only save so many custom chars on a memory card or, somehow, a complete save file with all characters takes up 8 times as much on a Playstation 3.

 

[FF_VIII]

Good. Hopefully more games require the HDD.

Fuck the core.

Oh, they changed it

 

[Xapati]

Some mod should change the title.

 

[artredis1980]

lolerz at the 360 haters in the first couple of pages. i mean its not a bad thing to have the install but it is incredibly funny how the 360 haters came out in full force on a false story

 

[karasu]

lolerz at the 360 haters in the first couple of pages. i mean its not a bad thing to have the install but it is incredibly funny how the 360 haters came out in full force on a false story

full force? This thread is barely three pages. The ps3 version is in the double digits!

 

[dzukela]

Since i've hated the idea of the Core SKU from the beginning, i'd say this is great news. Send a memo to Rockstar, time to take full advantage of the platform.

they did!
720p/360 vs 640p/ps3

 

[h3ro]

full force? This thread is barely three pages. The ps3 version is in the double digits!

Proportional to size of the install...

The story got debunked guys, no HD needed... the thread can die now...

they did!
720p/360 vs 640p/ps3

... and you just tossed it a phoenix down...

 

[lupinko]

Because of this it may be the end of the road for the PS3 platform as a whole, but is the 360 doomed also?

Yah everyone, let's call it a day, since this guy said so.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Thread should be locked.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

I fucking hate this generation.

I get the feeling this generation hates the consumers. What with waggle, $599 and RRoD. They are actively attacking you. Maybe you should give PC gaming a try before it dies. There is always handhelds but good luck finding one not held back by touch and dated hardware or terrible formats.

 

[mollipen]

Maybe you should give PC gaming a try before it dies.

Yeah, because things are MORE consumer friendly on the PC side.