Comments on: MGS4 Comes with a mandatory install!! WHO CARES?!?! http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:18:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Osama http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 Osama Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:22:44 +0000 http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/#comment-1487 You know I didn't actually consider that Jeremy. Still, it's more of an annoyance than anything else. It almost feels like a step back to old PC days when I had a 640 MB Hard Disk and could only have 2-3 games installed at a time. Since the save games are stored separately, this mostly means that you'd have to uninstall old games to install new ones. It'll be more of a pain to people who play a lot of games (and isn't that who you should make even more happy?) You know I didn’t actually consider that Jeremy. Still, it’s more of an annoyance than anything else. It almost feels like a step back to old PC days when I had a 640 MB Hard Disk and could only have 2-3 games installed at a time.

Since the save games are stored separately, this mostly means that you’d have to uninstall old games to install new ones. It’ll be more of a pain to people who play a lot of games (and isn’t that who you should make even more happy?)

]]> By: Jeremy http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Jeremy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:12:47 +0000 http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/#comment-1483 For me, it isnt about the load times. It's about the fact that if you are a gamer and own 10+ games you have to worry about HD space. Thats not including the "casual" gamer who bought a ps3 and assumed that it will work the same as his ps2 For me, it isnt about the load times. It’s about the fact that if you are a gamer and own 10+ games you have to worry about HD space. Thats not including the “casual” gamer who bought a ps3 and assumed that it will work the same as his ps2

]]> By: Osama http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Osama Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:13:17 +0000 http://towardsmecca.com/2008/06/08/mgs4-comes-with-a-mandatory-install-who-cares/#comment-1481 Although I don't care about MGS4 at all and think it's totally over-hyped, I do share your opinion on the over-reaction to loading times. I just simply don't understand what the big deal is about at all. I understand that when people pop a game in they want to be able to play it right away, but with the PS3's slow 2X drive, games need to be installed or we're looking at ridiculous loading times. For more details on loading speeds and comparisons between the 360's 12x DVD drive and the PS3's 2X Blu-Ray drive, check out this great article: http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/1/17/6658 Although I don’t care about MGS4 at all and think it’s totally over-hyped, I do share your opinion on the over-reaction to loading times. I just simply don’t understand what the big deal is about at all. I understand that when people pop a game in they want to be able to play it right away, but with the PS3′s slow 2X drive, games need to be installed or we’re looking at ridiculous loading times.

For more details on loading speeds and comparisons between the 360′s 12x DVD drive and the PS3′s 2X Blu-Ray drive, check out this great article:

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/1/17/6658

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