Comments on: GTA’s Dan Houser on Disk Storage http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sporty http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44786 Sporty Sun, 06 May 2007 02:14:07 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44786 I agree, but when I said they regret sticking with DVDs, I was only referring to the insanely ease of pirating on the 360 since all the protection is in the disk drive. But I don't see the DVDs as a bottle neck really. I think they will just span disks more and more often. I agree, but when I said they regret sticking with DVDs, I was only referring to the insanely ease of pirating on the 360 since all the protection is in the disk drive.

But I don’t see the DVDs as a bottle neck really. I think they will just span disks more and more often.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44734 Mike Sat, 05 May 2007 18:31:48 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44734 I don't think they regret using DVD, there is no way it was ever going to come out in 2005 with any format other than that. I just wish it wasn't acting as such a bottleneck for next gen games, but it is along, with the fact that it can't be assumed that all 360 users will have a hard drive for caching. If the HD was built in and upgrades were more affordable maybe devs could have a second "data" disc that installed the HD and just used one disc to play (not much different from how CD-ROM PC games work) instead of having to switch around. Oh well, maybe we'll get "next gen" NEXT GEN. I don’t think they regret using DVD, there is no way it was ever going to come out in 2005 with any format other than that. I just wish it wasn’t acting as such a bottleneck for next gen games, but it is along, with the fact that it can’t be assumed that all 360 users will have a hard drive for caching.

If the HD was built in and upgrades were more affordable maybe devs could have a second “data” disc that installed the HD and just used one disc to play (not much different from how CD-ROM PC games work) instead of having to switch around. Oh well, maybe we’ll get “next gen” NEXT GEN.

]]> By: Sporty http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44718 Sporty Sat, 05 May 2007 16:26:40 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44718 Wii isn't as much of a problem since they don't need high bit rates on audio and large textures for hi res. 360 games will just start spanning multiple disks as we've seen with Blue-Dragon spanning 3 DL DVDs. MS probably regrets sticking with DVDs more then anyone since the 360 is the easiest console to crack since the Dreamcast. Hell you don't even need to solder or buy anything and can even play on live and MS can't do jack about it. Wii isn’t as much of a problem since they don’t need high bit rates on audio and large textures for hi res. 360 games will just start spanning multiple disks as we’ve seen with Blue-Dragon spanning 3 DL DVDs.

MS probably regrets sticking with DVDs more then anyone since the 360 is the easiest console to crack since the Dreamcast. Hell you don’t even need to solder or buy anything and can even play on live and MS can’t do jack about it.

]]> By: fleakitten http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44715 fleakitten Sat, 05 May 2007 15:39:32 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44715 I'm sure the devs of GTAIV just aren't squeezing enough of the game into one disc as much of they could be. *sarcasm* I’m sure the devs of GTAIV just aren’t squeezing enough of the game into one disc as much of they could be. *sarcasm*

]]> By: Wreckheart http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44686 Wreckheart Sat, 05 May 2007 13:45:10 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44686 ZING! ZING!

]]> By: yodaddy http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44685 yodaddy Sat, 05 May 2007 13:44:24 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44685 uhhh... I did it again .... I need to go clean my jeans ! uhhh… I did it again …. I need to go clean my jeans !

]]> By: Mike http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44622 Mike Sat, 05 May 2007 04:21:09 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/2007/05/04/gtas-dan-houser-on-disk-storage/#comment-44622 Hooray for maximizing potential. At least there their not shoehorning it onto Wii as well or it would probably look like GTA3 in high res. I am at least glad that the game looks as good as it does for the scale of it, hopefully they at least upgrade the audio quality to take advantage of the blu-ray space. If they're gonna keep cramming games onto DVD-ROM than I can't wait for digital distribution to take over. Downloading a few gigs isn't bad if you got the connection, and would probably give me a chance to play newer games more often than infrequently getting to GameStop. Hooray for maximizing potential. At least there their not shoehorning it onto Wii as well or it would probably look like GTA3 in high res. I am at least glad that the game looks as good as it does for the scale of it, hopefully they at least upgrade the audio quality to take advantage of the blu-ray space.

If they’re gonna keep cramming games onto DVD-ROM than I can’t wait for digital distribution to take over. Downloading a few gigs isn’t bad if you got the connection, and would probably give me a chance to play newer games more often than infrequently getting to GameStop.

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