why do ps3 have to install games

why do the ps3 have to install games like mgs4? that kinda sucks since u can play a game rigt away on the 360 an wii. and why does it make a raother louder noise when u insert a disc than the wii.

The reason is that the blu-ray drive has a terribly slow read speed. It's quicker for the system to read data installed to the hard drive then from the disk. The install isn't required (as is evidenced by Killzone 2 and Uncharted), but most developers run into severe complications trying to work around the slow read speed. raven_squad

Is this a problem with all Bluray players or just the PS3?

[QUOTE="raven_squad"]The reason is that the blu-ray drive has a terribly slow read speed. It's quicker for the system to read data installed to the hard drive then from the disk. The install isn't required (as is evidenced by Killzone 2 and Uncharted), but most developers run into severe complications trying to work around the slow read speed. Twin-Blade

Is this a problem with all Bluray players or just the PS3?

if you want your PS3 because it installs games in stead of just taking forever to load like Uncharted 2 then give ur PS3 to me ill take good care of it

A Blu-Ray disc holds a ton more info than a DVD or Wii disc. So things load faster if info is stored to your hard drive.

[QUOTE="raven_squad"]The reason is that the blu-ray drive has a terribly slow read speed. It's quicker for the system to read data installed to the hard drive then from the disk. The install isn't required (as is evidenced by Killzone 2 and Uncharted), but most developers run into severe complications trying to work around the slow read speed. Twin-Blade

Is this a problem with all Bluray players or just the PS3?

To be more precise, the drive is not slow at reading but only has one reading speed.

A regular DVD drive has multiple reading speeds, at the outer edge of the disc it reads at a different speed than the inner edge. Blu-Ray only has one speed set in the standard so we are insalling the game to help alleviate that problem. Some games get away with not installing but then load times may be reduced after an install so why not.

To be more precise, the drive is not slow at reading but only has one reading speed.mohmaaytah

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To be more precise, the drive is not slow at reading but only has one reading speed.raven_squad

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To be more precise, the drive is not slow at reading but only has one reading speed.emitsu97

The Playstation 3's drive speed is 2x. They now have 8x blu-ray drives on the market. raven_squad

The reason is that the blu-ray drive has a terribly slow read speed. It's quicker for the system to read data installed to the hard drive then from the disk. The install isn't required (as is evidenced by Killzone 2 and Uncharted), but most developers run into severe complications trying to work around the slow read speed. raven_squad

Correct.

The DVD drives today are much faster at transferring data from the disc to the hard drive. I believe, though my be wrong, that the DVD drive in the XBOX 360 has a 16X read speed. Compare that to the 2X read speed of the current Blu-ray drive in the PS3. While the Blu-ray obviously holds more, it is far slower at moving that data off the disc than the DVD drive in the 360.

So, caching some data on the PS3 hard drive is definitely the way to go. And you only must do it once.

As for the drive making loud noises, one only has to play a DVD game on the XBOX 360 to understand what loud is, even today 4+ years since the 360's launch.

[QUOTE="raven_squad"]The Playstation 3's drive speed is 2x. They now have 8x blu-ray drives on the market. emitsu97

[QUOTE="emitsu97"][QUOTE="raven_squad"]The Playstation 3's drive speed is 2x. They now have 8x blu-ray drives on the market. raven_squad

A 2x BR drive is able to move the same amount of data as the slowest moving 12x DVD drive. A BR drive only has to spin a disc twice as fast whereas a DVD drive has to spin a disc 12x faster for comparable performance and the BR drive sounds slow?emitsu97

Think of the PS3 as a computer system (it plays games and may store large amounts of data if needed). MGS4 is a big game, downloads are necessary. If the console is making noise, that means it's doing it's job. It's a powerful console, don't expect it to be "dead silent".

The reason is that the blu-ray drive has a terribly slow read speed. It's quicker for the system to read data installed to the hard drive then from the disk. The install isn't required (as is evidenced by Killzone 2 and Uncharted), but most developers run into severe complications trying to work around the slow read speed. raven_squad

Is this a problem with all Bluray players or just the PS3?

not all the games need installing

case in point fallout 3 didn't need installing but MGS4 did