Disc swapping, the future of Xbox 360 games.

So much for Blu ray not being necessary. According to Microsoft the 360 is barely half way through it lifecycle and already more and more multi disc games are popping up. Swapping discs around might not be a big deal for most people, but it does show how wrong many people were when they said that DVD capacity would be enough for this generation. Another 12 months and we may well statr to see most 360 games coming with more than one disc.

Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

5 minute installation between chapters - the future of PS3 games.

It really is a big deal. I mean, you play for several hours, then you see a "Insert disc #2" screen, and then you have to get up, walk three or four steps, change the disc, and keep playing. What a terrifying concept!

Wow look at his username...obvious cow. This thread was made for flame bait.

Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

Espada12

It seems like cows are just grasping for straws these days. They can't even find real arguments to bash the 360.

Is this supposed to be some kind of ownage? :lol:

It really is a big deal. I mean, you play for several hours, then you see a "Insert disc #2" screen, and then you have to get up, walk three or four steps, change the disc, and keep playing. What a terrifying concept!

LordQuorthon

and?

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Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

EndorphinMaster

It seems like cows are just grasping for straws these days. They can't even find real arguments to bash the 360.

Oh noez! I haz two switch teh discs after dozenz of hourz of teh gaemplay!!! But...but...but....that requires me to, MOVE!!! OH NOESS!!!11!!1!

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Man you got MS good on that one man :lol:

I guess most of the cows forget that some of the best PS1 games came in more than 1 disc, even 4 sometimes, so i don't really think is a big issue, then again most of the cows who try to use this as sort kind of "ownage" probably hadn't even born in the PS1 era.

Or install to hdd at the begining, o god im tired from typing that out thank goodness I didnt have to change keyboards.

5 minute installation between chapters - the future of PS3 games.

EndorphinMaster

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

If there was one company whos got storage media right, then it is steam for getting rid of it completely, Blu-ray is slow as ****, and besides, it ain't really a big deal getting up in a 30 hour long game (i.e ME2) midways and change the disc. If anything MS was right staying with DVD9 as it is still a helluva lot cheaper to produce than blu-ray

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

It's not like you're switching every five minutes though. Play for about 30-50 hours, switch, play until end of game or another 30-50 hours and switch again. It's not like it matters. DVD capacity is enough for this gen, Blu-Ray is just more convenient.

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Crysis: 1 DVD.

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Sony did plan well ahead....

It was no problem for Sony fans back in the PS1 and PS2 era, but now it's crime. vashkey

Just like how last gen, graphics didnt matter at all according to sony fanboys, but now its ALL ABOUT TEH GRAFIX

It is much nicer not to have to disc swap unless it's a crappy port like Bayonetta. However if everything is roughly the same than it's nice having everything on one disc.Shielder7

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Darn, looks like im going to have to take 3 seconds out of my life to swap a disc.

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I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

Modern_Unit

Sony did plan well ahead....

Isn't it customary for place in a race to be determined after it is finshed? It's looking more like the 360 will slip to 3rd in sales.

[QUOTE="Shielder7"]It is much nicer not to have to disc swap unless it's a crappy port like Bayonetta. However if everything is roughly the same than it's nice having everything on one disc.Nerd_Man

I don't think anyone has said that it's a bad thing for the PS3 to keep all it's data on one disc.

Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

Espada12

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[QUOTE="teh_cell"]

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Sony did plan well ahead....

Isn't it customary for place in a race to be determined after it is finshed? It's looking more like the 360 will slip to 3rd in sales.

This is coming from a cow..:lol:

[QUOTE="Modern_Unit"]

[QUOTE="teh_cell"]

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Sony did plan well ahead....

Isn't it customary for place in a race to be determined after it is finshed? It's looking more like the 360 will slip to 3rd in sales.

PS3 is still trailing behind the 360 by 7 million units from what i recall, even if it continued to outsell it it would still take several years to catch up to the 360, and even if they would still be loosing money on every console sold, so in terms of success, i'd hand the 2nd place to MS

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Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

DontBeHatin1983

I don't mind disc swapping. I've been doing it forever and it really has not effect on me, but I do agree that MS or whatever company is making a multi-disc game should package 'em correctly or make 'em scratch resistant (like the Blu Ray discs). I look at the Lost Odyssey/Star Ocean/Blue Dragon packaging and it's awful, with the discs stacked on top of each other so carelessly. That's the only problem I see, however.

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[QUOTE="teh_cell"]

I never said it was a big deal, all I said was that Microsoft got it wrong when they thought single DVD capacity would be sufficent. PS3 will not have this problem because Sony planned well ahead and amde sure to use a next generation optical media.

teh_cell

Sony did plan well ahead....

Isn't it customary for place in a race to be determined after it is finshed? It's looking more like the 360 will slip to 3rd in sales.

And even if that happens they will still have lost half their market share so MS still wins so really no reason to hold your breath about PS3 overtaking the 360

So much for Blu ray not being necessary.According to Microsoft the 360 is barely half way through it lifecycle and already more and more multi disc games are popping up. Swapping discs around might not be a big deal for most people, but it does show how wrong many people were when they said that DVD capacity would be enough for this generation. Another 12 months and we may well statr to see most 360 games coming with more than one disc.

teh_cell

Necessary may refer to: Something that is a required condition for something else to be the case,

adjective: being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor. · noun: something necessary or requisite; necessity.

I guess most of the cows forget that some of the best PS1 games came in more than 1 disc, even 4 sometimes, so i don't really think is a big issue, then again most of the cows who try to use this as sort kind of "ownage" probably hadn't even born in the PS1 era.

madsnakehhh

Also,great sig.

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I guess most of the cows forget that some of the best PS1 games came in more than 1 disc, even 4 sometimes, so i don't really think is a big issue, then again most of the cows who try to use this as sort kind of "ownage" probably hadn't even born in the PS1 era.

Avian005

Also,great sig.

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Are cows lazy or something? What's wrong with disc swapping? It takes only a fraction of a second and you normally don't have to do it often. What's this big deal with disc swapping these days... I have no idea where the stigma comes from considering we had to swap upwards of 4 discs on the PS1... etc..

EndorphinMaster

It seems like cows are just grasping for straws these days. They can't even find real arguments to bash the 360.

5 minute installation between chapters - the future of PS3 games.

EndorphinMaster

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[QUOTE="Espada12"]

It seems like cows are just grasping for straws these days. They can't even find real arguments to bash the 360.

Ragnarok1051

5 minute installation between chapters - the future of PS3 games.

EndorphinMaster

Yes it is I don't see Lemmings making threads about 5 minute installations , but one was made about disc swapping. So yes it is Cows grasping for straws, nice spin though.

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"][QUOTE="EndorphinMaster"] [QUOTE="EndorphinMaster"]

5 minute installation between chapters - the future of PS3 games.

Ultra_Combo

Yes it is I don't see Lemmings making threads about 5 minute installations , but one was made about disc swapping. So yes it is Cows grasping for straws, nice spin though.

So much for Blu ray not being necessary. According to Microsoft the 360 is barely half way through it lifecycle and already more and more multi disc games are popping up. Swapping discs around might not be a big deal for most people, but it does show how wrong many people were when they said that DVD capacity would be enough for this generation. Another 12 months and we may well statr to see most 360 games coming with more than one disc.

teh_cell

Out of the multiple, multiple hundreds of Xbox 360 games that have been released, just how many -- exactly -- have had this so-called "disk swapping"?Stevo_the_gamer

So much for Blu ray not being necessaryteh_cell

What is worse... getting up for 20 seconds to switch a disc, or to wait 10 minutes for a mandatory installation so as to avoid extremely long load times?

Blu-ray isn't necessary at all. Disc swapping is not an issue. It never will be an issue. It was only ever an issue on the Playstation and even then it wasn't that bad. I love how cows have spun disc swapping as bad and justification for using a disc with slower read speed and higher storage space... making load times longer, just so you can ship a game with uncompressed data.