Do you care if a game comes on multiple discs?

A lot of people seem to dislike the concept of multiple disc games. Whenever someone mentions the possibility of MGS4 getting ported to the 360, for example, there's usually atleast one or two people who jump in an say it would be a bad game because it would come on multiple discs. Does that really matter? Honestly, I kind of like it when a game comes on multiple disc. Whenever I open the game's box, I always feel like I'm about to embark on something epic.

yah cause sometimes i lose the disc (looking at you COH 6 disc CD)

No. The game matters, not the number of disks.

I don't really mind, but I like it because it helps you know how far you are through the game.

depends on how many discs and how often you have to change them.

I'm not lazy though. I can change a disc. Not the most difficult thing in the world.

It's an unnecessary inconvenience. Aside from that, do I really care? No.

Do I think MGS4 will ever go to the 360? No.

Nope, getting off the couch every 10 hours doesn't bother me.

no,because i'm not a lazy slob :)

No because I love seeing more then one disc in a game case :D It gets me excited to see all of the stuff that's waiting for me to explore.

No because I love seeing more then one disc in a game case :D It gets me excited to see all of the stuff that's waiting for me to explore.

millwrought

multiple discs actually do kinda make the games seem more epic.

Has everyone forgotten that you can install all the disks in the hard drive now?

I actually kinda like it... reminds me of the glory days of the PS1.

No. If the game is really so long that it needs 2 discs, it wouldn't be played in one sitting anyway. So what difference does it make weather the next time you go play it you have to put in disc 2 instead of disc 1?

Nope, getting off the couch every 10 hours doesn't bother me.

BioShockOwnz

Same here.

If anything I love the nostalgic feeling of accomplishment when you finish a disc.:D

Getting up and walking three feet to change discs is not a strenuous task and I don't generally have time to sit on my rear playing games for 6-8 hours in one sitting.

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No because I love seeing more then one disc in a game case :D It gets me excited to see all of the stuff that's waiting for me to explore.

Kandlegoat

multiple discs actually do kinda make the games seem more epic.

My threoy is this:

We all know the world in Fallout 3 is big, but it's hard to actually comprehend it unless you look at a map. But you know how big a game is to take up a DVD, so seeing more then 1 DVD is a easy way for us to see that a game is going to be HUGE!

No. The game matters, not the number of disks.

jimkabrhel

It's convenient for gamers if it were on a single disc. The disc argument really lies with the publishers though, wouldn't it? It costs more to put the game on multiple discs, so you'll make less profit per sale.

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No. The game matters, not the number of disks.

jasonharris48

Has any PS3 game used blu ray to this advantage (non - disc swapping when backtracking.) If not... blu ray only helps a minor inconvenience (which extra cost may not be justified.)

It's convenient for gamers if it were on a single disc. The disc argument really lies with the publishers though, wouldn't it? It costs more to put the game on multiple discs, so you'll make less profit per sale.

bubbleboyii

This is why the gamecube fails.

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It's convenient for gamers if it were on a single disc. The disc argument really lies with the publishers though, wouldn't it? It costs more to put the game on multiple discs, so you'll make less profit per sale.

SragentThom

This is why the gamecube fails.

What's cool about multi-disc games is that when I get past a disc, I can give the previous discs to my friends to play, and vice versa.

Yes. Because switching disk is very prone to disc scratch.. thats why most of my PS2 PSX games have a scratch on it while my Blurays is scratch free and looks new.. :P

Yes,

because if its anything like Star Ocean TLH (Looking at you Tri Ace)in the future, i'll take one from now on.

Yes it matters, it's so inconvenient.

Where is the option for "it depends on the type of game?" For a linear game, such as an RPG, the game could easily be on multiple disks without any problems. Grand Theft Auto; however, would be a terrible game to have on multiple disks. Imagine having to swap disks every time you drive to another island...goto0

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No. The game matters, not the number of disks.

FamiBox

Has any PS3 game used blu ray to this advantage (non - disc swapping when backtracking.) If not... blu ray only helps a minor inconvenience (which extra cost may not be justified.)

Where is the option for "it depends on the type of game?" For a linear game, such as an RPG, the game could easily be on multiple disks without any problems. Grand Theft Auto; however, would be a terrible game to have on multiple disks. Imagine having to swap disks every time you drive to another island...goto0

But that hasn't happened.

Or is the argument still that the 360 is holding the PS3 back, therefore a game like GTA4 was limited to fit on one DVD?

No, it's not a problem. Besides some of my favorte games were on multiple discs and I take care of my games so I have no problem with scratches.

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It's convenient for gamers if it were on a single disc. The disc argument really lies with the publishers though, wouldn't it? It costs more to put the game on multiple discs, so you'll make less profit per sale.

siLVURcross

This is why the gamecube fails.

...Maybe he meant Gamecube's use of the minidisc, I guess? Less capacity and it probably doesn't benefit as much from mass production cost cutting as regular old DVDs.

It matter to me, god bless blu-ray. I mean can i choose i prefer just 1disc :P

[QUOTE="goto0"]Where is the option for "it depends on the type of game?" For a linear game, such as an RPG, the game could easily be on multiple disks without any problems. Grand Theft Auto; however, would be a terrible game to have on multiple disks. Imagine having to swap disks every time you drive to another island...FamiBox

But that hasn't happened.

Or is the argument still that the 360 is holding the PS3 back, therefore a game like GTA4 was limited to fit on one DVD?

If it costs more because it has more discs, then it matters.

No one, and I speak for everyone, cares if a game is multi-disc unless you're:

• Fanboy

no it doesnt bother me,unless i have to swap disks every 5 mins...

I would much prefer a game that is presented on one disc... I would just find it too inconvenient if I had to put up with [insert number of discs here] for a single game...

No one, and I speak for everyone, cares if a game is multi-disc unless you're:

• Fanboy

Blue-Sky

Nah it doesn't bother me. I kinda like it :)

I love multi-discs! It reminds me of the glory days of the PS1 when I had an idea how far I was in a game.

Well here's a reason why multiple disks are bad, or more so the fact that you might need more than one disk. You know the game Rage? One of the new ip's that id is working on? They said the ps3 version of the game would be graphically superior to the 360's version because they can fit that much more on the disk and because they don't want to have more than one disk on the 360 version. I might be sounding like a ps3 fanboy here but i really don't want to be, i'm just trying to get this out to the people who think it doesn't matter if game has multiple disks.