Which is more convenient to you? With Cows making fun of Lems have to switch disks and with Lems making fun of Cows installing games, which method is easier?
are they really the same thing, one is pretty much happening with every big name game for the system, while the other has only happened for around 2 different games.
There both pretty bad, but I would prefer to change discs over installing games. Although installs may improve performance and cut down load times, just the wait gets annoying and its going to suck when your hard drive starts reaching its limit.
Switching Disks for me because it only takes a few seconds but if your like my brother I would say Installing games since he never has the games in the right case so that means he is looking everywhere for the game.
Switching disks. Usually that disk is going to stay in my Xbox for several weeks or months before I change it out. I don't really know anyone that constantly changes out disks on a daily basis to play different games. I don't until I feel I'm about finished with it.
After playing Baldur's Gate, definitely installing. I know it does already, obviously, but the full installation is way better than switching disks everytime you enter a new area. I know that's a specific example but I hate having to switch disks for anything. It's annoying, and there's more to worry about. If just one disk gets messed up, you have to go out and buy the game again and you're stuck with useless plastic. I feel the same way about consoles, but I wished the installs didn't take so much for some of the games on the PS3, it's ridiculous.
Which is more convenient to you? With Cows making fun of Lems have to switch disks and with Lems making fun of Cows installing games, which method is easier?jtdawg23
While I prefer NOT having to swap discs, I strongly believe that installing games on PS3 is because developers aren't bothering to use the hardware properly and use instals as a crutch.
So really, which is worse? The inconvenience of swapping discs, or the fact that developers can't be bothered to use the hardware properly and therefore we may never see the true potential.
I am extremely lazy when I'm playing a game, I really wouldn't be bothered to switch disks but if I'm doing an install I can easily watch TV for however long it takes. Or go on my laptop...
I dont play RPG's of any sort, and have never had to switch disc. I hate installing games on my PS3 because it take to long. Also, the installs on the PS3 don't really make the games any better because there are still load screens with it.
It doesn't matter to me. Developers should have enough space to use on any platform to put out the game on one disk. RPG's I can see being on more than one disk with all the FMV's.
Switching disks is fine with me. It takes 2sec to do and you can be on that one disk for many hours before having to switch to another one. Having to wait 10-20mins to play a game you are eager to play, sucks. The fact that you have to uninstall any games to play other games that need installing is just wrong. The PS3 is not a computer, so it should not play like one.
Switching discs brings no benefit at all.SambaLele
Well, switching disks isn't about having a benefit, besides allowing you to continue your game.
The installs have had minor benefits. The fact that many of the earlier games have almost no installs at all and minimal load times kind of proves that installs are even needed. "Why are they mandatory?" is the big question. Installs seem more of a waste of time then anything. Installs take 10-25mins, why swapping a disk take about 5 secs.
[QUOTE="jtdawg23"]Which is more convenient to you? With Cows making fun of Lems have to switch disks and with Lems making fun of Cows installing games, which method is easier?ZIMdoom
While I prefer NOT having to swap discs, I strongly believe that installing games on PS3 is because developers aren't bothering to use the hardware properly and use instals as a crutch.
So really, which is worse? The inconvenience of swapping discs, or the fact that developers can't be bothered to use the hardware properly and therefore we may never see the true potential.
[QUOTE="jtdawg23"]Which is more convenient to you? With Cows making fun of Lems have to switch disks and with Lems making fun of Cows installing games, which method is easier?ZIMdoom
While I prefer NOT having to swap discs, I strongly believe that installing games on PS3 is because developers aren't bothering to use the hardware properly and use instals as a crutch.
So really, which is worse? The inconvenience of swapping discs, or the fact that developers can't be bothered to use the hardware properly and therefore we may never see the true potential.
It is because Blu-ray read speeds are too slow. This is not the Dev's fault.
I'll happily take installing games, with one exception - MGS 4's way of handling it was terrible. Just let me install the whole damn thing; I don't want to sit around between acts.
I'll happily take installing games, with one exception - MGS 4's way of handling it was terrible. Just let me install the whole damn thing; I don't want to sit around between acts.lowe0
Yeah, espeically when they made fun of swapping discs in act 4 when Otacon said "I know it's a pain" I was like Yeah waiting 3 minutes between each act is fun as hell! And I love doing it EVERY play through!!!
Why woudl i want to waste harddrive space for installing games? Swapping discs isn't hard and you only do it once every...10 horus of gaming. lol. Kratos_OMEGA
Your discs get scratched plus who wants to hear that louds ass disc drive on the Xbox 360 while playing the game anyway?
are they really the same thing, one is pretty much happening with every big name game for the system, while the other has only happened for around 2 different games.opex07
yea once you switch a disk don't you have to install as well....
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