Takes longer to install a game, than to change a disc!

[QUOTE="shawn7324"]

People complaining about having to get up & change a disc, just how lazy can this world become.Gamerz1569

People complaining about have to wait to install games, just how impatient can this world become.

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[QUOTE="shawn7324"]

People complaining about having to get up & change a disc, just how lazy can this world become.shawn7324

People complaining about have to wait to install games, just how impatient can this world become.

Whats infuriarating is installing a game on a PC, using up valuable hard drive space, then still having to look for the disc to play... And if its a game you know will be patched in the future, you may get boned for using a no-disc "3rd party patch"

I installed oblivion on my 360 to see the loading time difference. Interestingly enough I didn't notice one, not even while running through the countryside and whatnot, I actually found it kind of perplexing. It did make the console quieter though with no disc spinning.

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

super_star98789

Ok... we got it, you're defending future games with multiple disks which are coming out on a certain console!!

Personally i dont mind installs in the same way i dont mind swapping disks...

Taking a few minutes to install a game ONCE is far better than getting up semi-regularly to change a disc. Your logic is flawed.

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

super_star98789

Its not so much the effort of finding the disc that bothers me, its that its taking up disk space. Now I realize PC disk space is dirt cheap, that aint the issue. My objections are on the principal. Every single bit of coding on that disk is now on my harddrive. In fact they had to add EXTRA coding just to ensure I gotta go looking for the disc that contains no more coding than the coding just transferred from said disk to harddrive. See it sounds ridiculous, but thats pirating, and DRM for ya.

oh im sorry did this thread segway into fun games? i missed the transition. You know, thread hijacking is quite rude.

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

super_star98789

Yes but how much time do you gain from installing? That's the real question and too bad I dont have an answer so I guess I gotta agree with ya.

Claiming ownage over each other because one spends a minute less (or more) than the other with installation or changing disks? Right, moving on.

I am not surprised to see people defending mandatory installs but it is one of the worst features of the PS3. The reason it is done is because of how slow the Blu-ray drive is, so Sony has once again managed to take their inefficienes and turn it around as a "positive" for the system.

I am not surprised to see people defending mandatory installs but it is one of the worst features of the PS3. The reason it is done is because of how slow the Blu-ray drive is, so Sony has once again managed to take their inefficienes and turn it around as a "positive" for the system.

rp108

Uncharted has no install and no load screens. According to the rules of logic giving an example of the contrary of some claim, invalidates the claim. You'll have to try again.

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Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

Animal-Mother

Blu-Ray is slow!

Honestly, swapping discs, or waiting for installs isn't really a problem for me. With swapping discs, it just takes 10 seconds and with installing, I'll just get something to eat. People complain about the smallest things.

Takes longer to go the university driving my car than it does riding a bike , when the traffic is intense.You get my point ;)

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Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

II_Seraphim_II

But aren't you in exactly the same position if they lose the disc for a 1-disc game? Either way, you can't play it.

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

super_star98789

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="super_star98789"]

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

PS3_3DO

Blu-Ray is slow!

its the size that counts though

I could change more than 50 discs in the collective time it takes MGS4 to install, and that's just on one playthrough. Neither are ideal, but it's pretty pathetic that people still argue that PS3 installs somehow "save time" when it's quite the opposite. PS3 installs don't make standard loading faster, they make slower loading standard.cutmaclass1

MSG4 is an exception to the rule (I'm not sure how Kojima screwed it up so badly, Uncharted and Batman:AA have virtually no loading), generally installs save time.

12x DVD-ROM: ~8-16MBps

2x BD-ROM: ~8MBps

5400RPM HDD: ~30MBps

1 time install > many disc changes

Sword-Demon

Oh, I didn't know MGS4 only had ONE 15 second install. Interesting.

Takes about 15 seconds to change a disc, how long to PS3 installs take... exactly!

super_star98789