yeah i'd like to know about this too, i just recently got a 360 today (it's waiting for me at home while i'm at work) and i don't have too much experience with xbox's at all.
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
k2theswiss
This, plus improved game performances on games like GTA IV, and I think it gets rid of texture pop in, am I right?
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
mitu123
This, plus improved game performances on games like GTA IV, and I think it gets rid of texture pop in, am I right?
not really. on gta 4, loading times and framerate is better, but texture pop-in is worse.
Honestly the best thing I think you get from it is the fact that it saves wear and tear on your disk drive. If you got the HDD space I keep three or four games on there that I play regularly.
It's very simple to load the game onto the hard drive when you are in the new dashboard. Just follow these quick steps:
Load the disk into your Xbox 360 console and go to your Xbox 360 console
Scroll down to My Xbox
Scroll across to Game Library and hit the A button
This should put you on the Recent Games window and your game should be highlighted, so you should just need to hit the A button. Otherwise, scroll to the Recent Games window and choose the game.
On the game screen, choose Install to Hard Drive. This process should take a few minutes, but once it is complete, you'll be able to enjoy improved performance.
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
mitu123
This, plus improved game performances on games like GTA IV, and I think it gets rid of texture pop in, am I right? another con: takes up alot of HDD space
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
fracot
This, plus improved game performances on games like GTA IV, and I think it gets rid of texture pop in, am I right? another con: takes up alot of HDD space
Well on average I think it takes up about 6 Gig. So that's not too much, depending on how big your HDD is. If you got a 20Gig HDD then yeah that's a bit much. But it's not much if you got the 60 or 120Gig.
~less noise from dvd drive ~your disc aint runing 24/7 causing less tear on your dvd drive
~if your xbox tips while playing it wont destory the disc as it's not runing ~if u got old xbox the dvd drive slow down the process of burning games
~your xbox runs mat a cooler rate (you can tell the differnces lol by feeling the bottom and feeling the air thats coming out in the back while game being played from hard drive vs disc
con
~idk i guess wear and tear more on your hard drive
Syaz1
This, plus improved game performances on games like GTA IV, and I think it gets rid of texture pop in, am I right?
not really. on gta 4, loading times and framerate is better, but texture pop-in is worse.
I know there is a warning on halo 3 not to install it. are there any other games this is a bad idea for?
Murj
There is a warning not to install Halo 3? Wtf?
yeah the first time you put halo in after the nxe is installed it gives you a message saying it makes the game load slower etc. If its bad for one game its probably bad for at least a few more. why just halo?
there's something wrong with my modem and i still dont hav the update, I wanna kno how much hard-drive my games take (my games are Gears of War 2 , halo 3, Call of duty 4 and Gta4) and details about how those games run would be really appreciatted :)
there's something wrong with my modem and i still dont hav the update, I wanna kno how much hard-drive my games take (my games are Gears of War 2 , halo 3, Call of duty 4 and Gta4) and details about how those games run would be really appreciatted :)franciscochicho
I think in general they all run smoother. GTA4 definitely goes a lot smoother so I hear. I think those games should take between 16 and 24 gigs altogether. Most likely nearer 24 gigs.
there's something wrong with my modem and i still dont hav the update, I wanna kno how much hard-drive my games take (my games are Gears of War 2 , halo 3, Call of duty 4 and Gta4) and details about how those games run would be really appreciatted :)franciscochicho
I have installed Gears 2 and COD 4, but other than the quieter drive, I noticed no difference in performance. Overall, I've noticed little difference in load times, and no difference in performance. It just makes the system quieter.
thanks murj and romans828_2002 for the info,,,, I hav another doubt: let say you have a disc thats a little damaged and sometimes u experience a bit of freezing in the games when u install em will they run like the disc was never damaged?
there's something wrong with my modem and i still dont hav the update, I wanna kno how much hard-drive my games take (my games are Gears of War 2 , halo 3, Call of duty 4 and Gta4) and details about how those games run would be really appreciatted :)franciscochicho
I have gears 2, fable 2, gta4, and madden 08 installed and they all take 6.8 gigs
thanks murj and romans828_2002 for the info,,,, I hav another doubt: let say you have a disc thats a little damaged and sometimes u experience a bit of freezing in the games when u install em will they run like the disc was never damaged?franciscochicho
Yes. My friend who had GTA4 was annoyed because it kept freezing and generally buggering up during gameplay. But after he installed it to the hard drive, he said it played better than when the disc had no scratches in before. So in a sense, it's better than new :P
[QUOTE="franciscochicho"]there's something wrong with my modem and i still dont hav the update, I wanna kno how much hard-drive my games take (my games are Gears of War 2 , halo 3, Call of duty 4 and Gta4) and details about how those games run would be really appreciatted :)Wincethewiking
I have gears 2, fable 2, gta4, and madden 08 installed and they all take 6.8 gigs
In which case it might atually take more than 24 gigs; nearer 28.
I know there is a warning on halo 3 not to install it. are there any other games this is a bad idea for?
benmonkey6
There is a warning not to install Halo 3? Wtf?
yah when you put a game on your harddrive it slows you down when online. thats why online games tell you not to do it
I'm led to believe it's more because the way the game was designed and the streaming nature of the levels, that installing it on to the HDD cause LONGER load times. I can't remember specifics, but there are lists that tell you the install size for most games and some of the benefits/drawback/effects of installation on the game.
but the loading times can be faster (especiallyif you have an old xbox console), when you delete the game it leaves a few hundreds MB less hdd space, it tends to have fewer frame rates and the game freezes a lot more.
You should instal it, but only when you are playing the game for a while, elkse the lost HDD space is a total waste.
Some games are extremely laggy when installed to hard-drive. It takes up a ton of space on your hard-drive and makes things load slower. Halo 3 is one of those games that load slow when transfered to your hard-drive. I would recommend keeping it on the disk to keep the game like the creators made it to be.
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