Proof that Playing Games on HDD reduces Quality of Graphics

Remember that there are already people who have the new dashboard and options.

If you look closely you see a small contrast/graphic reducement on HDD (and no it's not because of the difference in lightning of the environment because there simply is none) not that different but still noticeable to the naked eye.

a bit faster loading times make it up for this but i'd rather play with better graphics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0LoxAlh0Sc&feature=related (Fable II)

DVD or HDD, what do you think?

Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itlge777

No you can't. You have to have the game in the drive to start it, just to prove that you own it.

[QUOTE="lge777"]Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itFlam3Thr0w3r

No you can't. You have to have the game in the drive to start it, just to prove that you own it.

lol owned

Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itlge777

Afraid not, mate.

i was reading and gamespot said that the load times arent that much quicker. so why download a game that is going to take up 6 to 10 gb of space just to make loading a couple seconds quicker. makes no sense to me. getrdun118

Noise. I don't know about everyone else, but my 360's drive sounds like a jet turbine.

Not that I can do anything about it, since I don't have any hard drive space left.

You gotta love how people that pirate a pre-release version of software then turn around and start complaining when something doesn't work properly.

Wait for the real thing then judge for yourself.

It shouldn't make any difference to the graphics, but should improve load times and reduce texture pop-up

Could not tell the difference. I would have to see both screens up close and in person. I know since I got my HDTV and play in HD that my games are a lot sharper and have much more detail then before. The 360's graphic processor is quite powerful despite it's age. I have a 360 Elite and it plays in up to 1080p, and not 1080i (720p) like older 360 releases. I prefer playing in HD as I find the game graphics much better. But everyone has there own preference.wikkiwild1

I should add that when playing from the HDD it will only reduce load times by a few seconds other wise game play does not change.

You gotta love how people that pirate a pre-release version of software then turn around and start complaining when something doesn't work properly.

Wait for the real thing then judge for yourself.

It shouldn't make any difference to the graphics, but should improve load times and reduce texture pop-up

Avenger1324

Using the update now is not illegal at all. It is a free update so how can using it early be wrong? You won't be able to play online until the official date but that is it.

Sometimes people see what they want to see.Sins-of-Mosin

i was reading and gamespot said that the load times arent that much quicker. so why download a game that is going to take up 6 to 10 gb of space just to make loading a couple seconds quicker. makes no sense to me. getrdun118

Alot of people's impressions were made using the Game Informer test which testing start up load times. Which is an unfair assessment because practically every game has start up screens that are unskipable or are cached. Noones really been saying anything about in game.

Plus regardless of load times the fact that the game isn't loading from the disc alleviates a lot of the stress on the console itself. It does not have to run the disc drive so it will run much quieter and cooler than previously with installed games which is what is most important about the update not the fact you can shave of a few seconds here and there. This update will most likely save a lot of consoles from RROD. I can't wait for it solely for Fable 2, it does not sound right when the disc is playing and I already know someone whose console broke while playing Fable 2.

Sometimes people see what they want to see.Sins-of-Mosin

Indeed, when i was watching that video i swear i was watching, Hmm, you know what i better not say actully :D.

[QUOTE="Sins-of-Mosin"]Sometimes people see what they want to see.Alan1187

No David Blaine is popular because uneducated morons are easily amused. They think some guy standing still for 3 days is magic. But yes people looking for something wrong tend to find it.

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[QUOTE="lge777"]Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itWe_never_die

No you can't. You have to have the game in the drive to start it, just to prove that you own it.

lol owned

[QUOTE="Alan1187"][QUOTE="Sins-of-Mosin"]Sometimes people see what they want to see.Ket87

No David Blaine is popular because uneducated morons are easily amused. They think some guy standing still for 3 days is magic. But yes people looking for something wrong tend to find it.

Remember that there are already people who have the new dashboard and options.

If you look closely you see a small contrast/graphic reducement on HDD (and no it's not because of the difference in lightning of the environment because there simply is none) not that different but still noticeable to the naked eye.

a bit faster loading times make it up for this but i'd rather play with better graphics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0LoxAlh0Sc&feature=related (Fable II)

DVD or HDD, what do you think?

DutchDoc

[QUOTE="Warlock89"][QUOTE="Ket87"]

[QUOTE="Alan1187"][QUOTE="Sins-of-Mosin"]Sometimes people see what they want to see.Ket87

No David Blaine is popular because uneducated morons are easily amused. They think some guy standing still for 3 days is magic. But yes people looking for something wrong tend to find it.

Nope David Blaine is popular because the people impressed by him are easily impressed morons, and I never said that he said that. In fact did you even read my post correctly, I was "correcting" him. Theres no assumptions there. Stop being that neutral internet tool bag that doesn't like it when someone says something that isn't politically correct.

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[QUOTE="lge777"]Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itWe_never_die

No you can't. You have to have the game in the drive to start it, just to prove that you own it.

lol owned

[QUOTE="Avenger1324"]

You gotta love how people that pirate a pre-release version of software then turn around and start complaining when something doesn't work properly.

Wait for the real thing then judge for yourself.

It shouldn't make any difference to the graphics, but should improve load times and reduce texture pop-up

BaconB1ts123

Downloading not yet released software from a torrent or other site/program instead of the genuine publisher. Yeah that would be illegal.

Installing it on your 360 would break your Terms of Use agreement, something which MS can ban your console and gamertag for.

So take your pick of which reason you want for why using it early could be wrong.

looks the same to me.

btw youtube is not really a good source for graphical comparisons lol

but anyway, I take less (texture)popups and faster loading times over graphics any day

[QUOTE="lge777"]Just think you can trade in a game and still play it forever with just a little degrade in graphics i am digging itFlam3Thr0w3r

No you can't. You have to have the game in the drive to start it, just to prove that you own it.

whats stopping them from reading the disk code off a shark pad or something ???? and will they stop shark pad from best buy,circuit city Etc.....just like when playing a PC game.

Honestly I couldn't see a difference in graphical quality, but that video is very low resolution so it's really hard to tell either way. I did notice the that the load times are about a second faster then the DVD, but who's to say that the HDD side didn't start a second sooner. Anyways I really didn't notice a huge difference in load times or graphics.EnderSR388