Xbox 360 Discs Won't Hold GTA V?
Rockstar co-founder raises concerns over Xbox 360 disc space
23 Apr 2008
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Rockstar co-founder and president, Sam Houser, has spoken about his concerns about the disc-space available for the Xbox 360. He has intimated that there might not be enough room on one of the discs for the next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Speaking in an interview, Houser said:
“One of the problems with the 360, and it affects games like Grand Theft Auto if you think about how much content we put in the actual machine, is the fact that they don't have a significantly larger storage medium than the previous systems. It's a slightly bigger DVD disc.
“I think that the 360 is going to have to get 'round this issue we're talking about. I can think of various ways they can do it. Hopefully, they're going to adopt one of those in the next year or so, because it's going to become more of an issue. If we're filling up the disc right now, where are we going? It's not like our games are going to get any smaller. I think that issue's on the table with a bunch of games right now. I'm sure they'll come through with an intelligent solution.”
“I think that the 360 is going to have to get 'round this issue we're talking about. I can think of various ways they can do it. Hopefully, they're going to adopt one of those in the next year or so, because it's going to become more of an issue. If we're filling up the disc right now, where are we going? It's not like our games are going to get any smaller. I think that issue's on the table with a bunch of games right now. I'm sure they'll come through with an intelligent solution.”
Houser's right when he states that the issue is affecting other games. It has been claimed that the size of a DVD was problematic for the devs over at Bizarre making Project Gotham Racing 4, while Epic's VP, Mark Rein, has stated in the past that the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III may not have as much content as the PS3 and PC versions due to storage limitations.
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A DVD holds up to 9GB of information, while a dual-layered Blu-ray disc holds up to 50GB.
Of course, going by the length of time between San Andreas and GTA IV, we're probably looking at four years before the next full GTA game hits. It's not unreasonable to think we'll be into the life cycle of a new Xbox by that point.
Houser also mentioned the subtle differences between the graphics of GTA IV on the PS3 and 360, saying (paradoxically), “We're at a point now where the games pretty much look identical side by side. There's a slight difference in the way they look. I think that's to do with really low-level technical stuff that I'm not the guy to explain. The 360 games have a certain look to them; PS3 games have a certain look to them. I like the way [the PS3] renders. There's a certain kind of softness without being blurry -- some warmth to it -- and then there's a certain more clinical element to how the 360 looks.”
For more on GTA IV, check out SPOnG's latest hands-on.
Source: 1UP
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At present there still is NO game on the PS3 that beats 360 games because of the space that is available, people are still waiting and when a developer says 'Wow we need more than 50gb...' What the problem is here is you are giving too much space for the developers to play with meaning longer waiting time for games.
Sure I will hold up my hands and say yep DVD 9 discs are in most cases not all that for gaming this gen but considering what developers are able to do thus far 360 games are looking pretty damn good take Gears of war for example and COD4 and PGR4.
Then look at Gears of war 2 and other great exclusives out this year on the DVD 9 disc.
Only 1 Japanese developer has needed 4 discs but I personally dont see a problem in swapping discs especially when you can play for like 10hrs or more on each disc.
Overall its upto the developers and Microsoft to sit down and talk about this but if I remember correctly a year or 2 ago there was a highly impressive game that was just an example of a very small level that actually fitted on a FLOPPY DISC! It only took like a 128kb or so in space.
Also lets not forget XNA and future tools that could mean highly impressive games using less space.
Yes, but i isnt going to happen, Devs would rather sell across 2 platforms - more sales than have exclusive better looking title with less revenue (save for maybe Konami and Square???) so although PS3 may be more powerfula nd capable of more it just isnt going to happen, like a previous posting points out thois gen is starting to show that content is key and not power!
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Posted by SuperSaiyan4
Ok firstly EPIC's Mark has officially stated that not only will UT3 be on the disc but ALL the content the PS3 and PC has had including some extra stuff AND will look better on the 360 version...On ONE disc.At present there still is NO game on the PS3 that beats 360 games because of the space that is available, people are still waiting and when a developer says 'Wow we need more than 50gb...' What the problem is here is you are giving too much space for the developers to play with meaning longer waiting time for games.
Sure I will hold up my hands and say yep DVD 9 discs are in most cases not all that for gaming this gen but considering what developers are able to do thus far 360 games are looking pretty damn good take Gears of war for example and COD4 and PGR4.
Then look at Gears of war 2 and other great exclusives out this year on the DVD 9 disc.
Only 1 Japanese developer has needed 4 discs but I personally dont see a problem in swapping discs especially when you can play for like 10hrs or more on each disc.
Overall its upto the developers and Microsoft to sit down and talk about this but if I remember correctly a year or 2 ago there was a highly impressive game that was just an example of a very small level that actually fitted on a FLOPPY DISC! It only took like a 128kb or so in space.
Also lets not forget XNA and future tools that could mean highly impressive games using less space.
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Posted by haritori
somebody wrote:
Ok first off PS3 beats 360 by long shot, yes 360 had a really good run but i think its time for the PS3 to haves its own. 50GB of memory and not even a third of it is being used if you ask me imagine what the new GTA would look like and imagine how much more you can have if you put time and patience into creating the game of all games.
Yes, but i isnt going to happen, Devs would rather sell across 2 platforms - more sales than have exclusive better looking title with less revenue (save for maybe Konami and Square???) so although PS3 may be more powerfula nd capable of more it just isnt going to happen, like a previous posting points out thois gen is starting to show that content is key and not power!
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