GTA4 Hard disk install v DVD comparison

[Haggis and tatties]

So for everybody sitting with a 360 waiting for the new update(which is due on the 19th Nov), here is a little video that shows you the difference between a game loading from the DVD, and the same game loading from the HDD which you will be able to do after the new update.....

DVD vs HDD

 

[firehawk12]

Marginal increase. But really, the big thing will be the fact that the system would sound like a jet engine anymore.

 

[Hermiod]

It's going to take an hour to install a game, apparently. I will probably put some of my hard disk space to good use by installing Oblivion and finally complete that.

 

[MyCylon]

^
An hour? Why would it take that long?

And yes, the increase doesn't seem huge. But I think the sum of increases might well make it worthwhile.

 

[unimatrix7]

I thought someone at MS said an average install would be 10-15 mins?

 

[Hermiod]

I'm certain I read it took an hour somewhere, hopefully it's wrong. It's still going to take up a big chunk of the 11gb I've got left on my 20gb drive.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I'm certain I read it took an hour somewhere, hopefully it's wrong. It's still going to take up a big chunk of the 11gb I've got left on my 20gb drive.

Yeah that's a killer for everybody sitting with a 20gig version which will make this feature pointless........on a personal note have you considered selling your 20gig on ebay and putting what you make on it towards a 60gig model, that would at least be a min for using this feature.

 

[firehawk12]

They are selling the 60GB drive separately. Just not sure if it comes with the transfer cable, since it's meant for Arcade owners.

 

[Phillip Culley]

I'm just annoyed that I got my 360 Pro in May with the 20GB hard disc, only for them to upgrade the 360 Pro to a 60GB hard disc a few months later...

 

[DontFeedPhil]

I think Ill keep my 20 GB and not upgrade for a marginal improvement. They only want to get extra money out of me...And they aint gonna get it. Hell I just rent the games and burn them anyway...hahaha

 

[Hermiod]

I'm certain I read it took an hour somewhere, hopefully it's wrong. It's still going to take up a big chunk of the 11gb I've got left on my 20gb drive.

Yeah that's a killer for everybody sitting with a 20gig version which will make this feature pointless........on a personal note have you considered selling your 20gig on ebay and putting what you make on it towards a 60gig model, that would at least be a min for using this feature.

I have considered a 60 or 120gb drive but I have very little use for the space. Their movies service does not interest me since the machine makes too much noise.

 

[Twilight]

I hadn't heard that we'd gotten an actual release date for NXE - good to know!

 

[firehawk12]

I grabbed the 120 because I'm hitting 4 gigs of Rock Band songs... so now I have 88 gigs of space I guess I'll never use except for random DLC.

And yep, the date was announced at the TGS MS press event thing.

 

[PKerr]

I'm glad I upgraded to the Elite a few weeks ago.