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dillonthebunny · 04-22-2008, 07:08 PM

thats a fair point, but to be really fair we have to say that the knowledge of the architecture of the 360 is far far greater than that of the PS3 among other developers.

so many more developers are seemingly coping with building games on the PS3 using the HDD as a way of getting around certain problems.

Why is Polyphony is using the install?, we cant compare that like for like on the 360 as GT5p will never come out on the Xbox, so we cant say if Polyphony knows the PS3 better than do say R* or Capcom, but we can only hope they do and that maybe the install for GT5p is actually necessary.

Again I agree that mandatory installs are not the way forward, and I believe that this time next year its quite possible we will see less games needing installs than now, just because programers will have a deeper understanding of how the PS3 works, and will not need to go down that road unless they have to.

a year ago we were getting shit ports, now they are starting to make the games first on the PS3.. even now credited publishers, critics, programers and developers are praising the PS3 and the future it holds.

But unfortunatly the facts remain the same, installs are the way the games are on the ps3 for now.. yes too many are doing it, but they wont stop unless they find another way round, and im sure they will.

some say that the whole BRD thing is rubbish too.. and that Hideo filled up 50gigs of MGS4 and he STILL isnt happy!! but i will bet you any money that in 2 years time if you spoke to Hideo and asked him how much of a standard BRD could he fill with the old MGS4, i bet it wouldnt be 50gigs anymore.
My point being as they learn how to use the technology they will get better at it.. ala PS2 first year Vs now. you know like Timesplitters 1, SSX and TombRaider Vs GOW2, SotC, GT4 etc etc ...

im willing to wait for that. because without sounding too much like a fanboy, if the games will be as good as they were/are in the later life of the PS2 as when it first came out, then my time will be well spent.

For MS to ridicule this, it isnt really a pop at Sony and the PS3 is it?

Its a pop at R* for not being able to make a game without an install on the PS3. other people have, why not them?
but unless we can put the two GTA4's side by side.. maybe (just maybe) there is a difference between the two due to this install?

Its Embarressing that this guy even works for someone like MS.. I know you said that you would of said the same thing, but if I was MS I know I would of had him in my office the very next day explaining himself, not patting him on the back.

the key thing here are.. do the PS3 owners care? and to be honest the only people who really seem to care about this are people who dont own a PS3.

04-22-2008, 07:08 PM	#12
dillonthebunny Blinkity blink blink Join Date: Feb 2003 PS2 Online ID: Dillonthebunny/HareofDoom PS3 Network ID: HareOfDoom/DillonTheBunny Posts: 5,410	thats a fair point, but to be really fair we have to say that the knowledge of the architecture of the 360 is far far greater than that of the PS3 among other developers. so many more developers are seemingly coping with building games on the PS3 using the HDD as a way of getting around certain problems. Why is Polyphony is using the install?, we cant compare that like for like on the 360 as GT5p will never come out on the Xbox, so we cant say if Polyphony knows the PS3 better than do say R* or Capcom, but we can only hope they do and that maybe the install for GT5p is actually necessary. Again I agree that mandatory installs are not the way forward, and I believe that this time next year its quite possible we will see less games needing installs than now, just because programers will have a deeper understanding of how the PS3 works, and will not need to go down that road unless they have to. a year ago we were getting shit ports, now they are starting to make the games first on the PS3.. even now credited publishers, critics, programers and developers are praising the PS3 and the future it holds. But unfortunatly the facts remain the same, installs are the way the games are on the ps3 for now.. yes too many are doing it, but they wont stop unless they find another way round, and im sure they will. some say that the whole BRD thing is rubbish too.. and that Hideo filled up 50gigs of MGS4 and he STILL isnt happy!! but i will bet you any money that in 2 years time if you spoke to Hideo and asked him how much of a standard BRD could he fill with the old MGS4, i bet it wouldnt be 50gigs anymore. My point being as they learn how to use the technology they will get better at it.. ala PS2 first year Vs now. you know like Timesplitters 1, SSX and TombRaider Vs GOW2, SotC, GT4 etc etc ... im willing to wait for that. because without sounding too much like a fanboy, if the games will be as good as they were/are in the later life of the PS2 as when it first came out, then my time will be well spent. For MS to ridicule this, it isnt really a pop at Sony and the PS3 is it? Its a pop at R* for not being able to make a game without an install on the PS3. other people have, why not them? but unless we can put the two GTA4's side by side.. maybe (just maybe) there is a difference between the two due to this install? Its Embarressing that this guy even works for someone like MS.. I know you said that you would of said the same thing, but if I was MS I know I would of had him in my office the very next day explaining himself, not patting him on the back. the key thing here are.. do the PS3 owners care? and to be honest the only people who really seem to care about this are people who dont own a PS3. __________________ Legend Edgemaster of the Unicorn. oh and nine thousand fake forum tokens, 3 real ones and 5 special tokens mysteriously protected by a blinding white aura.. known to some as the 'anti wife light'.. ""Bombing for peace is like **ing for virginity" "NO OFFENCE" R.I.P @PS3 Last edited by dillonthebunny : 04-22-2008 at 07:11 PM.