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[AgentOtaku]

Tales of Vesperia loads like it runs off of a cartridge at times.

Seriously ....it's fucking insane. I can only imagine Infinite Undiscovery. Say what you will about the game itself, but Tri-Ace has a great engine

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Target has a 120GB for $125. That is still too high.

 

[gdt]

Im going on a shopping spree soon and buying every big game since (and including) GTA IV, so the only game i'm really playing right now is COD 4 online. Any difference?

Bottom of the page sucks.

 

[DuckRacer]

Target has a 120GB for $125. That is still too high.

You can sell the transfer cable for $40 and the 20GB HDD for $20-30 on eBay. $65 total for the 120GB HDD isn't too bad.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

You can sell the transfer cable for $40 and the 20GB HDD for $20-30 on eBay. $65 total for the 120GB HDD isn't too bad.

I agree. I have a 60GB. I may just see if I can make do with that.

 

[Grimm Fandango]

You can sell the transfer cable for $40 and the 20GB HDD for $20-30 on eBay. $65 total for the 120GB HDD isn't too bad.

It's really tempting but when I realize I still need the disc and only play one or two games at a time, it's not worth it.

It all comes down to your playing style so if you're thinking about it, consider how you play first.

 

[_Angelus_]

It's really tempting but when I realize I still need the disc and only play one or two games at a time, it's not worth it.

It all comes down to your playing style so if you're thinking about it, consider how you play first.

I'm in the same boat. I rent two games from GameFly each time and I can barely keep my head above water with that as it is,thats just enough space on the hard drive then. Though I still have to delete a few more demos to fit Tomb Raider when it arrives ina fewdays.

 

[vumpler]

So all this does is speed up loading times? Wish you didn't have to have the disc in all the time :/

 

[Clockwork]

So all this does is speed up loading times? Wish you didn't have to have the disc in all the time :/

You have to keep the game in the drive to play.

It verifies at startup and if no disc is loaded it tells you to.


EDIT: Damn you and your stealth edit! :lol

 

[GitarooMan]

So all this does is speed up loading times? Wish you didn't have to have the disc in all the time :/

It also reduces noise as you never have to spin the drive.

 

[Clockwork]

It also reduces noise as you never have to spin the drive.

Indeed. This was actually more important to me. I think I will actually resume playing Mass Effect.

 

[bj00rn_]

Playing Gears of War 2 without the horrid DVD-drive noise was so effing great... Love the dash too.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Anyone try Sonic 2006? Load times still atrocious?

 

[Slayer-33]

I guess I will uninstall COD 4 from my 20ghd and install GTA 4 instead lol.


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This topic should be stickied imo.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I love how quick these installs are.

I just did Pure and it's only 4.4GB (didn't see it on the list).

 

[Kai Dracon]

PGR4 update: I put the game in and got a title update today. I tried playing off the HDD and there are no sound glitches that I can tell.

Has anyone else tested PGR4 today on the NXE? Anyone else get the title update?

 

[Psychotext]

PGR4 update: I put the game in and got a title update today. I tried playing off the HDD and there are no sound glitches that I can tell.

Has anyone else tested PGR4 today on the NXE? Anyone else get the title update?

I'd be really surprised by that given Bizarre don't really exist in their old form any more... but kudos to them if they did get an update out. I'd try it, but it's been so long since I played it that it would have cleared out the old update anyway.

 

[skyfinch]

PGR4 update: I put the game in and got a title update today. I tried playing off the HDD and there are no sound glitches that I can tell.

Has anyone else tested PGR4 today on the NXE? Anyone else get the title update?

That was the first game I installed. No sound glitches that I can hear. Don't remember needing an update though.

 

[borsdy]

PGR4 update: I put the game in and got a title update today. I tried playing off the HDD and there are no sound glitches that I can tell.

Has anyone else tested PGR4 today on the NXE? Anyone else get the title update?

Would like someone to confirm this one.

 

[layzie1989]

I think the only game i'm going to install is GTA4. How does this effect in game loading?

 

[jetjevons]

The Darkness loads noticeably faster. I didn't do any comparisons but it feels a lot quicker travelling between areas.

 

[JB1981]

Best feature ever put on 360 with the absolute worst implementation. I ain't shelling out for a 120gb hdd, no matter how awesome I think the feature is.

 

[Psychotext]

I think the only game i'm going to install is GTA4. How does this effect in game loading?

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=290745&page=2

 

[FrankT]

An installed Mass Effect that is whisper quiet is like a dream.

 

[the_zombie_luke]

Installing Dark Messiah: Might and Magic seems to fix the music cutting out issue. It loads a little faster too. It takes 6.1 GB to install it. For me and the three people that own the game it's good news.

 

[C Jones]

Madden 09 is 6.7 gigs. I only got to play in practice mode so far, but it was nice practicing my plays without my 360 making horrible noises. The load times seem faster but I didn't time them or anything to compare them to the old ones. If I notice any significant changes after jumping in my dynasty I'll post back.

 

[dark10x]

Nobody else has stepped up to do it so I will. That's right, I've just tested the game with the single longest load times on the XBOX360: Sonic the Hedgehog.

The result? They are still long as hell BUT slightly more tolerable. Don't get me wrong, Aristo's Challenge will still test the limits of ones sanity, but things do move a tad quicker.

I'd estimate that the game loads about 15-20% faster. Not great, but still interesting.

Man, this game is such a piece of shit, though. I mean, I managed to find SOME enjoyment in the game back in 2006 (barely), but holy shit, it is seriously one of the least polished games I've ever played. It feels like some sort of leaked alpha or something.

 

[Oreoleo]

Madden 09 is 6.7 gigs. I only got to play in practice mode so far, but it was nice practicing my plays without my 360 making horrible noises. The load times seem faster but I didn't time them or anything to compare them to the old ones. If I notice any significant changes after jumping in my dynasty I'll post back.

Best thing about installing Madden is the game doesn't hitch anymore when going in or coming out of an instant replay. That was the worst thing about the game and now it's completely alleviated. NXE +1

 

[2 Minutes Turkish]

Installed Gears 2 and Banjo so far.

Will get onto Mass Effect and Dead Space soon. Haven't played them yet though, too late last night when I got the update.

Then was playing Original Banjo Kazooie for an hour or so. So many memories came flooding back.

 

[alr1ght]

So....what exactly determines the size installed? I figured I could install that XBLA Arcade disc and it would take up about 250MB, but nope (according to OP), it's 6+ GB.

 

[Oreoleo]

So....what exactly determines the size installed? I figured I could install that XBLA Arcade disc and it would take up about 250MB, but nope (according to OP), it's 6+ GB.

I read somewhere that there's a huge FMV on the disk that takes up like 2GB. Where the other ~3 gigs are coming from I don't know.

 

[Creamium]

It's such a relief that now I can play my games without fearing DRE's... That's by far the best thing about the whole NXE for me. My disc drive was on its way out, but now its use will be reduced to a minimum. Plus, it's finally quiet. Installs = awesome infinity

 

[TChirath]

Just installed Dead Space. I was hoping that the install would get rid of that small delay when opening doors, but it's still there The install only shortens the initial load time and the load time when accessing save stations.. not worth it in my opinion.

 

[drakesfortune]

I played some Bioshock off of my HD today, and let me say, I think I'm going to start using my 360 a whole lot more now. Honestly, the difference in volume is wonderfully awesome. It doesn't bother me near as much as it used to without the DVD sawing away in the corner. I'm so happy with this update, and I feel like my 360 is going to last a lot longer now without all of the DVD use and head generated. Way to go MicroSoft. Now I just need a reasonably priced HD.

 

[No_Style]

We installed NBA LIVE 09, but now we're getting stutters inbetween baskets. Sadness since this game gave the occassional DRE.

 

[Oreoleo]

Just installed Dead Space. I was hoping that the install would get rid of that small delay when opening doors, but it's still there The install only shortens the initial load time and the load time when accessing save stations.. not worth it in my opinion.

Yeah the consensus seems to be that loading screen load times will be reduced, but mid-level streaming is more or less the same as it has been.

 

[Psychotext]

One question I've not seen answered... and it may take a dev to answer. Can you detect if your game is being run from the HDD or the DVD? I'd guess they'd add it to the SDK at some point, but I have no idea if it's in there now.

 

[Diablos]

I'm stuck with a fuckin' 20GB.

 

[Johnkers]

Since I'm only running a 20gb I'm only installing Gears 2 for now, not sure if it will be worth it though. Going to definitely install disc 4 of Lost Odyssey to finish that game off though! Shorter battle load times are very welcoming

 

[alr1ght]

I'm stuck with a fuckin' 20GB.

I managed to fit Mirror's Edge & GeOW2 on mine, along with 6-7 Arcade games. No way am I going to spend upwards of $100 on anything under 250GB.

 

[EmSeta]

I've heard you can "hack" a regular hard drive and use it instead of the official one.

Is this difficult and/or risky?

 

[p3tran]

PGR4 update: I put the game in and got a title update today. I tried playing off the HDD and there are no sound glitches that I can tell.

Has anyone else tested PGR4 today on the NXE? Anyone else get the title update?

Would like someone to confirm this one.

confirmed!
installed PGR4 to hdd and no sound problems at all.
I tested on behemoth both race & replay

 

[GotchaForce]

Do you have to go to the side and use the start from harddrive option or does it utilize the feature once you hit play?

 

[Wario64]

I've heard you can "hack" a regular hard drive and use it instead of the official one.

Is this difficult and/or risky?

I havent done it but the instructions dont seem that difficult. But of course, there's always a risk of getting banned or getting your gamerscore reset to 0. I'm not sure if that's true but there's always gonna be some sort of risk


I guess I'll be installing PGR4, yay

 

[Diablos]

I managed to fit Mirror's Edge & GeOW2 on mine, along with 6-7 Arcade games. No way am I going to spend upwards of $100 on anything under 250GB.

Precisely. I can't believe how outrageous the prices for both 60 and 120GB are. It's 2008, Microsoft. I guess we could expect no less from a company that also wants $10 for a gamertag change, though.

I might take a chance and try to snag one off of ebay someday. They have some 60GB ones for around $70.

 

[S1kkZ]

you can also install the gears 2 le bonus disc and watch it without all the noise.
its 3,4 gb.

 

[MirageDwarf]

If people want to save space don't install Gears 2. Gears 2 is already optimized for loading very well. If your main concern is dvd drive noise, installing would make sense.

Precisely. I can't believe how outrageous the prices for both 60 and 120GB are. It's 2008, Microsoft. I guess we could expect no less from a company that also wants $10 for a gamertag change, though.

I might take a chance and try to snag one off of ebay someday. They have some 60GB ones for around $70.

I totally agree that HDD prices are atrocious. But if you are okay with spending around $70 for 60GB, better option would be to search for that 120 GB deal.

 

[gkryhewy]

Just bought a refurb 120GB drive on eBay for $68 shipped after 25% live.com cashback.

 

[Phloxy]

Any consensus on the Last Remnant?

 

[Vicious]

Just bought a 120GB HD at Target for $89.99. Last one they had.

Pretty funny seeing a 120GB drive for $90 sitting next to the 60GB drives for $100.