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Apparently, the Xbox's hard disk is only going to be only 8MB, which, compared to PS2's 40MB, seems pretty paltry.
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On the contray... th HDD is optional... one of the benefits of buying it is that you can dowloads some new games and levels off the net... just like for the PC.
It's nothing compulsary
Sonic
It's nothing compulsary
Sonic
adrian wrote:
> Dont forget that Sony want to introduce downloading games instead of
> buying them. Thats why they will have the broadband internet. I
> agree that 40Gb is very large but Hard Disks are so cheap these days
> that large Hard Disks are actually better value than smaller ones. I
> know a friend who said that someone picked up 2 40Gb U-DMA100 for
> £100. That is 80Gb for £100. I think that a 40Gb is a
> sensiable size as the biggest DVD is about 18Gb or something like
> that. 8Gb maybe alright at the moment but a DVD is alot bigger and
> if games are to be stored on it then it will need to be bigger.
Mmmm... Does that mean Sony are going to make owing a HD with your PS2 pretty much essential? With some games comming out as download only?
Which would mean that current PS2 owners will have ended up paying 399 for their consoles...
And people who buy the console after the price cut to 200 quid... will still really be paying 300... making it the same price as the X-Box?
> Dont forget that Sony want to introduce downloading games instead of
> buying them. Thats why they will have the broadband internet. I
> agree that 40Gb is very large but Hard Disks are so cheap these days
> that large Hard Disks are actually better value than smaller ones. I
> know a friend who said that someone picked up 2 40Gb U-DMA100 for
> £100. That is 80Gb for £100. I think that a 40Gb is a
> sensiable size as the biggest DVD is about 18Gb or something like
> that. 8Gb maybe alright at the moment but a DVD is alot bigger and
> if games are to be stored on it then it will need to be bigger.
Mmmm... Does that mean Sony are going to make owing a HD with your PS2 pretty much essential? With some games comming out as download only?
Which would mean that current PS2 owners will have ended up paying 399 for their consoles...
And people who buy the console after the price cut to 200 quid... will still really be paying 300... making it the same price as the X-Box?
RedFaction wrote:
> yeh but if its 40gb will that mean it will be a really big pack i
> dont like the idea off it being a fat sister with x box
Theres a piccy of it on one of SR's banners I think? ...
> yeh but if its 40gb will that mean it will be a really big pack i
> dont like the idea off it being a fat sister with x box
Theres a piccy of it on one of SR's banners I think? ...
turbonutter wrote:
> Still, £100 for a 40 gig! Not bad!
Dont SR do pretty much the same deal with PC HD's?
> Still, £100 for a 40 gig! Not bad!
Dont SR do pretty much the same deal with PC HD's?
You've gotta remeber 2 things:
1) The main use for the Xbox Hard drive will be sp that the game can be copied directly onto the drive. Things can be accessed far faster from the HDD that the CD= almost no loading times!
2) The 8Gb drive is still HUGE! The PC I am using now has a 3 GB drive... and I ain't used half of it yet! Why anyone would ever need the 40Gb drive is beyond me! And considering the Xbox's one is standard it means that games can be made to use it... rather that on the PS2 where a majority of people won't have one, so games can't utilise it very much.
Sonic
1) The main use for the Xbox Hard drive will be sp that the game can be copied directly onto the drive. Things can be accessed far faster from the HDD that the CD= almost no loading times!
2) The 8Gb drive is still HUGE! The PC I am using now has a 3 GB drive... and I ain't used half of it yet! Why anyone would ever need the 40Gb drive is beyond me! And considering the Xbox's one is standard it means that games can be made to use it... rather that on the PS2 where a majority of people won't have one, so games can't utilise it very much.
Sonic
Dont forget that Sony want to introduce downloading games instead of buying them. Thats why they will have the broadband internet. I agree that 40Gb is very large but Hard Disks are so cheap these days that large Hard Disks are actually better value than smaller ones. I know a friend who said that someone picked up 2 40Gb U-DMA100 for £100. That is 80Gb for £100. I think that a 40Gb is a sensiable size as the biggest DVD is about 18Gb or something like that. 8Gb maybe alright at the moment but a DVD is alot bigger and if games are to be stored on it then it will need to be bigger.
8GB is enough then.
I've only got 6.4GB on my PC and that's enough to install loads of games on!
I've only got 6.4GB on my PC and that's enough to install loads of games on!
No... it is hard disk space. Just GB, not MB.
Your Honour wrote:
> turbonutter wrote:
> I think you mean 8GB, which is still pretty
> small. But then, 40GB is
> very large
I've only got a 20GB
> for my PC and there's still some room left.
Why does the PS2 need
> a 40GB hard drive if you dont even have to install software on
> it?
Who will fill up that space. Unless its for .mp3's, but they
> can be illegal.....
It's most likely Ram not hard disk space!
> turbonutter wrote:
> I think you mean 8GB, which is still pretty
> small. But then, 40GB is
> very large
I've only got a 20GB
> for my PC and there's still some room left.
Why does the PS2 need
> a 40GB hard drive if you dont even have to install software on
> it?
Who will fill up that space. Unless its for .mp3's, but they
> can be illegal.....
It's most likely Ram not hard disk space!
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