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Those Nintendo didi discs have come under heavy fire recently especially from those in the Sony camp and so I ask why?
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
The major fault is it's size, nothing compared to a DVD. But you'll never fill a DVD anyway and it will be a while until you fill an Optical Disc. 1.5GB isn't that low!
And anyway, as Optical Discs are cheap anyway (approx £35 the games will cost), then they can always have more than one. Another advantage of this format is its price much less than the DVD games which retail at about £45!
That of course isn't it, the Gamecube has virtually non-existent loading times and why? Yep you guessed it, the discs. As they are a shocking 8cm, the laser doesn't need tot ravel far to read the data and so some games have unnoticeable loading times, and those that do are very very short.
The size of the disc also helps in the console's size, it is tiny, about 10 CD's stacked up - go on try it. About the same size of my alarm clock it really is amazing but if the Discs were bigger, then the Console will need to be.
And finally, piracy! Ok, the discs may still get copied but it isn't as easy to do as the PS or Dreamcast. They are a completely new format for starters. Also, on the Optical Discs there are little holes that the discs require so the Gamecube can read them and, if a copied disc doesn't have them, then they cannot be used.
So Piracy, Price, Size and Loading are all things that will benefit Nintendo and are all thanks to the Disc and even though they are small in comparison to DVD's they are a very clever and wise move by the big N.
Dringo
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SULZEER wrote:
> Meka_Dragon you have won a game! Oh and I have won a film.
Oh! Cheers, thanks for letting me know! I'll check it out now!
> Meka_Dragon you have won a game! Oh and I have won a film.
Oh! Cheers, thanks for letting me know! I'll check it out now!
I thik the GC's CD's look cute :-D
Yes, very noce indeed! :-)
Are there any multiple disc games yet on the PS2?
There will be before too long if not.
Developers are always pushing boundaries, wanting more impressive FMV, and if they think that it's quite suitable to use 4 DVD's to display all they want to, then they will!
Are there any multiple disc games yet on the PS2?
There will be before too long if not.
Developers are always pushing boundaries, wanting more impressive FMV, and if they think that it's quite suitable to use 4 DVD's to display all they want to, then they will!
Meka_Dragon wrote:
> MULTIPLE DISC
I agree, Meka - it wan't a problem at all. But it *is* still noce not to have to do it! :-)
> MULTIPLE DISC
I agree, Meka - it wan't a problem at all. But it *is* still noce not to have to do it! :-)
Well it seems to me that load times won't really be a big factor then.
And if anyone has dared to say that DVDs have a larger capacity, so games on the Gamecube will be smaller could I just say MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC!
It wasn't a problem for the Playstation, with Final Fantasy 8 taking 4 discs.
It wasn't a problem with the Dreamcast with Shenmue taking 4 discs. (? 3 game + 1 extra, right?)
It won't be a problem for the Playstation 2.
It won't be a problem for the Gamecube.
Now go find something else to argue about.
And if anyone has dared to say that DVDs have a larger capacity, so games on the Gamecube will be smaller could I just say MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC, MULTIPLE DISC!
It wasn't a problem for the Playstation, with Final Fantasy 8 taking 4 discs.
It wasn't a problem with the Dreamcast with Shenmue taking 4 discs. (? 3 game + 1 extra, right?)
It won't be a problem for the Playstation 2.
It won't be a problem for the Gamecube.
Now go find something else to argue about.
erm...it's right though.
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