I've never seen the problem with disc swapping.  I just have a slight problem with developers stuffing games full of pre-rendered FMVs that is often the cause for multiple discs.

Disc swapping is not a problem for me or you. But it is a problem for developers needing to figure out how to design the game around the size limitations. The game has to be split up, and quite a lot of data needs to be repeated on each disk further limiting what part of the disk can be used for new content.

To make it all fit you get heavier compression on fmv, compressed sound, fewer language tracks, no extras such as storyboards and making of videos like we used to get with games. If you're just pressing one disk, you can add all you want until it's full for no extra cost, hence the extras with uncharted and ratchet and clank for example. I think it's more fun to unlock a making of video after completing the game then to get an achievement or trophy.

But it's not all bad, all the more reason to keep some content out and sell it as dlc later.

Personally I hate disc swapping for blu-ray movies. I never watch any extras if they're on a separate disk. Not because of the effort of swapping, but they always make you watch all the warnings and other crap again before you are even allowed to get to the menu. Just be glad games are not that annoying (yet)

It never was.

I'd rather install a game on a hard drive to allow for less wear and tear on the optical disc drive.  And then I have the luxury of not having to swap discs while the game potentially runs smoother.  Besides, no one is going to make me sit and wait to have a game installed.  I'll have it installed earlier while doing something else before play.  Why do some selectively forget this, go figure.

Since when does installing take hours? :O

By the way, games like Final Fantasy XIII and God of War III come in dual layered Blu-Ray Discs and they don't require any installs... and God of War III doesn't even have any loading times...

Will L.A Noire require an install even though it comes in just a single layered BD? and will it take hours to complete that mandatory install if there's any?

Hahahahahahahahahahhaha! It doesn't take hours to install any game dude, what are you babbling about?! You are just absolutely wrong man! I think the maximum time I have spent installing a game was about 15 minutes, and those are the rare and LONG occassions. Lots of games dont even need an installation, and many that do take a few minutes only.

Also, just cause LA Noire is on 3 discs does not mean it is 3 times longer than Red Dead Redemption that came on 1 disc. The developers explained that the technology they used to capture all the facial animations take a huge amount of space and was the primary reason that pushed it to 3 discs. So you are basically playing a game of the same length as RDR or shorter,but having to swap out the disc a couple times during gameplay. No, it isn't a bid deal, you are right there at least, but it certainly is less convenient, and can pull you out of the immersion. But don't get me wrong, I certainly prefer my blu-ray fidelity far more than dvd. 

Anyway, don't get too upset over it, people with PS3s will enjoy its benefits and people with 360's will enjoy that machine's benefits, and both crowds will gloat about their respective benefits, cause that's just how gamers roll these days. But to open a thread on this subject, jeeze man!

Like make a sandwich?

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/160128/capcom-on-devil-may-cry-4-ps3-install-time-go-make-a-sandwich/

The PS3 has a 2x CLV BD.  It reads dual-layer discs at the same speed.  The issue with developers requiring installs is because of seek times I believe.  Developers can either duplicate assets on the disc multiple times to make streaming data quicker or have a mandatory install.

Sounds like a plan to me. 

dude, people get annoyed when they have to get up because nature calls so why wouldnt they be annoyed if their forced to get up to change disks??