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greenmedic88 said:
I see two problems with this, followed by the obvious upsides. This really doesn't benefit the majority of the 360 user base which is the 20GB SKU, followed by the Arcade.
I guess this is why Microsoft just announced that the 60gb is phasing out the 20gb, eh?
13GB is about enough to hold 1-2 single disc games copied completely to HDD, running the unlikely assumption that the HDD has absolutely no demos, XBLA purchases, or Xbox Classic games installed.
Do you think this is an option aimed at 20gb users? No. Not every idea and option is designed for 20gb HDDs. XBL has so much stuff on it, most uers will tell you that 20gb has been inadequate for some time. Thats why the 120gb has been around for quite some time.
Downside #2 that everyone seems to be ignoring: it takes a considerable amount of time to do a complete disc image copy to HDD. We've already seen the volume of complaints regarding mandatory 8 minute installs on the PS3 from people that don't even own the system. A complete game image install takes a good 2x longer with no promises on how much better current games will actually perform, seeing as how none of them have been optimized for HDD playback.
And give installs about 2 weeks before we have a comprehensive index built by users to show off what games it's actually worth on. If spending 15-20 minutes downloading Mass Effect or Oblivion reduces load times considerably, and increases game performance, I don't think many will complain about the 15 minutes of downloading.
While it is practical for a game that will see heavy and constant use, this is not something the vast majority of users is going to do for every or even most games that they purchase, not even taking into account the HDD space limitations for those with libraries in the 10 games or more range for example.
We've been stating this since the announcement...
When it comes to multiple disc games, then it really becomes impractical. We have people delighted by the fact that they'll be able to do a complete game image install to HDD for FFXIII (in 2010), while overlooking the likelihood that the game will be published on anywhere from 4-6 DVD9s. You're looking at anywhere between a 30-50GB complete install. It won't fit on the current standard 20GB drive.
Again, thus why we have 60gb and 120gb HDDs.
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