id: Rage Not Cut Because of Xbox 360 Limits

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NiKKoM said:

Jordahn said:

NiKKoM said:

Jordahn said:
@ the original post. Here we go with the political correctness again (spin), and I wouldn't doubt that lawyers were involved as well...

 

Why can't 1up have spinned his words? It's not like the guy from iD has nothing to gain anything from calling his game gimped on all platforms because of the 360 when it's not out yet...

 

No one has denied this:

"id has previously stated that the Xbox 360 version of Rage will look worse than its PC and PS3 counterparts due to the limitations of the DVD medium. The studio had hoped to circumvent this by spreading the 360 release across three DVDs, though Microsoft's royalty rates apparently make anything beyond two discs financially impracticable."

So it would seems that if the 360 version were finalized on 3 DVD's, the 360 version would be on par with the PC and PS3 versions.  But because id had to go with 2 instead, the PC and PS3 versions had to be downgrade to accomodate equality with the 360 version.

Because we aren't talking about graphics... It's about gameplay... people are claiming that the xbox360 version the reason they will have a gimped game.. but iD is saying it isn't gimped anyway in gameplay.. they were forced to change their original design but it turned out to be the better decision, less loading times, more gameplay in the 2 open area's..  but some won't believe that.. See the Rage is gimped thread.. http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=42115&start=50

 

 

Just wanted to say I admire your ability to ignore the actual context of what he said and reason.  If having 2 wastelands so they can have one on each disk for 360 only isn't changing core design for a single platform I don't know what is.

 

The bottom line is that this really is the first game where it seems clear due to content the lack of HDD and smaller DVD storage is making itself felt vs PC or PS3 specifications.  That doesn't mean the game was 'gimped' but that does mean the 360 became the lowest specification that had to be catered for.

Also, you should look up 'well he would say that wouldn't he' with regard to why Id are taking pains to not make this sound negative.