Impressions of the NXE from MTV Multiplayer

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thekitchensink said:

Designation	Sides	Layers (total)	Diameter	Capacity
(cm)	(GB)	(GiB)
DVD-1[12]	SS SL	1	1	8	1.46	1.36
DVD-2	SS DL	1	2	8	2.66	2.47
DVD-3	DS SL	2	2	8	2.92	2.72
DVD-4	DS DL	2	4	8	5.32	4.95
DVD-5	SS SL	1	1	12	4.70	4.37
DVD-9	SS DL	1	2	12	8.54	7.95
DVD-10	DS SL	2	2	12	9.40	8.74
DVD-14[13]	DS DL/SL	2	3	12	13.24	12.32
DVD-18	DS DL	2	4	12	17.08	15.90

 

From Wikipedia.

So a DVD-9 holds 8.54 gbs.  How come none of its' games use this much?  There is no way tha Microsoft has 2gbs of copy protection, especially with all the success pirates are having.

Also, what's with DVD-10, -14, and -18?  Never heard of them.  I take it the 360 isn't capable of utilizing them, or they're really expensive?

I'm not really sure, all i know is what has been posted on this site with links in the past and on beyond3d, and they list the 360 dual layer disc at about 6.8gb.