What will USB 3.0 mean for gaming...

[NJ5]

vlad321 said:

NJ5 said:

vlad321 said:
I've been sayinig this for months now. Flash is the next REAL distribution medium, not DVD 1.5, ....errrr Blu-Ray. I'm predicting that by 2015 we'll be using SSD Hard Drives and people will be able to use the full capability of the 4.8 gig data transfer speed. The only reason it will be 2015 is because the drives are still too expensive to replace the old tech, but just give it time.

Since you mention a SSD, I presume you're talking about downloadable titles?

 

 

Well not just the download titles. If they start releasing the titles on flash memory as well, then you'd get the optimum read/write speeds, currently your USB stick is limited by your HDD speed. Now if both are flash and connect using USB 3.0 you can get the full benefit of the 4.8 gigs a second. Imagine ho fast it will be to install games or boot up Windows! The other part is that devs will really start being able to just read from the USB itself, without having to install anything.

I'm still not convinced that it will be cost effective to distribute games on flash (or even ROM) by the time the next generation comes. Perhaps for small games, but not for 10+ GB games.