NJ5 said:
I think the fail from Sony was to allow game developers to do mandatory installations. On a system which can have as low as 20 GB of hard drive space, this is a big inconvenience especially for those who aren't used to the PC way of doing things. This is acceptable on PCs, but consoles were traditionally expected to be a more immediate and simple experience (and judging from sales in this generation, that's still the case). So yeah, all in all I think Sony failed here. To be specific, they failed at providing the experience expected on a console.
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This is no more unacceptable than memory cards were in the Playstation 1 era versus cartridge saving. It's simply change.
During the PS1/N64 era, people learned to buy memory cards. If they didn't have enough space on one, they had to buy more. It wasn't a fail of the console manufacturers, it was just the way technology had progressed. Likewise, today if you don't have enough space you can buy another HDD and very easily swap it out.
People who are complaining are simply showing their unwillingness to change with the times. Just remember, that which does not change gets left behind.
