Capcom: PS3 harddrive install worth it!

[MikeB]

twesterm said:

MikeB said:

"While the game is loading, you get to watch a really nifty series of screens that completely catch you up on the DMC4 backstory. Think of it as compressing the last three 'seasons' into a single info blast, accompanied by some fantastic DMC artwork."

"the PS3 version of the game has near-Super Nintendo speed load times. You'll be amazed how fast levels load, the virtually instantaneous transition from cut scenes to action and that you’re continuously playing the game, as opposed to staring at loading screens of a door opening every time you move from one room to the next."

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/02/05/capcom-dont-worry-the-5gb-devil-may-cry-install-is-worth-it

That's what they wrote but this is what I saw:

"We're showing you 20 minutes of concept art since it's better than looking at just a progress bar. Hey, most new PC games today do this already so why shouldn't we?"

"By sacrificing a mere 20 minutes you're going to see mere seconds taken off of load times that you won't notice anyways!"

I think that Capcom claims of loadtimes having been significantly reduced is probably correct. IMO game media reports have been below standards much of the time.

robably the game has to load more data later on in the game, some reports claimed little difference between the two versions. Maybe the differences are greater for the later parts, the reading speed of DVDs are dependent on the location of the disc being read, for dual layer DVD discs on a 360 drive that's 10.8 MB/s for the outer edges but slows down to 4.1 MB/s for the inner layers. So if true the PS3 version may well be the better version to get.