| LordTheNightKnight said: It's a shame Sony couldn't have designed the PS3 to just stream and load from the HDD, the way the Xbox apparently did, or better yet, used RAM, as the Wii, GC, and the new PSP do. Then you wouldn't need to install for load times. |
That doesn't make any sense at all.
The PS3 is far superior at streaming than any other console. It has a faster processor, faster RAM, and more available bandwidth. Streaming is exactly what the PS3 architecture was designed for.
@ MrMarc
Surely the Xbox and 360 are more responsible for bridging the gap between PC gaming and console gaming. For starters, they both use a directX variant and have processors (more) similar to those found in home computers. The similarity between Xbox and PC games is one of the reasons MS have had less success in Europe (where PC gaming is still popular).
Also, I don't understand your comment about RAM limiting the ability to stream in the background. The superior streaming capabilites of console CPUs and high system bandwidth are among the reasons consoles don't require as much RAM. If additional RAM is required, you should be able to use the HDD as a page file to act as (very slow) RAM.
That said, the install on DMC4 should definitely be optional.
