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crumas2 on 07 March 2008
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TheRealMafoo said:
crumas2 said:
Legend11 said:
It would make sense though for the 20gig Premium to replace the Arcade SKU. It's just too bad that there are 360s out there without a hard drive.

I wouldn't worry too much about lack of an HD on all models if I were a software publisher. If a 360 Arcade owner really wants a particular game that requires a hard drive, it can be added. It's not like the low-end PS3s that were missing wireless but it couldn't be added, missing BC hardware that couldn't be added, etc.


The problem here is MS policy. Before a game can get the stamp of approval from MS, it has to work on all 360's. It's not up to the publisher to determine if they want to require a hard drive or not. At the moment, they have to assume no hard drive.

MS could change this policy, but currently they have not.


This isn't entirely true.  Burnout Paradise and Crackdown both require a hard drive for online play, and Final Fantasy XI requires a hard drive.  So MS *can* be flexible if a developer says the game can't be developed for the system without a hard drive, but most developers try to code around it because they want to hit the largest possible audience.  But as with the games just mentioned, the developers felt that potential buyers affected by the hard drive requirement could buy a drive if they really wanted those features.

Yes, it's not as good as having the device on all boxes as a standard, but the drive *can* be added if the user really wants the game.  I think we'll see future games requiring a hard drive on the 360 as the developers begin to exhaust what can be done without one.

I just wish MS would sell a hard drive for a reasonable price.