XanderZane said:
The problem is there shouldn't be any installs at all. You should plug the game in and just play, like we have done with every other game console released. I never had to worry about install times on my PS1, PS2, Dreamcast, XBox, XBox 360, Gamecube, Wii, DS, PSP or Saturn. Installs are dumb. I enjoy my PS3, but I have to agree that installs and those long updates bring the enjoyment down. I got the latest update yesterday and it took about 10 mins to download and another 12 mins to install it. On the XBox 360, their updates take about 5 minutes to download and install total time. Sony needs to speak to the devs about mandatory installs. At least make it optional, that would be fair to the gamers. |
To my understanding Microsoft don't have nearly enough capacity to improve the 360 hardware through regular updates as Sony does , and Sony really takes advantage of that I believe , the 22 minutes wait is downside of that but entirely worth it in the end.
Waiting 10 minutes for 2+ hours of fun is by no means a game killer , you won't evem remeber the install half way in unless your really hate the PS3 . You can't compare this gen to last Gen , you probably never had to worry about inter bandwith ,download allowances , power usage , heat etc on the PS1,PS2,Dreamcast , Xbox ,PS2 , GC These things are to be expected as we progress through generations , anyone who doesn't like it should just stay in the last gen. The only reason the 360 doesn't have installs is because unlike the PS3 hardrive isn't the standard.
