John Carmack had a lot to say at this year’s QuakeCon. He almost talked for 90 mins without taking a break, but we know he can do that. However, he also revealed a lot of important information about Rage, and some things that flew past our head. Rage will take approximately 20GB + when installed on the Xbox 360. So, if you’re planning to get the game for the Xbox 360, better check your HDD space.

This is not the first time when an Xbox 360 game had such a ridiculous space requirement for installation. A few games come to mind, namely Final Fantasy XIII, Lost Odyssey, etc.

Carmack also revealed that the Blu Ray has worse latency than the DVD, at least on the PS3.  He said, “It’ll be nice when we don’t have that physical element we don’t have to be working around or scheduling around.”

It’s no secret that id is giving priority to the console versions and Carmack mentioned that they are treating the PC as a “muscular” console. He was also amazed at how far PC tech has come.

“I spend a lot of time smiling and being amazed at how much power we have in modern PC’s.”

You can check out Carmack’s Keynote below, and oh, keep a bottle of water with you, since it will take a while.

http://youtu.be/4zgYG-_ha28

yeah, because you totally have to do all 21-22 on the ps3 right?

thats why the title says 'when'

Not to mention that you still have to disk swap after the 21-22 GB install.

I don't know what is "ridiculous" here when we are talking about full game instalation :p

Does anyone actually install their games anyway? I mean what does it do except for apparently reducing load times? Personally I have never had a problem with load times with my 360 games.

should of been known now since its on 3 disks 6-7gbX3=18-21

i really would like if the ps3 let you install any game completely on the HDD

I install. As mentioned, it makes the 360 run quieter which is relevent when you are talking about old fats. Also, and probably more important if true, the idea of less moving parts operating (disc spinning) suggests less heat and chance for failure, not just the disc tray but overall. Seems logical and that's why I install. That's cool that you don't have a problem with load times but a lot of people preffer them to be as short as possible. I think those are all of the reasons to load.

Logic FTW!

wtf? Multiple discs for a FPS?