| akuma587 said: MS does allow for original Xbox games to be downloaded, but none of their larger games can be downloaded. I just don't see how what they are saying is possible unless they start posting their games online or get rid of their Draconian attitude towards "owning" your HDD. Discs are here to stay until each console has a 300 GB HDD and you can download any game you want directly off the PSN, XBLA, WiiWare (or future equivalents). |
this might be in 3 years when the next generation starts.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
akuma587 said:
So me having to delete and redownload 10+ Gig games is a psychological barrier? Maybe if I had a T3 connection, but I don't, so it is definitely more than a psychological barrier. This is why I am waiting for the Blu-Ray release of Siren: Blood Curse. Digital Distribution will be a solution 10 years from now, IF we have some serious investment in the bandwidth infrastructure in the U.S., which I frankly don't see happening unless you live in a heavily populated area. I know the city council in this town won't even allow fiber optic to be put in some parts of the town due to backroom deals with the local cable company. People have to remember that games are only going to get larger too, so we need a corresponding increase in bandwidth, not just a temporary one.
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Why would you have to delete the game in the first place?
If you're just complaining about the DL speeds then thats exactly why I pointed it out as the major obstacle, not sure why you brought it up like I had missed it. Even so, it only takes about 2 hours to download 10 GB of data for folks with 10Mbps connections and those are available in most areas already, hell I live in Nebraska and I'm on a 15Mbps connection.
The fact of the matter is that the initial download doesn't really matter much since if you really have to have a game you'll want it on day 1. In which case you'll just preload the game and you'll have it far faster and easier than you would waiting in line at the mall.
While I would have agreed last year that our net infrastructure was going nowhere fast there have been quite a few telecoms that have opened their eyes to the problem as of late. With other countries already up at average speeds of 45Mbps like Japan even if we catch up to that downloading a totally full dual-layer BR disc (~50GB) would only take about two and a half hours.
I don't know about you but a 2 hour download every time I'm silly enough to delete my games is more than worth it if I don't have to swap discs again, can never lose my games, and don't have to drive to the store to begin with.
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| To Each Man, Responsibility |
Digital distribution doesn't mean anyway that physical medias will diseappear.
Last I checked you could still find music CDs everywhere........
PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !
PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !
Good ol' gebx , can always rely for our daily intake of pro 360 / Anti PS3 info.
DirtyP2002 said:
this might be in 3 years when the next generation starts. |
300GB? no fucking way, give me 5000GB and i'll consider it. I dont want to replace my hdd all the time.
gebx said:
Bitterness? Ah, I think psychologist would call your statement "projecting"... As for the rest of the comments here, you should learn the difference between "WILL" and "IS" MS has already accepted this with XBO's unlike Sony who's yet to release any original PS games on the PSN. Does MS think that Digital already or is currently passing physical sales? of course not, so why sell something to the public that won't be needed for years? Ah Montana, I get it you're referring to the bitterness in this thread!! |
So which retail 360 game can I purchase on live exactly ?
Just wondering because I can purchase Warhawk and GT5P on the playstation store...
PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !
PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !
In terms of the number of games sold I wouldn't be that surprised to see digital distribution pass physical sales by the end of this generation ... For the cost of 1 disc based game an individual can buy 4 to 10 downloaded games from the Virtual Console, Wii Ware, XBox Live Arcade, or PSN.
I don't really see digital distribution becomming a popular way to distribute most games that would currently be released on disc for (about) a decade ...
The file size of games on disc is (probably) going to plateau at (about) 10 to 50 GB on average ... In 10 years a 4 to 8 terabyte hard-drive will not be that amazing and (most) people will have access to 100 Mb/s internet acces in most areas; downloading a game over a couple of hours (in particular if it is done in the background) isn't that bad and if you don't have to regularly delete games it shouldn't be an issue.
I like these assholes :
1/ digital distribution is the future : YES
Too bad, we are in the present !
2/ If Europe like PS3, it has nothing to do with HOME or others online feature !
Just look at Wii !
Full online gaming is the future : YES
Too bad, we are in the present and Wii is mainly an offline success.
Time to Work !
Yes it will in about 8 years when the next - gen starts but not right now, the internet isn't quite faster enough and the HDD's in the X360 aren't bigger enough anyway, they aren't even bigger enough in the PS3's.
End of 2014 Hardware Predictions (03/03/14)
PlayStation 4: 12-15million
Xbox One: 7-10 million
Wii U: 8-9 million (Changed 01/04/2014 from 7-9 --> 8-9 million)
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