Microsoft - XBox games to hardrive

[Tun@]

Microsoft going to facilitate being able to load games to HDD with an upcoming update.
Kind of defeats the purpose as it sounds like you still need the disc in the drive to play tho
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/microsoft-details-other-360-improvements-including-hard-drive-g/

Also pics of the new Dash--kinda 8 year oldish imo
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/xbox-360s-overhauled-dashboard-the-gallery/

 

[BinaryJack]

oh come on - how can you not like the idea of a little you running around on xbox live???

 

[ToxicBunny]

I actually think that new dashboard looks pretty awesome

 

[Tun@]

Maybe its just the "community' one that looks like the Simms ..... rest look ok,have my media center showing my DVD's the same way.

With needing to have the disc in for HDD play ....couldn't they have just made some sort of one time verification of each Disc to prove you had it & therefore allow not having to use the disc each time one wants to play.....like enter no to verify a barcode entry off the game box or something!!!! .

 

[Dolby]

It'll decrease any load times, which is cool. I read the a GTA4 review saying the PS3 version is the better of the two, and one reason was it installing a large portion onto the HDD.

However - with 11GB free - what exactly can we install ... 2 or 3 games?

 

[Luke7777]

average 4gb per game, on a miserable 20Gb hdd, and 120gb costing an arm and a leg ......

 

[maestro_za]

Oi MS ... Sony giving you a hard time ...

It would make sense if it was a partial install. There isn't much space on the 20GB hard drives most of us have. Or must we import the 60GB HDD ...

DRM is a nasty thing man

 

[Luke7777]

Or they could allow us to install onto an EXTERNAL USB drive

 

[ToxicBunny]

Next thing to come with this new Fall update is 16:10 support.. W00t!

 

[maestro_za]

Next thing to come with this new Fall update is 16:10 support.. W00t!

That'll be cool! Thats only for those connecting Xbox's to LCD monitor's right?

I have a normal TV in my bedroom and a LCD TV in the TV room ... uhm ... maybe I should invest in a LCD & VGA cable for my PC ...

 

[doobiwan]

Well pretty close, they're updating the VGA driver to support higher Widescreen res's 1440x900 and 1680x1050.

As for the new dash I really like it, although they could have done more with the MiiToo's

I REALLY like the sound of Live PArty - 8 way cross game comms and media sharing.