Mendon Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Just curious what other PS3 owners think about having to "install" so many of the new game releases? I picked up Hot Shot's Golf this week and had to perform a 5gb install before playing. Then I received Lost Planet from GameFly yesterday and had to do another lengthy 5gb install in order to play the game. I've also had to install a couple other previous games I've purchased/rented in the past and from what I've read, several more upcoming releases will require installs also. I understand the reason for the installs... Blu-ray drive speed is slower than regular DVD drive, so installing some game files speeds up loading.... and overall its not that a big a hassle to install the games. But I have to wonder about those users with 20gb and 40gb systems.... if after downloading a few themes, some demo's, some game add-on's, some PS Store games, some video's, and maybe storing a few songs.... will these owners be constantly installing - deleting files and games in order to have room to play GTA4, Haze, Resistence2, etc on their systems? Since I rent a lot of games from GameFly, it becomes a little bit annoying to have to do these 15min installs, play the game for an hour or so, then delete the file and install the next rental. So for myself, I think I would prefer the OPTION of either installing for faster loading or playing off the disk. Anyway, just curious what others think about having to install new release games on their system. Does it annoy you at all... no hassle at all.... ?? Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricDeLee Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I haven't had to install anything in order to play a game yet. Nothing that I recall Not too concerned with it now, but in the future I may be as I only have a 40GB system. I'll have to check how much room I have right now. I can see it being a pain if you are using gamefly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdog_147 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 The installs are okay I guess. I'd rather not have them, but if it's required well there is nothing you can do about it right? I plan to mostly rent the games so If I really need to make room I can always delete the old game installs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 That sounds a bit messed up even if you have an 80gb hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Do you still have to insert the disc after the install? I wouldn't mind a small install of maybe 500meg or something, but 5 gig seems a bit high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Do you still have to insert the disc after the install? I wouldn't mind a small install of maybe 500meg or something, but 5 gig seems a bit high. Yep, you still need the disk. The installation of files is supposed to simply speed up the load times of games, nothing more. I don't know about anyone else, but for me the process of installing the game files take quite a bit of time, anywhere from 10 to 20min. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I dunno about installing game data, but I hate downloading and installing system updates and PS Store games. What is Sony using.. T1 lines? Jesus, if you kick off some downloads, you best go get some lunch or maybe paint the hallway because you'll have a lot of time to kill....and then after it's downloaded, you get to install it! WOOOT! I guess I've just been spoiled. Makes me wonder though how they are ever going to pull off offering full length movies this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I dunno about installing game data, but I hate downloading and installing system updates and PS Store games. What is Sony using.. T1 lines? Jesus, if you kick off some downloads, you best go get some lunch or maybe paint the hallway because you'll have a lot of time to kill....and then after it's downloaded, you get to install it! WOOOT! I guess I've just been spoiled. Makes me wonder though how they are ever going to pull off offering full length movies this year. Yeah that Mortal Kombat 2 download took like 3 years to get?Sheesh,I mean I coulda had grandkids by then I think we should call it the PC3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I've got Ridge Racer 7 installed. It's supposed to make it load quicker but I've tried it with and without a HD install and I can't see any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VW Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I did the install for Ninja Gaiden Sigma (it was optional) and I was very happy with the quicker loading times, definitely worth it. I do think installs should be optional though for those with smaller hard drives. I guess it's a good thing that the PS3's hard drive can be easily swapped out for a bigger one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I think it's quite annoying, personally. I prefer the way downloads are handled on the XBOX 360, and I'm not sure why things are different on PSN. If the content is compressed, what's the point when we're already grabbing hundreds of MB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 A small article on Kotaku appeared today that gives a couple reasons for the mandatory installs. The article can be found HERE. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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