L.A. Noire was once a six disc game

OXM UK: L.A. Noire on Xbox 360 covers a whopping three game discs, but according to Team Bondi writer and director Brendan McNamara, the count could have been "four or five or six".

[Prcko]

cool,
now bring news about gta5

[BeastlyRig]

Rockstar didn't make this game!

It's a developer named Team Bondi

Rockstar are just publishers who brand everything and take credit for it..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Pumbli]

Who do you think financed this project? Team Blondi themselves?

Rockstar has every right to put their logo on the game. Besides, every other publisher does it, why are you dissing Rockstar for it?

[LolololRumz]

The link you just posted lists both Rocktstar and Bondi as developers...

[PhantomT1412]

Besides, Team Bondi's CEO himself stated that R* helped them during the development with people and advices.

http://www.1up.com/previews...

[RowSand]

but dan houser and sam houser involved in this game just like rdr, the brother who made all gta series

[theonlylolking]

Team Bondi pwns rockstar then.

[guitarded77]

@ Pumbli
Originally Sony financed the project when it was supposed to be a PS3 exclusive... that's how Agent came about.

[Lifendz]

Okay, so the lack of blu-ray held Team Bondi back. Semantics guy. Point remains: we lost material so a 360 version wouldn't be a six disc game.

[MaxXAttaxX]

It's says right in your link "Developer(s) Team Bondi AND Rockstar Games.

[lil Titan]

lol 5 people disagreed that "I love my PS3" only n4g i swear

[pepsilover_2007]

lol see what happens when i say i love my wii XD lmao, people on here are really pathatic

[jc48573]

yea, so PATHATICA

[Lirky]

I think it wouldnt of been a problem depending on how if a game is linear and just keeps the person doing the objectives and it ends and dont allow you to free roam at the end then having 4-8 discs isnt a problem.

[iamnsuperman]

Agree just more of a inconvenience but nothing that bad. Lets just hope for 360 users GTA5 isn't like this but for this game not too bad

[MariaHelFutura]

8 discs is a problem. Lost Oddessy was 4 and that was alot, I couldn`t imagine having 8.

[Perjoss]

Once you install the discs its no problem as the load times are faster. In Lost Odyssey you only had to chance discs every 20 to 25 hours, for this to be a problem you need to be the ruler of planet Lazy.

[xPhearR3dx]

You can free roam at the end. Just quit your game, select cases from the main menu and select Streets of L.A. You're free to roam L.A looking for collectables as well as doing side missions.

[aaabbbccc4324]

@xPhearR3dx how big is the city compared to liberty city? are there parks with lots of trees?
can you free roam while not doing missions?and how many buidings can you enter?can you talk to random pedestrians?

[dirigiblebill]

Apparently you only have to swap discs twice in the whole campaign...

[TheStonedSheep]

Yes but that is after a MASSIVE install.

[guigsy]

Right but installing ANY game on the 360 is entirely optional.

[TheStonedSheep]

But with L.A. Noire the way they optimised it to fit on three discs means that unless installed it'll have awful loading times.

[Eamon]

Really? I don't think I've heard of that anywhere unless you've already tried the game, right?

[TheStonedSheep]

"For those who are looking for a smooth experience on the Xbox 360 version of L.A. Noire, installing the game’s data is the way to go. Installing all three discs will take up to 20GB of space as each of the discs are at 6.6GB. Following the successful data installation, players can notice that the game loads faster, lessen the in-game graphics pop-up and the screen tearing."

http://www.justpushstart.co...

[Eamon]

Yeah it loads faster but that doesn't say it was slow to begin with.

I always install my games on my xbox because it reduces the duration to like 1-2 seconds.

[xPhearR3dx]

That description fits almost every Xbox 360 game. Anytime you install a game to 360 it increases load times and the performance is better because you're running the game from your HDD instead of from the disc. Without installing L.A Noire the game still runs just fine. It's not like you NEED to install it or the experience will be crap or anything.

[Dorwrath]

@TheStonedSheep

The same applies to every 360 game. They run better, load faster when installed to the HDD.

The game runs just fine from the disk, it's just better to install it to the HDD. Also better for your console too.

The only exception to this was Halo 3 because when you installed Halo 3 it would slow down Multiplayer load times.

[NoobJobz]

Massive install? Are you joking? The first disc took about 3 minutes to install. Massive indeed.

[xPhearR3dx]

I've completed all the Patrol and Traffic cases and I'm on the first Vice case while still being on the first disc. Played for about 6 hours or so tonight. If the other 2 disc are as long as this one is so far, disc swapping will feel almost none existent.

EDIT: @TheStonedSheep Wrong. You don't need to install anything to play L.A Noire on 360. Just pop the first disc in and play. You only install if you want to, it's not mandatory.

[cyborg6971]

Tell me how non existent it is during the disc exchange.

[Peaceful_Jelly]

So basically they are subtly confirming that the game was gimped?

[sayonara89]

Yep.

[jessupj]

And they'll recoup the the time 'wasted' on the cut content by selling it as DLC. Thank you microsoft.

[blumatt]

Yeah, sadly, I think that might be true. I think they should have kept it 6 discs, so that no content was cut. Basically, it sounds like the game originally filled the entire bluray disc, which would equal around 5-6 DVD's. Then, it went multiplat, and they didn't want to have to pay the fees for the extra DVDs on the 360 version, so they cut content, which will later be given as dlc. It sucks.

[No Way]

"We're pretty pleased that we got it down to that in the end,"
he went on, attributing the feat to "miraculous compression".

Can you people not read? Read the article before you go start posting dumb shit.
They cut two cases out, do you really think two cases would span 3 discs? Hell no.
Games, just like movies, cut content out of their games all the time. It's not new.

[Colmshan1990]

They cut two desks, not two cases.
As in, the Vice or Homicide desks.
That's a hell of a lot more than two cases.

[rob6021]

They should just gimp the game on the 360, and keep the PS3 with the original vision, then charge less for the 360 one. MS didn't let Rage go onto even 3 disks like ID wanted; so this isn't the first time.

[Mikeyy]

Thats unbelievable, that a Console manufacturer would have the right, to tell a Developer how many discs they may utilize for their game.

Microsoft is holding the industry back.

[dirigiblebill]

I wonder if we'll see actual boxed standalone expansions for this game, a la Ballad of Gay Tony, The Lost & Damned, etc.

[Lirky]

Lol that'll even be more Discs for 360 users i think it should stay digital Dlcs instead of disc dlcs.

[Thrungus]

That's a lot of discs!

[Calvin_ISA]

"I'll have a pound of nuts"

[starcrafter]

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[NiKK_419]

Lol great movie. Damn, now I gotta go watch it again

[madara0sama]

"First, a joke. What do you get when you cross an owl with a bungee cord?"
....
"My ass. Nyah, haha, haha, haha, ENOUGH."

[NoobJobz]

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Shirt Rippah!

I'm a man too you know! I go Peepee standing up!

I'm bleeding, making me the victor.

[Mikeyy]

@Calvin_ISA

"THATS A LOT OF NUTS!"

The chosen one looks at the man oddly.

[Cloudberry]

.
6 disc??? o_o

[Optical_Matrix]

Oh wow...FFXIII all over again

[Zir0]

Lots of sound and cut scenes will do that.

[PatchowPietro]

Thanks Xbox! Fuck more good games up! And i bet the sales are crap on Xbox because it doesn't have Call Of Duty in the title!

[guigsy]

Actually I still think it will sell more on the 360, most multiplatform titles do.

[DigitalRaptor]

C'mon now that just isn't true. It's one of those things that used to happen, but not so much anymore. And usually it's so close it's not worth mentioning.

The only games that really sell more on 360 are shooters and if any game is gonna sell more on 360 it'll be in the US/UK, but nowhere else.

[JamieLeeC93]

Anyone that has both consoles will without doubt get this game for the PS3. Unless they're just full on retarded.

[Eamon]

How about playing the game first before complaining.
So they took out some missions for DLC. If it's another Rockstar length game which is between 20-30 hours long then what's the issue?

[blumatt]

So, it's okay for them to remove content that was originally gonna be FREE and make it paid dlc?? That's alright, huh? That's fine with you? You don't mind giving them money that originally you wouldn't have had to give them? The fact remains that had it remained exclusive, all the content would have remained intact, on the disc, and on ONE disc at that.

Removing content to sell later as dlc is very bad for us gamers, plain and simple. Now, if they release it later and it's FREE dlc, then that's another story. That would be more understandable. (But I'd still rather have it ALL on the disc, on one disc as well.)

[YogiBear]

@ blumatt

It wouldn't have been free. You would pay $60 for it.

[Valkyre]

Thank you Microsoft for chopping up another game!

And before someone posts something retarded, remember that MS forces every developer that makes a game more than 2 discs to pay royalty fees for every extra disc...

So thanks MS! :D

[Kurisu]

In reality, it's not Microsoft that "chopped up" this game. Remember, this game was originally a PS3 exclusive until the developers changed their mind and decided to go multi-platform. They knew that the project would be ambitious, they knew the game would span multiple DVD's, they knew they would have to pay royalty fees, yet they decided to make a version for both consoles anyway.

[Eamon]

To be honest, it's not MS's fault because they released 360 in 2005, almost 6 years ago, a year before HD DVD and Blu-ray came out so it's not like they can do anything about it.

[thetorontokid]

They released there next gen system early, killing the original xbox prematurely, which at the time was the most capable console on the market. Screwing over the consumer three fold by realeasing faulty hardware, with one of the greatest hardware failure rates in history (my launch 360 rrd after two weeks), and no next gen drive, or standard harddrive! Also double AA battery controller,.... C'mon

[LCF]

Even with HD-DVD fail, developers would still have 35 gigs to work with instead of 7 gigs if microsoft used HD-DVD for disc based games.

[Lirky]

having multi disc , really can be a problem if ppl really see what the main problem would be :

If 1 of the discs gets scratched badly then u cant do multiple play thrus lol.

[Hanif-876]

Bluray discs can't be scratched easily, it most likely has to be intentional. Thats also another reason why i buy most of my games on the PS3 because after years of having them they're still gonna be like new :-)

[hmmmm]

@Lirky

I'm sorry but your comment is a little stupid..

If 1 disk of a multidisk game gets scratched to the point its unplayable then yes you cannot play that part of the game anymore. But if the 1 disk for a single disk game gets scratched the entire game is now unplayable....

Just to clarify, im not saying multidisk games are better, as they are not, i'm just saying your comment is kinda pointless..

[MasterCornholio]

Before you claim that content was cut out.

"We're pretty pleased that we got it down to that in the end," he went on, attributing the feat to "miraculous compression".

I think thats proof enough on how they got it down to 3 disks. Now all you can argue is whether they did a good job compressing it or a bad one (like FF13 on the 360)

PS: Now that i think about it. The reason why i believe that the game is so big is not because of the graphics but its the audio. I haven't played it myself but i read that theres a lot of voice work in it.

@Valkyre

The devs never claimed that they had to cut content out due to disk space so i believe you are wrong with that. If anything the PS3 version has better sound due to uncompressed audio. Anyways the only dev that i read about that had to cut things out of games because of the space that DVD9 has is Squareenix ( http://playstationlifestyle...

[jessupj]

"Last week, McNamara revealed that "two full desks" or mission sets had been cut from L.A. Noire during development, and might be published separately as downloadable content."

Someone didn't read the article...

[BrianG]

Lol, nice one

Also the majority if not all devs will say they are happy with what they got in the end. Why would they say otherwise?

[jetlian]

"It took a lot of effort to get down to three discs - I think we were on four or five or six at one point - and to get it onto one Blu-ray [for the PS3 version].

"We're pretty pleased that we got it down to that in the end," he went on, attributing the feat to "miraculous compression

its not miraculous if they straight up cut it. R* HAD 2 DESK READY FROM JUMP

[kickerz]

But they didn't say they cut those levels out because of disk space. Maybe they just want to make more money on dlc. Just saying. When producing movies they sometime scrap scenes for a number of reasons too.. All I'm sayin is stop blameing Microsoft dammmit. :) so many haters here. I wana challange you all in the octagon.

[Sprudling]

There is no such thing as "miraculous compression". It's just PR talk. Content was cut, I can guarantee it.

[rob6021]

I think you're right, the compression methods available today are mostly the same ones available 5 years or more ago.

[PoulCast]

So, can we get a reason it was cut down? Due to consoles, once again making things worse?

[sayonara89]

"Console" - 360 with ancient disc format. More discs - bigger cost for publisher, that's why content was cut from the game.

[PoulCast]

More discs are the least of worries for a publisher. Openly telling, that a game sucks balls because they compressed it due to lack of modern technology on their lead platform, just shows what a patethic situation console "gaming" has become.

If it isn't ancient technology, it's worldwide platform breakdown and identity theft.

[dragon82]

The PS3 was the lead platform. Not the 360. The reason the disc format is a problem is because Microsoft charges a royalty fee for each "extra disc" after the third disc. It's for this reason, they compressed the shit out of it to get it to fit on three discs.

[rob6021]

Yea, I don't like MS's dirty little policy that makes devs not even think about going large - Only because if they do it makes MS look bad. Kudos to Rockstar for pushing Noire onto 3 disks - and not being as intimidated by MS. I don't see how 4 disks would have been a problem. 5 is the point where you realize that it's not worth it anymore.

[Tigerfist]

The game wasn't cut down and the game isn't exactly shit either. They are simply saying they had to compress alot in order to tone down the number of discs.

One could do well without the usual console wars bullshit on every topic.

[retrofly]

Wish more people on N4G would leave consoles wars out of this. If anything "insert console name" fanboys just drag the whole of gaming down with them.

If we all just stuck together as gamers and worked with eachother it would only be a benifit to the gaming community and games as a whole.

[Vega75]

I'm still getting the 360 version. Would care if it was 10 disks

[White-Sharingan]

I highly doubt you have a PS3, like you stated a couple of comments below, especially taking comments like these into consideration. You're just a fanboy who cant admit that DVDs are so last gen.

[No Way]

I'm getting it on the x360, even though I own a PS3.. oh no, sue me. -.-
The DVD's are of no worry to me, at all. Big deal, I gotta put a disc in!
Oh the tragedy! .. I'm getting it on x360 cause of cross-game chat. Yup.

[Snakefist30]

@No Way

I also have both ps3 and 360 but I will buy the game on my ps3 cause it has better graphics and performance than 360 and not for that stupid cross game chat!

[Aarix]

I'm getting the xbox version over the ps3 version because I need the achievements

[White-Sharingan]

"I'm getting it on x360 cause of cross-game chat."

Yeah, tell me how that works out on a game that the main feature is listening to the people and observing their facial expression, fail. That works on online games and shooters, not this game.

[JamieLeeC93]

What the fuck is wrong with you? Unless you don't own a PS3?

[HINDERIZATION]

If you own a 360 and PS3, GET THE DAMN PS3 VERSION AND STOP BEING IN DENIAL... DvD format discs scratch easily if not taken care of. Blu-ray does not so you wont have to worry about getting another copy of your damn game... Use common sense people!

[Aarix]

Maybe cause he doesnt hath to. God damn you Fanboys are nuts. Who are you to say which version someone should choose. It's all the same game.

[Darth Stewie]

Damn this confirms some of the DLC should have been part of the game but instead since they could not fit it for the 360 PS3 users will have to buy them just like 360 users just because of DVD limitations. On a side note if L.A. Noire took this much space imagine how much space GTA V will need.

[MasterCornholio]

They could always release it for free. Valve does it with portal 2

http://www.ps3attitude.com/...

[rob6021]

GTAV is a big question mark, I wonder how they're going to do it on the 360, if at all. My best guess is a 16gb thumb drive to go with the game..

[retrofly]

Woah, I thinkpeople have to realise that the game was chopped and ported to the Xbox so that Rockstar/Bondi could make more money.

Blaming microsoft/xbox becuase of a gimped game, when really they should point the finger at the devs.

As usual PS3 fanboys will use anything to have a go at the Xbox.

I have both consoles but will still get it on the xbox, I'm not fussed by installs/disc swapping, it sound slike 1 disc will play longer than the entire portal 2 single player anyway.

Bondi could have decided to keep the game exsclusive and have more content, in the end they decided to make more money, which is fine by me, the less money devs make the less they can spend on new and future games.

[YogiBear]

Don't hurt yourself swapping disks.

[retrofly]

Its the same process as putting any other disc.

Do you have trouble putting discs yourself?

I can't say I've ever injured myself inserting a CD, are you like retarded or something?

[YogiBear]

Sorry if my humor went over your head. But Im sure you get a lot of apologies in that regard.

[JamieLeeC93]

Your reply to yogibear was just retarded.

[retrofly]

How about this one?

[AntiHeroComplex]

"Blaming microsoft/xbox becuase of a gimped game, when really they should point the finger at the devs.

As usual PS3 fanboys will use anything to have a go at the Xbox. "

Take your thumb out of your ass xbot. You think its Team Bondi's fault MS charges royalties for extra discs?

MS released inferior console.
MS charges for extra discs.

Dev did not want to get ripped off by MS for giving more discs and a better game to xbox users. doesnt sound very right you know?

Take off your green cheerleader undies and start thinking.

[Chocoboh]

If you own both consoles why would you buy the gimped version - the Xbox360 one? I can understand if you buy heavy online multiplatform games for the Xbox360 but cmon. Really? I really doubt you have a PS3. Just a fake deluded troll

[TheTruth89]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[Noctis106]

"Was once a 6-disc Xbox360 game" => But never was even a 2-disc PS3 game.

[PSjesus]

Hope MS well ditch DVD (technology)in X720

[Aarix]

Or have dvd10 with 100gb space.

[MeNoRasta]

When MS releases their new format i think around e3 time thats when it will get a little better.

[Da_Evil_Monkey]

This is ridiculous! Just because of the the media storage limitations of one of the platforms they cut content from the game? Not only that, but due to Microsoft only allowing limited free content to be given as DLC, we will likely have to pay later for this cut content. I am sick of the need for games to be 'equal' on both consoles this generation; if one of the consoles limits the developers decisions: tough. Cut the content from that platform only, don't disadvantage those who are on the platform capable of delivering the content.

The Developers (most likely Rockstar as publisher) are the ones to blame here. They should release the game with all content on disc for PS3; and either release a (FREE) DLC straight after release for Xbox, or use even more discs. By cutting content from their game they are just trying to rip off customers: on both platforms. Just like they are also doing with different pre-order 'bonuses' (content cut from the game). L.A. Noire looks to be an awesome game, it's a shame that they are doing this.

note - this is assuming that they will release the content as DLC and it will be paid DLC :D

[Vega75]

To bad it's not on pc but I guess I'll get the 360 version, I don't mind the 3 disk. Plus after the BS with psn I will never again give Sony my money or trust them with anything ever again. I don't even want twisted metal which was a game I really wanted for my ps3.

[ndl1531]

sux for u buddy ur gonna miss out

[White-Sharingan]

Yeah!. Lets stop supporting sony for something that wasnt their fault! and fuck them for trying to give us free full games to choose, free rentals and a month of ps+, those bastards!!!

[Mmmkay]

after the bullshit with xbox live christmas 2007, 2008, and 2009 I don't trust Microsoft anymore...

[No Way]

Lmao, dude .. that was a poor attempt at a comeback. Mmmkay?

[InspectorG]

Mmm might wait until a GOTY edition comes out with all DLC included - especially since prices in Aus are still insane not to mention the added cost of DLC

[Convas]

I don't get why the idiots in here are saying the 360 is responsible for gimping L.A. Noire. YOU ARE FOOLS.

Sony is the one who walked from this project. Had they not, L.A. Noire would've been a HUGE PS3 exclusive that filled the entire disc.

[KeiserSosay4788]

Half-life 2 PC was 5 discs. Does that mean the console versions were better?

[JOHN_DOH]

I think it was 5 cds but you have to install the game anyway so it doesn't really matter. btw I lost some of my disks when i tried to reinstall hl2 but it was ok because I was able to just download from steam.

[Hashashin]

Pc works differently. You install using your disc/discs and use 1 disc to play the full game without swapping ever again. On a console you are constantly switching back and forth.

[thetorontokid]

No matter how you try justify it swapping discs sucks!

[retrofly]

I dont think anyones trying to justify it, just saying its not really an issue, the only people making a big deal about it are PS3 owners, not heard one Xbox user complain about having to swap discs.

[thetorontokid]

"To be honest, it's not MS's fault because they released 360 in 2005, almost 6 years ago, a year before HD DVD and Blu-ray came out so it's not like they can do anything about it." sounds like justifying to me.

Everytime that message pops up on your screen that's makes you get up off your couch/sofa and do that last gen ritual of changing discs. Ps3 owners don't, so 360 are the ones that should be complaining. Ps3 owners are just pissed about the possibility of getting a watered down game because developers have issues with data management.

Ps3 owners can complain about mandatory installes, but aleast it gives us enough time to make a sandwich ;) wink, wink

[lh_swe]

Ok I own all consoles and a gaming PC...I hate disc swapping, good enough?
I am not going to lie, it doesn't completely ruin a game experience but it sure as s*** isn't fun.

[rmedtx]

3 disks for a game? that's primitive. MS shame on you for not integrating HD-DVD to the 360.

[pip77]

Exactly. If MS had the HD-DVD in the 360, regardless of Blu-Ray winning the movie format, then the 360 and PS3 could've really had a graphics war. Competition = Good business

[NinjaSp33d]

I wouldn't mind if the game came with 10 disks i still buy it

[C0MPUT3R]

So many games have been gimped. People don't even realize :(

[Mmmkay]

I remember having to swap discs on Monkey Island on the Amiga 500. But that was about 20 years ago, and 720k floppys...

[zackacloud]

It like when someone say that the new COD have the same look

[artsaber]

That the content actually resides on the PS3 version Bluray disc, and we will be sold the infamous 700kb "unlock code" to release content on the discs we already own. I personally hate that sorta thing, but in this case it will use less hdd space. I believe PS3 users should get the content for free as intended since it is not our discs the content couldn't fit on. Make 360 users pay for their inferior disc format, not us.

[AdrianHD]

You make it sound as if the consumers are the company. So just because someone bought a 360, that means they should pay extra for content? Cool story, bro.

[bestofthebest]

As much as I wanted to have this for my 360 all the hate for the 360 version has made me buy it for ps3. Only reason I really wanted it for 360 is cause I like getting the achievements and bought all previous rockstar games on it but I just can't do it 360 sorry I even lost out on my
pre-order dlc from amazon(broderick suit no biggie} and $15 credit.I rather have the superior version.

Update: Just got back from target ps3 version is here no preorder bonus thou :(

[OC_MurphysLaw]

You really must have thought those minor issues were a big deal to give up a $15 credit.

[bestofthebest]

This doesn't seem minor to me

exclusive content
1 disc
original version not a port
runs and looks better

I made a mistake and paid for it by losing my pre order bonus but at the end of the day I'm happy I got the best version and that all that matters to me.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

@bestofthebest...
the exclusive content is the only thing I find compelling for the PS3 version. I wish we knew more about just what it is, how long a mission, etc...

That all said, I respect your decision to swap over. Like I said, $15 credit is a lot to give up. I get you aren't broke, but lets be real...everyone can use a $15 credit. :) I am glad you got the version you wanted...sorry you missed out on any pre-order bonuses

[lazertroy]

Like I say everytime I hope GTAV is a PS3 exclusive.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

like I say everytime... FAT CHANCE

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I could give a rats ass about how many discs the game was... people bitching the 360 is holding the game back... how? It was lead developed on the PS3, they never said they cut any content... merely did major compression on the 360 version. The PS3 again was lead sku so there can't be any fanboy bitching about the PS3 getting the raw end of the stick.

All this means is that the 360 version probably will suffer (as its been noted) on some textures & pop-in here and there due to the high level of compression used.

As for disc swapping... its basically 2 disc changes when playing off the discs in the course of the game so that is hardly something to get all pissy for. And what is not known (at least I have not seen this confirmned one way or another officially) is if the game will allow you to play off the 1st disc if you install all 3 on the 360 version.

[Hashashin]

Go read the article again, this time with your reading glasses Nancy, they specifically said they cut 2 desks so they could make the fit, and would release it later as dlc. DLC which people would have to PAY for which originally was supposed to be free.

[OC_MurphysLaw]

@Hashashin while I get how you jumped to the conclussion that it was cut to make it fit... please tell me where he said that?

"Last week, McNamara revealed that "two full desks" or mission sets had been cut from L.A. Noire during development, and might be published separately as downloadable content."

Given publishers including Rockstar are big on DLC did you ever think they may have cut it on purpose regardless of game size as they knew it would make good DLC and keep people from selling their games back? Hell, you never know ...they may release one or both of those desks as free content as well.

[BrianG]

Dude, ARE YOU BLIND?

Look at the PS3 verison compared to the 360, just look up comparison shots.

CLEARLY the PS3 has shadows where shadows are supposed to be.

Unfortunately, 360 lacks shadows in common places!

Not to mention, draw distance and reflections, come on..

http://www.lensoftruth.com/...

[TXIDarkAvenger]

LMAO.

It might just be me, but having six discs would be cool. BTW for people saying the game lacks more content because of the 360 r stupid because you could also release DLC in the future...possibly for free.

[thetorontokid]

"To be honest, it's not MS's fault because they released 360 in 2005, almost 6 years ago, a year before HD DVD and Blu-ray came out so it's not like they can do anything about it." sounds like justifying to me.

Everytime that message pops up on your screen that's makes you get up off your couch/sofa and do that last gen ritual of changing discs. Ps3 owners don't, so 360 are the ones that should be complaining. Ps3 owners are just pissed about the possibility of getting a watered down game because developers have issues with data management.

Ps3 owners can complain about mandatory installes, but aleast it gives us enough time to make a sandwich ;) wink, wink

[dkgshiz]

6 disks? That just seems so ridiculous in 2011.

[SpLinT]

at least next generation, we wont have some weak ass console holding us down (cough xbox). and i have both consoles too but its clear which is more powerful

[Daz]

Do any of you think they might of cut it so they can realese it a dlc?

[Kobe Bryant]

Game is going to be epic, but I have a PS3 so I have no complaints hahaaha

[NoobJobz]

Kobe what are you doing? You don't have time to game! Don't you have some playoff.....oh wait.

[Darkshader]

THAT'S WHY I WILL BUY THE PS3 VERSION ONCE ROCKSTAR RELEASE THE GAME YEAR EDITION WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL THE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT ... HEHEHE. NO RUSH BECAUSE THEIR ARE A LOT OF GAMES COMING OUT INCLUDING FIRST PARTY GAMES FOR SONY.

[Chocoboh]

Anyone remember that Photoshop'd 12 disk(I think) MGS4 boxset for Xbox360? Not as far fetched as it looks. Maybe that's why this gen is so held back, developers can give the graphical upgrades and stuff needed but when it comes to 8gb disks.. not gonna be easy

[Hyperbomb69]

how pathetic for xbox owners... 3 discs, wow...

[subtenko]

effin xbox360 is a disgrace to the gaming industry, always holding back the gaming industry dagonit! This is one of the many reaons why im a sony Playstation fan. Sorry, but ive been done with M$ gaming consoles.I hate them -_- stick with PC's M$.

[earbus]

How many games actually use the full disc on blueray = none, plus microsoft has online stability .

[BrianG]

Killzone, Uncharted, Resistance, just to name a few

[earbus]

But thats not content thats just uncompressed data to fill it those games were hardly long at all.

[BrianG]

Earbus

Content doesn't equal length. Uncompressed content is better than compressed content to. So whats the problem with using the space for it?

Also not many devs using the entire disc is a good sign. It shows that Bluray will last for some time now, since we don't need another format to fit the content devs want to put into their games.

DVD's have obviously shown their age, LA Noire with 3 discs.

[jneul]

it was six discs until the old dvd technology limited it lol:-D
MS should have kept more up to date and used a bigger storage medum for xbox360 instead of using 10 year old tech:-D
@earbus lol dont make me laugh mgs4 was one of the first game to use up MOST OF the bluray space, but then mgs4 is a beautiful beast:-D