PS3 Lost Planet Load Times Are Lightning After 5GB Install

eLiNeS - 676 days 14 hours ago

Strange, I don't remember any long load times when I played it. I guess I will have to dust it off and see whats up.

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Bazookajoe_83 - 676 days 13 hours ago

If u played that game a few years ago u should tell capcom that someone has made that game before them, since it was released from capcom on 360 and pc 2007..

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pswi60 - 676 days 13 hours ago

i just played thru the first 10 minutes on my 360 because i couldn't remember either, and i saw 1 loading screen for barely a second...so unless there are worse loading times later on in the game i don't see what would be gained from an install.

i still stand by my original statement however; seems like thats the only way people can bash the ps3 is by complaining about 5gb of space on the standard hard drive.

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eLiNeS - 676 days 12 hours ago

but then I would have to take it over to the Open Zone ------>

and I don't want to since I just got off a 4 day ban from this zone, lol

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Lifendz - 676 days 2 hours ago

not a big price to pay for me but I know some people are thinking "that's a good portion of my HDD". If this becomes a trend I think a lot of people will be upgrading their HDD's.

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TheHater - 676 days 14 hours ago

people don't have a problem with it. It just that when we are force to install it, that when they have a problem with it. Take UT3 for example, I didn't had a problem installing it on my ps3, but DMC4 I did. People don't like it when they are force to do something in order to play the game.

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rofldings - 676 days 14 hours ago

I don't have a problem with it, but I'm pissed that Capcom is making 5gb installs for 20 min. Every other developer that requires an install (very few) have their games under 2gb and installs in under 5 min, but not Capcom. Most games don't even require an install, so wtf Capcom stop porting the PC version to the PS3.?

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TwissT - 676 days 11 hours ago

Personnaly I don't care about the install, I care about the big chuck of space it takes up. I already have 22gb left in my ps3 and if every game for the ps3 had a 5gb install, I would either have to delete some of my stuff or upgrade my harddrive (which I do not have the money too).

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Regret - 676 days 14 hours ago

It's TPS. And tryout Deus Ex.

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jlytle1234 - 676 days 13 hours ago

oblivion or fallout 3

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heyheyhey - 676 days 14 hours ago

yeah pretty much only Cap games

Heavenly Sword had an install too, but it only took like 3 mins (not sure about the size, i think it was like 500mb or something)

and if i remember correctly, Motorstorm or Resistance (don't remember which one) had like a 200mb install that took like 30 secs

i think that's it so far, but if Uncharted can have the best console graphics so far, require no install and have almost no load times then i really don't see why this has to be the norm on PS3 (unless there is a need to protect the BD drive)

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vega75 - 676 days 12 hours ago

just wanted to know if i needed to buy a bigger HDD when i buy my ps3 and hdtv next month.

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heyheyhey - 676 days 12 hours ago

@vega75

lol, you finally succumbed eh? after all that time saying "Unfarted" and crap like that

well i don't think you NEED to get a bigger HDD, unless you have tons of DivX and demos to store

there aren't that many installs to make a bigger HDD a necessity, it just depends on how much media you have to store, but sizeable SATA drives are pretty cheap nowadays so you might as well

oh yeah and Xeikon that was pretty dumb

if thats the case then how come Uncharted doesn't need an install and has minimal loading times

and how about the dozens of games on the PS3 that don't need any installation huh?

dont spread bullsh!t when you have no idea what your talking about

and BD has a faster read speed than DVD

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vega75 - 676 days 10 hours ago

the only thing i succumb to is being a gamer. most multi-plat game i wil buy for the 360. games like DMC4,SC4,and GTA4,ect the only game i find interesting is FF13 and versus and if they suck like 10,10.5,12 then i will be selling it soon after

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Skerj - 676 days 14 hours ago

San Andreas is like night and day off of HDLoader man.

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Wraith001 - 676 days 9 hours ago

If that was the case why did they not make the entry model the 80gig?

I bought the 40gig model and i had no idea there would be any games that needed to be installed, if i had, i would of got the 80gig model. I feel a little bit conned to be honest. I now either delete games, or buy a bigger HDD, neither of which i want to do.

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Skerj - 675 days 16 hours ago

Well if you were going to purchase the 80gig if you knew beforehand that games had installs, what's really stopping you from upgrading the drive? You can get a pretty good sized hard drive for the price difference between the two, only thing you're missing are the added features that come with the 80gig.

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Skerj - 676 days 14 hours ago

Yeah they are, the hard drive files are under the Game Data Utility subheading and the saved games are under the Saved Data Utility subheading.

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achira - 676 days 12 hours ago

the two things are seperated. so there is no problem, you can delete the 5gb and the savegames stay on your hdd.

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fenderputty - 676 days 12 hours ago

360 fans act like this is a bad thing. Had MS made their console with a standard HDD then they would be using them as well. As long as it aid in a smooth gameplay experience and doesn't affect my saves then it's all good.

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anh_duong - 676 days 12 hours ago

you can sell your 60gb harddrive too

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Jdoki - 676 days 10 hours ago

But not all games use it. Look at the 'big' titles which have less of an install... Ratchet, Uncharted, Burnout all use next to nothing. So the argument that slow Blu-Ray drives are to blame is rubbish.

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ravinash - 676 days 10 hours ago

None of the other Devs are having problems with the speed of the BlueRay drive except Capcom.
Games like uncharted and heavenly sword had far heavier graphics and sound and these didn't need a large install.

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fenderputty - 676 days 9 hours ago

as long as it doesn't affect my save data, then I don't really mind writing over intial the 5G install data. I usually play a game and put it down for a while. Re-loading the data isn't all that big of a concern for me. Not all games use this anyway. You act as if I'm going to need a new HD in a matter of weeks.

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anh_duong - 676 days 13 hours ago

maybe it's the other way round i.e. xbox360 can't do 5gb installs because microsoft wouldn't allow it since they have consoles that don't have hard disks. ps3 do 5gb install because it can, xbox 360 don't do 5gb installs because it can't. ask ANY developer (criterion, farcry, epic etc) whether they prefer to work with a hard disk or not and i am pretty sure you will know what the reply would be.

come on, wouldn't you want to use a hard disk for caching games and taking pressure of those lasers/drive motor?? i mean even the ORIGINAL xbox had a hard disk as STANDARD.

whether we like it or not, you only lie to yourself if you think don't think hard disk installs is the way the industry is going. this hard disk install has been part of the PC gaming scene since the time PCs first had proper hard disks.

one of the reasons why xbox 360 keeps scratching disc is the drive spins like a nutter just trying to get information. try moving your xbox when the drive is spinning and you will end up with an etch-a-sketch image on your dvd games. wouldn't it be nice to put all this info a a hard disk and prolong the life of your console???

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pswi60 - 676 days 13 hours ago

my origial xbox had a big hard drive in it, cause thats where all my games were stored =)

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Kleptic - 676 days 12 hours ago

and it could be that Lost Planet sucks, and no PS3 owners even care.

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SlappyMcTaint - 676 days 5 hours ago

That's what HD's are for, xbots. Why does every little PS3-related news item ALWAYS have a negative spin on it? You sad little people!!

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Jdoki - 676 days 12 hours ago

Possibly / Probably / Definitely <---- delete as applicable

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anh_duong - 676 days 11 hours ago

20gig but only 13gig free

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Kleptic - 676 days 7 hours ago

look at the big picture dude...

almost every bit of news coming in is entirely related to either the PS3 outselling the 360 somewhere...or Blu Ray destroying HD DVD...there hasn't been a single bit of really bad news for the PS3 in 2008, and everything is looking better and better...best game lineup...winning a major format war...starting to hint at what sales will look like in coming months...outselling the 360 worldwide for over 10 weeks, and finally outselling the 360 where its hooks are the biggest...

...if you were a rabid 360 fanboy, what would you have to say?...Many of the real 'boys haven't even shown up yet, due to lack of anything useful to bash...but some will stick around, making useless comments occasionally...but eventually, they will be so few and far between it won't really matter...

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heyheyhey - 676 days 11 hours ago

and your point is..........

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Kleptic - 676 days 7 hours ago

I don't get it...or was that the point?

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Kleptic - 676 days 7 hours ago

well...from a money making standpoint...PC gaming is the least of their concern...PC gaming has been on the decline for years...but it offered developers ways to make some of the most impressive games of all time...so in that sense, I agree...having a standard HDD is a direct mimic of what PC's offer...

360 kids don't like that though...their machine is for gaming only...and obviously a gaming machine should have zero in common with a PC...unless its in terms of development tools...er, wait...it makes more sense when they say it; I'm sure...

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