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8.8gb will be more than enough, but I suppose having a wider ammount of space to work with could help some developers not feel so limited if they need to go to say 11gb (which is more likely than 46 ).
A 46GB game would probabally be like a holodeck or a virtual reality game...

the only real use that these BDs will have in the short term would be compilation games, i.e. 5 games on one BD.

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Originally posted by Anubis
8.8gb will be more than enough, but I suppose having a wider ammount of space to work with could help some developers not feel so limited if they need to go to say 11gb (which is more likely than 46 ).

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Thats what i was thinking too.
But if we use the sony one would you still be able to watch dvds and cds?

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i have never tried ps2 but i know Xbox pwns.
Well some of its games at least..
So i cant really decide.. You just got to see the games

...If Microsoft maintains their decision i see some trouble for them...it's obvious that games with 46 Gb will pwn..just imagine...Most laptops don't have HD like that

But think at the moment it takes a while for decent games to be released, if the developers have 46gb to use, then games will take for ever to come out.

Maybe sticking to dvds is a business move by microsoft.

Less space -> shorter games -> games released quicker -> more sequels -> more liscencing money for MS

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Originally posted by saralk


Less space -> shorter games -> games released quicker -> more sequels -> more liscencing money for MS

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Nice market Prespective but that's a short period prespective cause it seems that they(PS3 gamemakers) wil take more time(just as you said) but they'll make stunning games, making that a midle time project, which could win Microsoft Market after some time

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Originally posted by johny
after some time

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But these games will take a long time to make, think about it, games usually take around 2 years to make, good games do anyway, maybe even longer, if they have to fill up such disks, then how much longer will it take . 4 years for 1 game by my count, around that time anyway, that would be with a large crew anyway.

Maybe they are allready being done..Blah i think they'll take 2 years and somthing for each one..

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Originally posted by traxor

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Originally posted by johny
after some time

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But these games will take a long time to make, think about it, games usually take around 2 years to make, good games do anyway, maybe even longer, if they have to fill up such disks, then how much longer will it take . 4 years for 1 game by my count, around that time anyway, that would be with a large crew anyway.

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But it's the game engine that takes them the longest. If they were to take 1 extra year they could make a game with hundreds of levels.

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Originally posted by blade
If they were to take 1 extra year they could make a game with hundreds of levels.

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I doubt anyone will ever do this, I mean most games are just the right amount of length...when games seem to go on for ever and ever they become boring and tedious, unless they add a new edge to the game play and story every so often. As I said before, they're probably using the extra space for breathing room and to impress people that they are using some new cutting edge technology and even so rumours are going around (that have spread from people who understand all this to those who don't) that Sony games are a lot bigger and therefore better than any rival company, the kind of "bling" philosophy.