Comments on: New 360 Dash – Install Game to Hard-Drive – Video http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video Get Sync'd with your Xbox 360 with news, reviews, contests and much more! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jay90029181 http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142079 jay90029181 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142079 6.8gb is not bad for gta because that game is huge so i was expecting it to be bigger 6.8gb is not bad for gta because that game is huge so i was expecting it to be bigger

]]> By: djdatz http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142082 djdatz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142082 Saw this on another site, still awesome nonetheless...This isn't going to be a fall "Update" but a fall "Upgrade." Saw this on another site, still awesome nonetheless…This isn't going to be a fall "Update" but a fall "Upgrade."

]]> By: SamLaw http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142091 SamLaw Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142091 It's just copying the raw game file from the DVD, which is just a dual layer DVD (hence the 6.8gb) It's just copying the raw game file from the DVD, which is just a dual layer DVD (hence the 6.8gb)

]]> By: MastaBlastr http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142092 MastaBlastr Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142092 So we can just hire a game and play it whenever we want? So we can just hire a game and play it whenever we want?

]]> By: SamLaw http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142093 SamLaw Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142093 You still need to have the disk in the tray to play the game, the installation just means it won't actually spin the disk up, reducing noise & potentially decreasing load time You still need to have the disk in the tray to play the game, the installation just means it won't actually spin the disk up, reducing noise & potentially decreasing load time

]]> By: djdatz http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142101 djdatz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142101 What I'm interested in and what X3F raised as an issue in one of their fancasts, is if this is such a "big deal" in decreasing load times, how come we don't have any HDD vs. disc comparisons yet? :( What I'm interested in and what X3F raised as an issue in one of their fancasts, is if this is such a "big deal" in decreasing load times, how come we don't have any HDD vs. disc comparisons yet? :(

]]> By: djdatz http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142118 djdatz Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142118 That's what I said too. If this is being touted as being a major improvement, can we get some actual numbers please? That's what I said too. If this is being touted as being a major improvement, can we get some actual numbers please?

]]> By: darghan29171 http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142124 darghan29171 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142124 hmm.. pretty anti-climatic :) I'm interested in seeing some comparisons to see what the benefits really are. hmm.. pretty anti-climatic :)

I'm interested in seeing some comparisons to see what the benefits really are.

]]> By: SamLaw http://www.360Sync.com/2008/08/10/new-360-dash-install-game-to-hard-drive-video/comment-page-1#comment-142207 SamLaw Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:20 +0000 http://www.360sync.com/?p=3733#comment-142207 They say it's a great *feature* but I don't believe they've actually said anything about load times, people have only assumed things (including myself!) Realistically the only speed increase from this is if the game is waiting for the disk to spin to the correct location to get content, in some ways it can potentially be worse in the long run due to things like fragmentation on the 360 hard-drive. They say it's a great *feature* but I don't believe they've actually said anything about load times, people have only assumed things (including myself!)

Realistically the only speed increase from this is if the game is waiting for the disk to spin to the correct location to get content, in some ways it can potentially be worse in the long run due to things like fragmentation on the 360 hard-drive.

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