Comments on: Truth revealed behind Blu-ray installs

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:25:41 +0000

Movies have a very low read-speed, iirc.

Aaaaaanyway, I thought that Blu-Ray’s ‘constant’ read speed had been touted as an advantage by some camps? I seem to recall reading that it’s faster than the slowest bits of a DVD but not as fast as the fastest bits. So…. shouldn’t that balance out? Sort of?

Regardless, installing ‘all in one go’ should always be an option. Why not stream the bits to the HDD the first time you read them instead? Slightly longer load the first time you go into a level, faster thereafter. No ‘up front’ waiting malarkey.

By: Killerbee

Killerbee — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:48:38 +0000

When they say a game installs, does it install the whole game (like a PC would) or just some of the files? Even so, it’s pretty poor.

Anyway, how do they overcome this spinning-faster-at-the-centre-than-at-the-edges read problem with Blu-ray movies then?

By: patlike

patlike — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:03:40 +0000

It’s very poor, definitely. It’s another big minus to buying a PS3, in my opinion. I’ll have an 80Gb machine, thanks SCEE.

By: grandmaster

grandmaster — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:01:03 +0000

I’m now having to de-install and re-install games on my PS3 due to the massive amount of mandatory installs. OK so I go through far more PS3 titles than the average gamer but pity the poor sods who’ve got 40GB PS3s - they’ll reach ‘the point of no return’ that much sooner.

Most recently I had to de-install Devil May Cry 4 to fit GT5 Prologue on there. It’s not what console gaming is supposed to be about.

By: morriss

morriss — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:19:34 +0000

They get on my tits.