Comments on: The NXE hard drive install only marginally improves game loading time

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:48:14 +0000

There is no noticeable change in loading times for Rock Band 2, possibly because the songs are so small, the difference in the time it takes to load them is negligible. (The songs are 20-60MB apiece, but that’s individual instrument tracks and game data.)

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sees loading times that are at best 10% faster. It’s noticeable at first (whether installing or uninstalling from the hard drive) but not for long.

GTA IV does load faster, but like Oblivion, not by much. I’d say it’s better than the author said, but I haven’t timed it. Just seems faster.

Mass Effect doesn’t improve or get worse, and the elevator rides still take way too long. That game is just badly coded, no two ways about it.

And the disc is only used for verification. After the disc is checked, it’s not needed (but you can’t eject it, either). This is to stop piracy. Console makers sell consoles at a loss and expect to profit from the games. Sony sells PlayStation 3 at a greater loss than Microsoft sells Xbox 360, so while the PS3 might be technologically superior (actually, it is – Blu-Ray takes care of that), Sony is not going to let you pirates pirate their games, either. (In fact in 2005 they put computer viruses on music CDs in a misguided attempt to sabotage music pirates, because, you know, the only reason to put a music CD in your computer is to rip it and share it online.)

By: guest

guest — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:58:03 +0000

I KNOW RIGHT?!?!?!?!

By: guest

guest — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:55:58 +0000

ya right dude i know wat yur saying. i did the same thing with 2 games and both asked for the disk. i mean wat is the point of this crap

By: me

me — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:05:51 +0000

god people are stupid
isn’t the ps install the same shit? if they let you play without the disc it’d be pirating you dumbshit
having to explain this makes me cry for humanity

By: dave daveson

dave daveson — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:42:44 +0000

Did you know you can burn 360 games in your toaster?

By: me

me — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:33:09 +0000

I’m awesome.

By: Jelthi

Jelthi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:43:28 +0000

To rip means to copy. There is no way a 360 could destroy your disc after copying because A) it doesn’t have a burner in it and B) the 360 games are not Rewritable.

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WOOD Blogs » Blog Archive » A New Experience For Xbox 360 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:17:50 +0000

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By: a fat Samoan

a fat Samoan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:59:45 +0000

Yeah, I think it’s pretty stupid to be able to install a game to the hard drive and not be able to play it without the disc, it is pointless. Microsoft messed up there, theres no point in wasting up 7 gig for a game and still needing thd disk.

By: TeebMidkiff

TeebMidkiff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:30:13 +0000

Its all bout my schlong a ding dong and rollin it up in yo stuff yo. No other way I roll than with a pack of syrup and a jar o jelly so you can get down and toss my salad yo. Its all bout me and how I own at Halo 3 and Gow. I can take a 5-0 win while you toss my salad followed by a deuce dropped on yo chest Frizizzles! Eat that!

By: a

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:36:57 +0000

OH YEAH!

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:13:14 +0000

I was thinking, hire out a game from the store, install it to your hard drive, copy the game DVD with your DVD burner, then use that for authentication when it asks for the game disc.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:13:16 +0000

also, up yours nick, gears is the shit!

By: guest

guest — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:10:43 +0000

this is so pointless! i just installed a game on my hard drive which took up aout 7gb then i tried to play it and it asked for the disk! what the fuck is the point of doing it if you still need the disk? and dont even say loading times cuz theres like no difference whatsoever… maybe like 1 second at the most… 7gb is like a whole fuckin game! it should be able to play without any loading at all, even then i still dont think its worth it.. this is the biggest waste of time and effort ever…

By: Droid party

Droid party — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:08:46 +0000

Cool as mouth herpes.
Of course they aren’t going to let you pirate thier games genius.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:41:24 +0000

You’re real cool

By: lex

lex — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:33:37 +0000

eat a dick microsoft, eat a dick all day, playstation is going own your asses. i aint your male groupie bastard or your bitch or your ass technician

By: lex

lex — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:28:16 +0000

whats the point, all i wanted was to install rented games in my 360 and play forever but thats not case becos the cd will still be required. to think i was going to £100 on 120gig xbox 360 hard drive?. screw you microsoft, eat my balls, and my cd drive or xbox goes bad from wear and tear, the insurance or a new xbox in the future is still cheaper than their bullshit hard drive. fuck you microsoft, fuck you up your uppity asses

By: Lochie

Lochie — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:55:28 +0000

Alright, so when installing games to my harddrive, will it rip the cd, or just copy it? I would like to know, because I dont want to have a bunch of games on my xbox only to find that they don’t work by disc anymore.

By: Austin Amodt

Austin Amodt — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:04:38 +0000

It’s the point of load times, where that is nice to cut it down some. Rather, i think, it is for the well being of your xbox. Have you ever noticed the different between a demo being played and a game from a disc? The amount of noise coming the xbox is incomparable, and the simple fact that the temperature ti runs out is extremely lower. Just thought i put those points in to question.