I can only think of one game that is on both the 360 and the PS3 but the latter console requires installation - DMC4

Could it be that the Blueray drive reads slower than the DVD drives? Is there anything lacking about the blueray drive when it comes to access times which i think is imperative in loading video games data?

p/s I'd imagine that an installed game would load faster than one that is read off the disc, but we aint comparing HDD speeds now.

p/s2 dont flame war. facts pls

i guess it is for minimize load time..maps, characters etc..2c..

its becos ps3 is built to trouble users, waste time and memory size

uhmm... imagine blu-ray capacity is like a big padang bola. normal dvd like a small padang permainan. to search for a coin in a big padang bola sure take a lot of time compared with small padang permainan. hee hee.

good sense...

to make less use for ur bd lens

Its already stated on the game's manual where installing will minimize the loading time...thats all...

And adli's theory is very genius indeed

used to pwnt other consoles...

yes, the PS3's blu ray transfer rate is slow. that's why most games require installation.

most of ps3's games uses uncompressed textures, thus the size is too big to stream it off the disc. solution? install it to the HDD.

ur ps3 is run out of space, clik here to free some

This post has been edited by shaff: Aug 14 2008, 09:33 PM

yah, what a crappy piece of shit.

Ps3's 2x blu-ray drive read at a constant 9 MB/s no matter if it is dual layer or single layer.

Normal DVD 12x DVD-rom drive It read at fluxuating rates. For single layer it reads 9.25MB/s through 15.85MB/s averaging around 10.25MB/s. In Double layer it reads 4.36MB/s through 10.57MB/s averaging around 7.93MB/s

Here is the source for the DVD-rom drive http://www.hitachi.us/supportingdocs...ead%20speed%22

Here is the source for the Blu-ray drive http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/

The ps3's constant read speed for SL and DL is faster then the average of normal DVD DL read speed.

Stupid ass Sony!

because ps3 big bad boy then xbox360...both good...heheh

later 360 also will get option to install.

that's just an option. and its more like copying the whole game as opposed to installing (only specific parts)

who cares, but do take note that not all games need installation, and sides, it increases the lifespan of the Blu ray drive, you dont need to constantly read it to play, so less damage on the lense.

unlike the Xbox, constant reading also results in heat producing from the drive itself and combine with bad air circulation it causes the console to overheat.

IMHO, this thread is useless, since there are instructions in the game that explain the reason for installation in PS3. Dunno why others like to flame these two consoles, i think these flamers dont even own any of these consoles to really feel or experience what these console have to offer hence jelousy kicks in and they started to flame console owners.

I myself owned a Ps3 and my younger brother owned a Xbox 360, played both, and frankly these two consoles have pros and cons, but it is more serious towards Xbox(3ROD SH**).

anyway, stop jelousy, just play the game...

This post has been edited by NUR_VER.3: Aug 19 2008, 02:22 PM

most the the early batch of PS3 game did not require any installation. But the best example is Burnout Paradise, now not only you dont need to install the game, you can buy the game directly from PSN store with cheaper price and load from hard disk directly

This post has been edited by K-End: Aug 19 2008, 04:04 PM

who cares? i do, because it's a curiosity of mine.

about the instruction and all, the thing is i dont have a ps3 so i had never read the instruction that you are talking about. so watch your mouth when you get into other people's thread and offend away. people like you might not last 5minutes in a bar with that laser mouth of yours

ah, about your saying the 3ROD shit. i think the only person trying to provoke a flame war here is you.

ahh so err anyway i think in the far future, a lot of games can just be downloaded off from the online store. so i guess installation or running from hdd, or whatever u want to call it will be the norm.

is installation BAD?

after all, most of us have big ass hdd to begin with, cheap, easy to find and we can copy almost any media available, mp3s, avis, mp4, pictures you name it.

to save the ps3 lens. you know how playstations are with their lenses. goes back from the ps1 days. besides, it only takes a moment for the installs.