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Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Altima NEO on March 05, 2006, 11:54:00 AM
Geometry wars is a few megabyes, and its by far the best game on 360...
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Master X on March 05, 2006, 12:12:00 PM
QUOTE(skilz76 @ Mar 5 2006, 03:55 PM) View Post

I'm finding that alot of these developers are skimping when it comes to Next Generation. Titles are being rushed out and content is being left out. EA is well known for doing this as Madden was only 3.3gbs.

I have been finding that the bigger the game on the disk (In GB), the better the game and the more content. Is there somewhere i can see the size of 360 titles in gb as they are released?


Not true.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: hamwbone on March 05, 2006, 12:23:00 PM
wow, are you freakin kidding me.  size has NOTHING to do with how good the game is. holy hell....
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: m_hael on March 05, 2006, 01:04:00 PM
QUOTE(skilz76 @ Mar 5 2006, 10:55 AM) View Post
Bigger is better.


Seventh Guest.

bigger is most definitely NOT better, its just bigger.

I'm guessing you're american?
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: tonloc79 on March 05, 2006, 01:09:00 PM
Its not the size that matters, its how you use it!
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: lcapitan on March 05, 2006, 01:18:00 PM
QUOTE(skilz76 @ Mar 5 2006, 03:15 PM) View Post

At least if a game is big in size, i'll know it will have alot of content and at least is worth a purchase.

Um, or it could mean they skimped out on compression and optimization... Ever thought of that?

P.S.-If you don't know size of the games how are you making this assumption anyway?
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: whiteblur67 on March 05, 2006, 01:27:00 PM
QUOTE(skilz76 @ Mar 5 2006, 12:55 PM) View Post

I'm finding that alot of these developers are skimping when it comes to Next Generation. Titles are being rushed out and content is being left out. EA is well known for doing this as Madden was only 3.3gbs.

I have been finding that the bigger the game on the disk (In GB), the better the game and the more content. Is there somewhere i can see the size of 360 titles in gb as they are released?



madden was only 3.3 gbs??

lazy bitches at ea

LIKE OMG BLU RAY CAN HAVE 8 LAYERS OF 25 GB EACH FOR A 200 GB DISC ph34r.gif  ph34r.gif  ph34r.gif

at least thats what i read

(another random quote by your friendly forumshood superhero) rolleyes.gif
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: dgrams2003 on March 05, 2006, 01:54:00 PM
QUOTE(skilz76 @ Mar 5 2006, 07:55 PM) View Post

I have been finding that the bigger the game on the disk (In GB), the better the game and the more content.


You sir, are a freak.   tongue.gif

But to stay on topic.. the answer is.. no.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: LowProfileWurm on March 05, 2006, 02:37:00 PM
QUOTE(Altima NEO @ Mar 5 2006, 02:01 PM) View Post

Geometry wars is a few megabyes, and its by far the best game on 360...
Agreed.  There is ZERO correlation between the volume on a disc and the quality of the content.  And you're loopy if you think otherwise.


QUOTE(m_hael @ Mar 5 2006, 03:11 PM) View Post

bigger is most definitely NOT better, its just bigger.

I'm guessing you're american?
Ahh, you Brits and your small cars... and tiny island.  laugh.gif  

wink.gif
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: lostboyz on March 05, 2006, 03:31:00 PM
he lives in LA, not exactly british, at least not the last time i was there
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: m_hael on March 05, 2006, 05:24:00 PM
lol - he knows me... I'm a british expat.... living somewhere doesn't define your nationality.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: skilz76 on March 05, 2006, 05:59:00 PM
QUOTE(Cookiesrus @ Mar 5 2006, 07:44 PM) View Post

Although i agree with the rest of the forum on the whole bigger dosent have to better, you can check out how big the ISO's that have been released are.

Try here - NFORCE

That should give you an idea of how much data you are purchasing.


Thanx much! Yes i am a freak. I am old as hell and picky when it comes to which games i like and such.

By the way...not to sound like a troll,  but i totally hate Geometry Wars and any game like it.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Reign2425 on March 05, 2006, 06:12:00 PM
dumbest crap i've ever read, there some people that can play madden forever , there called sports fans. So it dosn't matter if its a "huge" game, as long as you buy/play it because u like it
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: aic007 on March 05, 2006, 09:14:00 PM
Wow, a bigger game is better because it's um bigger. I remember "D" on the saturn, it was on 2 disks. all basically myst style gameplay and about 2hrs worth of playtime. 1.2gigs of space for 2hrs of play time. GTA3 on xbox was less than a gig and had ohh I don't know about 50-80hrs of gameplay. Hell i would spend hours in that game without completing a single mission just cause it was fun hitting jumps and slapping around prostitutes after doing the humpty dance in a back alley. EA yeah they screwed everyone, 3.3 gigs for madden06, they had 5gigs to figure out how to get all of the options in 05 into the game like all that managerial crap but needed to get it out for launch. You also have to take into account the amt of FMV in a game, in my opinion it is wasted space, at least now with the power of the 360. Glad to see SC4 will use ingame engine for all the cutscenes. leave more room for the actual game.

just my 2cents
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Cookiesrus on March 05, 2006, 09:51:00 PM
wow, i have never read that rule before.

My utmost appologies to the moderators.

As you can tell this isnt a piracy related topic, and i thought that in this case that site would be used as reference only.  Obviously if i had of paid more attention and read that rule i wouldnt have posted.

I must admit, i have never read the rules since i signed up and that was years ago!


I plead ignorance?
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Deftech on March 05, 2006, 10:26:00 PM
*sigh*
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Master X on March 05, 2006, 10:29:00 PM

I Hate 25 to life
I Hate Bulletproof
I Love Geometry Wars
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: lostboyz on March 05, 2006, 10:35:00 PM
it is my OPINION that your idea of bigger is better is retarded, see it as a flame or not but its true.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: gcskate27 on March 05, 2006, 10:41:00 PM
your basis for a good game is completely illogical and untrue, so naturally people are going to pic it apart...
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: VariableElite on March 05, 2006, 11:05:00 PM
Watch the O/P's head explode if he ever sees this...
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: cyberg4 on March 05, 2006, 11:08:00 PM
Morrowind, one of the longest games on the xbox, and the one that had quite possibly the most content, was also barely a gig (i forget the exact size but it isn't much).  A large size does not equal a long or good game, case closed
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Souske on March 06, 2006, 12:59:00 AM
the only reason we picked apart your point, is because we wanted to correct your incorrect assumption.

Bigger File Size != (or <> is you use VB) more content.

Your opinion that more content makes a better game is your opinion.  The fact that file size does not necessarily dictate amount of content, is a fact.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: KAGE360 on March 06, 2006, 06:28:00 AM
im not going to flame or call anyone any names, but ask yourself this.  a game could have an hours worth of FMV and 15 of gameplay and fill a DVD, does that equal a great game to you?  space management is so varied that you can not judge a game by how much space it fills.

doesnt oblivion only fill around 5 or 6gbs anyways?  and that game promises to be larger then any previous game in the series.  though some will be quick to flame and i hope you learn to do some research before asking questions.
Title: How Can I Find Out The Size Of A Xbox 360 Game Before I Buy It?
Post by: Altima NEO on March 06, 2006, 12:48:00 PM
QUOTE(VariableElite @ Mar 5 2006, 10:12 PM) View Post

Watch the O/P's head explode if he ever sees this...

Ahh, Kkreiger, how we love thee