Did the 360 hold back games size wise for last gen?

Mattie G Indahouse · January 15, 2015, 07:38:50 AM

When it came to the size of the game for example the map in Fallout or Skyrim. Did the 360 have any effect on its size due to its format? With the PC you can simply download the game and due to the harddrive size and externals the space the game takes up is hardly there. With the PS3 there's the Blu-Ray discs which 50gb and more. Then with the 360 its using the outdated DVD format which only holds 8gb or somewhere below 10gb. So if a game is too large it has to have more than one disc. For example Star Ocean The Last Hope is one disc on the PS3 and it's 3 discs on the 360. Did that format hinder the size of the maps for games?

Tyger · January 15, 2015, 07:40:32 AM

Nah because even PS3 exclusives didn't take full advantage of the blu Rays size

Mr. Psychologist · January 15, 2015, 08:14:12 AM

Skyrim was pretty damn big and that was all on one disc.
GTA V was also massive, but yeah that needed an install disc too.

I'd say it was more hardware limitations than size of storage on the discs (Although they are in the same category)

Mat Cauthon · January 15, 2015, 08:15:17 AM

Not at first, but after... I want to say 09, it did to an extent.

big sponge · January 15, 2015, 09:50:09 AM

The PS3 had more raw power, but none of it could be used due to its awful and archaic structure. That's why multiplat games often looked and preformed better on the 360.

Shit was honestly pretty even last gen. However consoles in general are what is holding the industry back.

Lemy the Lizerd · January 15, 2015, 09:52:34 AM

Devs were more efficient back then. Now they're sloppy and don't optimize for shit.

Statefarm · January 15, 2015, 10:04:25 AM

Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on January 15, 2015, 09:52:34 AM

Devs were more efficient back then. Now they're sloppy and don't optimize for shit.

This

So many unfinished games being delivered. Or games that had production do a 180 and they still released it at the same time like idiots

Mattie G Indahouse · January 15, 2015, 05:12:34 PM

Quote from: Lemy the Lizerd on January 15, 2015, 09:52:34 AM

Devs were more efficient back then. Now they're sloppy and don't optimize for shit.

It's pretty damn sad when the games that are also for last gen take up so much space on the PS4 and Xbone. Better graphics or not there's no reason why a game like Ghosts takes up 50gbs or close to it.