Comments on: Resistance 2: Thank You For Not Using a 5GB Install

By: Mehtane

Mehtane — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:38:40 +0000

Insomniac is legendary, ends my quote, serouisly those devs are setting an example in every game they make, Bravo

By: mal_tez92

mal_tez92 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:02:39 +0000

Why cant all ps3 games be like Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. No Install and once your past the menu, you can play the whole game start to finish without a single loading screen.

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:27:51 +0000

350mb is nothing! Thank god man, because I can’t stand another game that takes more than 3gb of space. GT5P takes up over 5! WTF

By: josh

josh — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:46:49 +0000

@ jamie
because some games demand a nifty hard drive install “to speed up” loading times and sometimes even though its installed it doesnt help at all with the loading e.x. R6V2 has roughly 3gb install and the load times are horrendous.

in topic its a great way for insomniac to go, and devs should take a lesson or two from them

By: kpdc1

kpdc1 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:44:49 +0000

i 100% agree i have the 60gb model and its full already, i had to delete some games off to make room! i feel sorry for anyone who bought the 20gb or 40gb. iam getting a 400gb hdd for xmas so i wont care much then but the large installs are becoming a joke

By: jamie dalgetty

jamie dalgetty — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:07:38 +0000

why are hard drive installs considered such a bad thing? they increase game performance and decrease time spent reading the disc!

By: Matthew P.

Matthew P. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:37:53 +0000

The reason for Uncharted not having hard drive installs is because Naughty Dog allowed the game to cache the hard drive, to eliminate loading during gameplay. So technically there is a hard drive install, but it takes place while u are playing the game and is cleared from the hard drive after turning the game off.

Most developers are being lazy in their coding process, which results in these hdd installs, but then again there are certain situations where developers incorporates the data on the disc twice (Oblivion) so there wont be hdd installs at all.

At the end of the day, its all up to the developer on how they want to structure the game and what’s easy for them. Just be glad you are not limited to certain hdds like the Xbox 360 console. If you run out of space, drop $60-$80 and get a 120GB or bigger hdd.

By: abc

abc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:15:45 +0000

They are indeed lazy, because other devs like Infinity Ward and Naughty Dog have made some of th ebest looking games in the PS3 with no installs, and in Uncharted’s case there is no loading, so if they want it they can do it.

By: Mixb

Mixb — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:26:57 +0000

Lazy devs

By: Matt Banks

Matt Banks — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:21:22 +0000

Yeah definitely a good move on there part. If a game with 420 hours of content can pull off a 350mb install only and has very little load times, why does these other games need so much?