10th May 2006, 12:48 PM
Wait, that's IT? I was thinking the new format gave you like, 40 gigs of space. But it only adds 9?! That's nowhere near the magnitute of upgrade that DVD was over CD.
Who said CD was enough? I don't recall that. In fact, I recall our whole message board arguing over what a stupid decision it was for Nintendo to not have full DVD support like the other guys. Everyone was fully aware that we needed a new upgrade. Only Nintendo thought it was enough. Everyone also knew we needed to go to CDs. I knew that during the SNES era! So seriously, who is this "everyone" you speak of that was saying we didn't need those upgrades? Maybe fanboys, but that's all I can think of. Maybe you could provide some major industry quotes from those other than Nintendo? Some evidence of these claims?
As of now, there are a few games that need two DVDs, but we haven't yet reached the point we already reached in the PS era, of games with 4, 5, even unto 6 CDs. Further, with the sheer cost involved, and the fact that obviously MS didn't think it was worth it, I have to ask, is it worth it at all? I don't think it's needed, especially at this cost. Show me evidence it is needed and IS in fact worth the cost.
Who said CD was enough? I don't recall that. In fact, I recall our whole message board arguing over what a stupid decision it was for Nintendo to not have full DVD support like the other guys. Everyone was fully aware that we needed a new upgrade. Only Nintendo thought it was enough. Everyone also knew we needed to go to CDs. I knew that during the SNES era! So seriously, who is this "everyone" you speak of that was saying we didn't need those upgrades? Maybe fanboys, but that's all I can think of. Maybe you could provide some major industry quotes from those other than Nintendo? Some evidence of these claims?
As of now, there are a few games that need two DVDs, but we haven't yet reached the point we already reached in the PS era, of games with 4, 5, even unto 6 CDs. Further, with the sheer cost involved, and the fact that obviously MS didn't think it was worth it, I have to ask, is it worth it at all? I don't think it's needed, especially at this cost. Show me evidence it is needed and IS in fact worth the cost.
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