There is nothing more exciting than buying a new PlayStation 3 title, unwrapping the plastic, and watching a mandatory download screen. According to 1UP, 2K Boston’s surreal FPS BioShock will give consumers just that opportunity. The game will require a near 5GB install, which roughly translates to ten minutes.
Of course, the PS3 version of the game is coming packed with more than just an install. According to the information that we previously gathered today, BioShock is coming packed with Trophy support, exclusive add-on content, challenge rooms, and a new Survivor difficulty mode.
The game is slated to hit stores on October 21, which provides ample time to appropriate a list of things to do while waiting for the install to finish. Unfortunately, there is no word if there will be anything worthwhile to watch while the game installs. I would enjoy a picture of a Big Daddy taking down a cigarette, but I suppose Metal Gear Solid 4 filled that gap quite nicely.
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9:42 PM on 09.09.2008
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What will be news is when people stop bitching about it. If you can't wait 10 minutes to play your game, then something's wrong.
The "having to wait 10 minutes" angle is ridiculous, though. We anticipate these games for months and then we're gonna bitch about a 10 minute install?
Agreed.
People buy consoles partly so they don't need to install stuff.
I'd agree with that sentiment, switching between PC and 360 as I do, but I can't wait for 360 installs because the cheap ass drive is so horribly noisy it distracts from games.
Of course the problem there is because MS are utter twats I'll probably have to sell a kidney to buy a bigger drive. Goddamn, I wish Sony had been more concerned with the PS3 as a games machine at launch and not winning a format war.
Still lame PS3 users have to wait so long for this game and pay full price!!I can get this for 10 quid!!
Make a ton of those pipe dream hack puzzles. If you win, it installs faster but if you lose, it pauses the installiation for 1 minute.
Um, yeah, it didn't, actually.
"Just upgrade" is a fucking stupid argument. The only time I've seen a console that had to be upgraded was the N64, and at lest the memory expansion was bundled with a game.
If there must be an installation, make it scalable or use a caching system. Streaming data, such as audio, is still useful, in case any developers have forgotten.
holy dead christ on a stick, just buy a bigger HDD, and move on...they're not that expensive.
the PS3 was meant to be user-expandable..it's absolutely fucking retarded to NOT want to take advantage of a feature that adds value and capability to your playstation.
Well, I never noticed and it was never inconvenient. More than I can say for the PS3's installs, it would seem.