Re: [Xbox] RE: [gamers_for_life] New Xbox Experience game installation caught on video

Well maybe not for you, but for me! SystemLinking with only one title
loaded on one HDD would kick some serious ass, you don't know what a
pain carrying multiple copies of a title is just for infrequent tourneys, etc.

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:25 PM, PRoPHeTiZeR <prophetizer@wrup.net> wrote:
> there are rumors u can run a lan party off 1 disc, it only checks the disc
> on the game launch, then u can eject it, that would be sweet with all the
> lan parties I have
>
> wait, never had 1
>
> but still, no disc at all other than an ID check, man, much faster load
> times
>
>
> From: Alan K. Martinez
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 2:16 PM
> To: gamers_for_life@yahoogroups.com ; Xbox@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Xbox] RE: [gamers_for_life] New Xbox Experience game installation
> caught on video
>
> So if it still needs the disc in the drive to play the game what does it
> do? Will it spin the drive enough to just check if the disc is active, to
> make sure you have a legal license to prevent everyone from installing from
> the same CD, and then stop spinning and let the HD do the rest? Or will it
> still spin?
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> I know this sounds like a stupid question but I've seen some lame software
> in the past.
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> I'm almost sure it won't keep spinning the CD but just want to make sure.
> If it works as I think it should this would be great in reducing the noise
> (at least) and maybe reducing the heat but I don't think a spinning CD
> creates a lot of heat to begin with.
>
>
>
> I wonder if this will bring down the price for the 120Gb drive or drive it
> higher because of higher demand? Doesn't matter to me anymore because I
> bought a 120Gb drive about 2 weeks after I got my box…
>
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> From: gamers_for_life@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:gamers_for_life@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nelson (nelzp)
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:43 AM
> To: gamers_for_life@yahoogroups.com; Xbox@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [gamers_for_life] New Xbox Experience game installation caught on
> video
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> http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/362028619/
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> Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360
>
> We don't know how it happened, but the New Xbox Experience interface has
> been leaked to the webs and is, bit by bit, making its way to us in video
> format. One of the more interesting new features is the ability to install
> games to your console's internal hard drive. On display in this video: the
> installation (spoiler alert: it takes a while!), checking the memory
> footprint (spoiler alert: it's a whole DVD!), and launching the game
> (spoiler alert: you still need the disc in the drive!). Crap, we've spoiled
> the entire thing for you. If you can muster any interest in the video now,
> you'll find it after the break.
>
> [Via X3F]
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