Sethos Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Microsoft Confirms that 2 GB is the New 50 MB My how they grow fast, don't they? Originally, Microsoft said that Xbox Live Arcade titles should be 50 megabytes or less. Today they've bulged well past the 1 GB barrier. Microsoft has confirmed that 2 gigs is the new max. At Tokyo Game Show, IGN brought up the ballooning size of XBLA games in an interview with Microsoft's director of digital games, Scott Austin. Austin acknowledged 2 gigabytes is the new maximum, but not through any edict from Microsoft; it's because of a technical limitation of the system serving those games. Games on Demand, which sells full versions of classic titles, uses different architecture and has no such restrictions, Austin said. So, now you know. Kotaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0mbi Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sweet..2gb thats alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Now developers just need to make good use of it (and I need a bigger hard drive :p) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I don't understand why there's a "technical limitation" of 2GB :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I don't understand why there's a "technical limitation" of 2GB :s FAT file system stuff I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leddy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I don't understand why there's a "technical limitation" of 2GB :s Systems formatted to FAT32 can't store files larger than 2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Systems formatted to FAT32 can't store files larger than 2GB. Wrong. FAT32 supports upto 4GB for a single file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teej Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Systems formatted to FAT32 can't store files larger than 2GB. I thought that was 4GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huddy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I wondered why Red Alert 3 Challenge was able to be released. Thats a 2GB download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen1393 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sucks for DICE who just went through a ton of effort making sure the game was only 50 mb. At least now they can add more maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sucks for DICE who just went through a ton of effort making sure the game was only 50 mb. At least now they can add more maps. If you are referring to Battlefield 1943, that game was over 500mb. The 50mb limit was the original set limit and that has slowly increased over the years, now hitting 2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leddy Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I thought that was 4GB? yeah i'm an idiot- FAT16 is 2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 heh.... and that is an entire months data usage allowance for a couple of people i know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Yeah FAT32 supports 4GB. The 2GB limit is even stranger when you consider that Games-on-Demand can support full DVD games :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) The 2GB limit is even stranger when you consider that Games-on-Demand can support full DVD games :huh: Does seem odd ... Then again, I think 2GB is a fair amount to offer the developers, I mean, any more than that and you are starting to blur the line between a retail game and an XBLA game. Edited September 27, 2009 by Sethos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionVoltss Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Aren't the installs about 2gb now? Also surely compression is better now than 4 years ago when xbox was realeased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 yeah most installs seem to be around 2gigs anyways. So more and more people are used to it. I don't see a problem with it since most people have broadband anyways, and the default HD's are getting bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispkreme Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Microsoft should add support for exFAT on the 360. Then we can have 127 PB games! YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Microsoft should add support for exFAT on the 360. Then we can have 127 PB games! YAY! You sound fat. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealistic Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sick news! (too bad Munky left neowin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I didn't know Munky left.. Why did he leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unrealistic Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Well, as I aptly named him, he has turned into "Melodramatic Munky". :p I keep trying to get him to come back, but he won't budge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Sick news! (too bad Munky left neowin) I love how you crowbarred that into your post :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex566 Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 AB left Neowin and he came back I am sure DM will do the same in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 AB left Neowin If you mean the incident just recently, I believe he was suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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