elder scrolls oblivion to be only 1 disk according to ign

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well this means all these companies complaining about not enough space on the dvd disks are going to have to eat their words because if a game that apperently has the biggest world ever can do it they can to
 
It's because the game is actually an interactive DVD game. Get your remote handy!
 
me thinks that only in America, they have this 10cd (Utk4 anyone) problem, in Europe (atleast in Germany) most games come on a DVD :D which is good imo




btw..... I cant wait lol Oblivion is gonna rock hard.
 
Murray_H: is that a joke?

Spicy Tuna: yea America seems to take forever to upgrade technology when it comes to electronics. Its becuase so many people are using CD's its cheaper to just sell games as CD roms. the Dvd roms must sit on the shelf idk. My computer has a DVD / CD-R but its only a little over 1 year old.

so are you saying that 10 CD's can be fit on one DVD rom? i didn't realize they were that much better.
 
CD = 700 megs
DVD = multiple gigs

it's a pretty big difference.
 
Well, dual layer you can easily do it, with a regular dvd though you'd need some seriously good compression to get 10 cds. You should be able to fit 7 comfortably though.
 
jmjneary said:
well this means all these companies complaining about not enough space on the dvd disks are going to have to eat their words because if a game that apperently has the biggest world ever can do it they can to
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I think IGN are telling fibs.
 
jmjneary said:
well this means all these companies complaining about not enough space on the dvd disks are going to have to eat their words because if a game that apperently has the biggest world ever can do it they can to
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Half of the world is procedurally generated, I wouldn't be surprised if it went over one DVD if it weren't for that.
 
The XB360 can use DVD9s for its games, right?
I.e. 9 gigs ones, I'd pe pretty surprised if it was bigger than that tbh..

Also, Daggerfall has a far larger world than Morrowind and Oblivion too, but alas, far far faaar less detailed, but then again, it IS an ol' DOS game, I wish they'd do a new ES as big Daggerfalls but ofcourse with Morrowind/Oblivions detail.:)*Dreams*
 
Blue disk FTW!!
\o/

Most DVDs come right over 4 gig space...dual lare are over 8.

I have a dual layer burner, too bad DL DVDs are expensive as ****.
 
The graphics from that game are the best I've ever seen, I was scrolling down on some site and saw a picture from that game and for a second I thought it was a real image, I'd imagine the game would be f'ing huge.
I'm just waiting to see what the PS3 produces seen as it has even better hardware.
 
It's still to be seen how much better hardware tho, and there has been reports(industry leaks, so nothing Official) that the PS3 is hard to code/develop for, and good hardware is nothing if it's hard as hell to code for..

I'll still be getting the PS3 when MGS4 releases tho.
 
I wouldn't be surprised if Spore fits on 1 CD (not DVD), the way Will Wright is going on about precedual methods for his upcoming game
 
Gargantou said:
It's still to be seen how much better hardware tho, and there has been reports(industry leaks, so nothing Official) that the PS3 is hard to code/develop for, and good hardware is nothing if it's hard as hell to code for..
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Well, after the trial-by-fire that was the PS2... it should be a breeze. Still, you're correct in suggesting that it won't be as easy to code for as the 360 if only because the 360 and its dev kits were created by a major software company. I'd say that the difference between the 360 and the PS3, in terms of ease of use, will be much smaller than the difference between the Xbox and the PS2 (no contest whatsoever).

The move from the Xbox to the Xbox 360 is a pretty big jump in complexity... while the move from the PS2 to the PS3, overall, seems like more of a step to the side than a step up in terms of complexity. They can actually work in high-level programming languages like C for everything instead of being forced to get their hands dirty in assembly for decent performance from the Emotion Engine. Also, the Cell architecture can make better use of single-threaded code than the three general purpose dual-threaded cores in the Xbox 360... even though multi-threading will most likely be required to reach the absolute best performance possible. That being said, Microsoft will almost certainly put out a much better programming environment (since their business is in programming)... giving it an edge in the end, in terms of ease of use.

Still, I see Sony besting Microsoft in terms of market penetration if only because of the massive consumer support behind the Playstation name. In addition... they have better processing performance, a built-in next gen optical drive (with backing from almost every major movie studio) for HD movies and up to 50GB of storage, support for more controllers, a bunch of USB ports, two HDMI outputs both supporting up to 1080p, huge exclusive developers and franchises (GTA, Gran Turismo, MGS, Ratchet & Clank, the people behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, and many more), and competitive pricing. I think that should be enough to counter the 6-12 month head start and Xbox Live.
 
yeah blue ray vs hd dvd who will win lets go back a few years to the day s of the beta max hmmm... i dunno why people didnt like it infact alot of tv studios still use it but we can compair it to the battle now beta max had more storage space than vhs blue ray has more storage than hd dvd but hd dvd has one major advantage if you have been following ces all the companies are saying that their hd dvd players can play dvd's because they are simillar. but guess what now blue ray guys are saying maybe we should do that so some of the companies are opting to put 2 different systems in their players for backwards compatibility but this jacks the price over 1000$ while the hd dvd players are resting at a cool 700$ upon release http://dvd.ign.com/ the info is all here you just have to root around and make your own decisions. when thinking blueray you should also think about how many other formats sony has tried to introduce that have failed (PS3 nerds plz dont flame me*ducks for cover*)
 
Oooh... a $700 HD-DVD player... compared to a $400 Blu-Ray player (the PS3) that is probably going to be selling out faster than Sony can supply them? Yeah, I can see how HD-DVD players are going to completely destroy the PS3 in terms of sales. Seriously, the industry doesn't work like it did before Sony became a major content providor and dominated the gaming industry. Now, Sony owns huge movie studios and game developers... and has many others following behind them. Betamax lost because it didn't have support from content providors and it couldn't hold longer movies in the beginning. Now, Sony has the support of all but maybe one or two big studios and more storage space. If you combine that with a cheaper player that can also play DVDs and next gen games, why would the average consumer support HD-DVD?

EDIT: Also, do you remember the CD? Yeah, Sony and Philips worked together on it. Oh yeah, don't forget the 3½" floppy... and MiniDV... and they also helped with the DVD specifications after they abandoned the MMCD format.
 
If the morrowwind world is procedurally generated... will the game remember what it generates so that every place you revisit isn't different? It'd suck if you go in a straight line for a long ways... turn around and go back the exact way you came, and its generated differently.
 
Oblivion is slated for a March date for North America(NTSC) and April date(Me birthday!!:D) for Europe(PAL).
 
I saw this "news" a couple of days ago. Big deal. So it comes on one disc--who really cares?? We just want to play it!

This might matter for the folks who are getting this for their new console, but for those of us who will enjoy it on our PCs, this makes no difference whatsoever.
 
I'll enjoy it on both, 360 vers for maximum performance+graphics, then when I get a new comp late this year/early next, I'll get the PC vers, by then a ton of mods should be out.:D
 
OCybrManO said:
$400 Blu-Ray player (the PS3)
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i dont understand how you think the ps3 will cost $400 to buy but what ever you say. on another note a couple of months ago i head of a digital tape looks like vhs that holds 300gb is this true cant find anything on it.
 
Hey you guys think I should replace my 2 year old cd drive with a dvd? I think I should.
 
OCybrManO said:
Oooh... a $700 HD-DVD player... compared to a $400 Blu-Ray player (the PS3) that is probably going to be selling out faster than Sony can supply them? Yeah, I can see how HD-DVD players are going to completely destroy the PS3 in terms of sales. Seriously, the industry doesn't work like it did before Sony became a major content providor and dominated the gaming industry. Now, Sony owns huge movie studios and game developers... and has many others following behind them. Betamax lost because it didn't have support from content providors and it couldn't hold longer movies in the beginning. Now, Sony has the support of all but maybe one or two big studios and more storage space. If you combine that with a cheaper player that can also play DVDs and next gen games, why would the average consumer support HD-DVD?

EDIT: Also, do you remember the CD? Yeah, Sony and Philips worked together on it. Oh yeah, don't forget the 3½" floppy... and MiniDV... and they also helped with the DVD specifications after they abandoned the MMCD format.
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But lets not forget that the PS3 might more than $400 American. If they want to compete in the market, they have to be either the same price as the X360 or a bit below it. And finally, The PS3 should beable to play normal DVD's as well..so don't expect all the games to be on Blurays because I have a feeling, most games will come on standard DVD's. Bluray is for real HD movies and possibly games (The PS3 is supposed to support 1080P. The Bluray disk supports the idea that the developers can actually render their graphics in 1080P making a big leap in sharpness and quality).

The X360 does HD really well, and I expect the PS3 to be the same quality regardless of the Bluray disks.
 
Spicy Tuna said:
me thinks that only in America, they have this 10cd (Utk4 anyone) problem, in Europe (atleast in Germany) most games come on a DVD :D which is good imo
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Exactly... welcome to 2003 America :cheers:
 
Battlefield2 came on 2Cds instead of 1 DVD Quake4 camehas 5 Cds Im not sure I will check the case later( I know there is a SE but why spend more moeney on something that should be standard?
 
are u sure? mhm...... I hope I didnt lose any since I broke my Pc's Hd :(
 
Gargantou said:
The XB360 can use DVD9s for its games, right?
I.e. 9 gigs ones, I'd pe pretty surprised if it was bigger than that tbh..

Also, Daggerfall has a far larger world than Morrowind and Oblivion too, but alas, far far faaar less detailed, but then again, it IS an ol' DOS game, I wish they'd do a new ES as big Daggerfalls but ofcourse with Morrowind/Oblivions detail.:)*Dreams*
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There's a mod doing that, I forget what it's called, though :(
 
torso boy said:
Half of the world is procedurally generated, I wouldn't be surprised if it went over one DVD if it weren't for that.
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While half of it is procedurally generated, its not going to be generated on your xbox or pc. We will all have the same world and it will probably take up just as much space as normal levels.
 
Oblivion has a March date for NTSC/US and a April date for PAL/Europe.:)

CR0M, yes?:D
 
**** the kiddie box Im talking about the PC version or is it coming out at the same time? and also If I see its all "consolish" then Im gonna throw a pie in Gates face!
 
stoopid kiddie box stealing all the pc games causing non-kiddies to physically assualt Bill Gates :upstare:

live by these words: dont like it, dont buy it


oblivion pc should come out at the same time as the 360 version
 
Que-Ever said:
There's a mod doing that, I forget what it's called, though :(
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I think its plainly called ES: Tamriel, the mod that is set to create the whole land. Huh, it looks like they might have to do that when OB comes out as well
 
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