Is the 360 version limited?

[Ultron]

Originally Posted by Vinnie_PT

Sooo... does that mean the PC / Mac / Linux versions will also have less content? Because the last time i checked most people didn't had a BD drive in their computers. Heck, a lot of them don't even have a DVD drive.

The PC version could have all the content distributed on multiple DVD's. After all it all goes onto the hard drive and you play it from there, inserting only the Play DVD when needed, until that copy protection is eliminated by Epic.

With the 360 you play off the DVD, and access additional content on the hard drive. In theory you could just have the Play DVD and an additional content DVD on the X360, just like the PC.

So let's hold off prejudgement right now, okay?

[Sublime]

Originally Posted by Ultron

The PC version could have all the content distributed on multiple DVD's. After all it all goes onto the hard drive and you play it from there, inserting only the Play DVD when needed, until that copy protection is eliminated by Epic.

With the 360 you play off the DVD, and access additional content on the hard drive. In theory you could just have the Play DVD and an additional content DVD on the X360, just like the PC.

So let's hold off prejudgement right now, okay?

　 　

[karmatized]

well people also have to remember that typicilly from what i have seen and what a lot of game reviews say is that the 360 typiclly has higher res textures on the same game then the ps3. That alone is gonna eat up disk space.

[ColdFire]

im really starting to get worried over the future of the xbox 360, with games unable to fit onto a single disc this early on, 360 only been out 22months or so, and already their limitations

[Mark Rein]

Originally Posted by ColdFire

im really starting to get worried over the future of the xbox 360, with games unable to fit onto a single disc this early on, 360 only been out 22months or so, and already their limitations

There is nothing to worry about here. You can still fit a heck of a lot of game on an Xbox 360 disc and Microsoft has a great system for handling downloadable content.

[Devastator]

Originally Posted by Vinnie_PT

Sooo... does that mean the PC / Mac / Linux versions will also have less content? Because the last time i checked most people didn't had a BD drive in their computers. Heck, a lot of them don't even have a DVD drive.

You're an idiot, sorry.

[ULTRAVISITOR]

LOL. Some media sources have a habit of twisting the truth to meet their needs. IT'S A CONSPIRACY! LOL. J/K. UT3 itself is not "limited," it is the amount of storage space available on a DVD that is "limited," regardless of platform. In addition to the game, content that is not included on the disc may be downloaded at a later time. It's no biggie.

[sourshishke]

Originally Posted by ColdFire

im really starting to get worried over the future of the xbox 360, with games unable to fit onto a single disc this early on, 360 only been out 22months or so, and already their limitations

Yeah like no 7.1 HD audio in any games.

Resistance has amazing sound and is I think 20 some odd gigs
Heavenly Sword uses 10 gigs just in audio and almost had to go to dual layer 50 gig discs!!

[Dymlos2003]

Originally Posted by karmatized

well people also have to remember that typicilly from what i have seen and what a lot of game reviews say is that the 360 typiclly has higher res textures on the same game then the ps3. That alone is gonna eat up disk space.

To be honest, have people even seen the 360 version? So how can you make that statement up?
Down loadable map packs is the way they will go, probably.

[Chupakun]

Originally Posted by Mark Rein

I continue to be disappointed that folks on the internet treat any positive thing we say about one platform as some sort of critique of another platform. We're a multi-platform company folks please come to grips with that. We like the PC. We like the 360. We like the PS3. We like the Macintosh. We like Linux. We will deliver UT3 for all of these platforms and it will rock on every one.

The simple facts state that the optical disc on the PS3 holds more data than the optical disc on the 360. If we exceed size of the 360s optical disc then we'll have to find alternative ways to get the content to 360 users such as making it downloadable. Adding a second DVD to a game like UT3 would be a challenge because when playing online you might not know exactly what map you're going to be playing next and we have to be able to accommodate users of the core system. So does that mean the disc on the 360 might have a map or two less? Possibly although it is too early to tell for sure. People love Unreal Tournament because we always ship it with tons of great content but that also makes it a bit of a disc hog - in a good way

Obviously, and as is true with most major games on 360 and PS3, you're going to be putting your hard drive to good use if you want to experience the full richness of content that UT3 will have to offer over the lifetime of the game. the fact that you can do this is a good thing.

I don't know the exact numbers but I suspect the version of Gears of War that most of our customers play today on their 360s, when you combine the downloadable content with the content on the disc, is larger than what we could fit on the 360's optical disc alone. So clearly there are perfectly good strategies to cope with this situation. We're all very used to downloading extra content for console games and with UT3 there will be lots of it for all supported platforms. In fact the cool thing about our engine is that when you make content for one platform it can run on all of them. If history is any indication, the vast majority of UT3 content won't even come from Epic - it will come from some very brilliant end users with lots of cool and innovative ideas.

When it comes to user created mods on the 360 - we will work with Microsoft to find a way to support them. We just don't have all the answers today and it isn't our chief priority at this very moment because we already have our hands completely full shipping UT3 on PC and PS3 as well as shipping Gears of War on PC. When we get those out of the way, and get a little time to spend with our friends and families, then we'll get back on this issue and figure it out.

Dear Mark,

I don't think you really have to justify your comments to this wave of inconsiderate, unrefined rabble who claim a putrescent allegiance to a particular console.

If they are willing to shove their opinions down others' throats, you should do the same.

At any rate, it's a pleasure to see developers in close contact with their fans, in other regards besides quelling fanboy wars.

Thanks!