XBox 720 to Support Streaming Digital Downloads
One of the big aspects of the next generation of hardware is that the consoles will have expanded support for digital downloads. One of the ways Microsoft’s XBox team is refining the next generation will be allowing players to run games as the game is downloading. Normally, when you download a game on the existing generation of consoles, or even Steam, you can’t play the game until its fully downloaded. The Xbox 720 will let you play the game, as long as you meet a certain data threshold. If you are downloading a AAA title, and it is around 10 GB of data, and you will be able to start playing the game once you hit a 2GB limit.
This gravitation towards enhanced digital downloads will obviously give a emphasis on phasing out companies like Gamestop. It will also put a spotlight on indie titles that normally don’t get much attention with so many games on DVD right now. One of the major drawbacks will be for people who live in rural areas and have shabby satellite internet connections, or even dial up.
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prestonneilPosted:
Iglesias Why didn't they do this with the 360? I hated waiting at the Dashboard for my DLC to complete.
The Xbox 360 was made what 6-8 years ago and didn't put enough ram and if they did at that time the console would of been well over 700$ so they waited until the next gen
SynybunPosted:
WW3 This is going to be great! soooo long waiting for a game to download!
-WW3
Yea i was not really liking the idea until they said this.
RequirementPosted:
This is pretty nice, I hate waiting on games to fully download before they become playable.
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