GTA5 requires installation on PS3, Xbox 360

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Grand Theft Auto 5 has mandatory installation requirements on both PS3 and Xbox 360, Rockstar says in a Q&A post.

The Xbox 360 version comes with two discs: The first disc is a one-time, mandatory install and the second disc is used to play the game. After the initial installation there will be no need to swap out the discs. PS3 has one disc that starts an automatic installation process, and the game will be ready to roll after that's complete. The PS3 and Xbox 360 installs require 8GB of free space, and if using a flash drive with the Xbox 360 it needs to be a minimum of 16GB, with 8GB free. The flash drive must be, at minimum, USB 2.0 with 15 mb/s read speed, formatted for Xbox 360.

Speaking of swapping things, Rockstar provides more detail in the Q&A about the ability to switch between three playable characters at will in Grand Theft Auto 5, at least when not on a mission.

"And because they have their own schedules, you'll never know what they might be doing – you might drop in on Michael in the middle of a family dispute, interrupt Franklin chatting up some ladies, or Trevor on the run from the law – or whatever else these guys do in their free time," Rockstar says. "How and when you switch between characters when you're not on a mission is completely up to you."

Players won't have complete free will while switching between characters – it's not possible to kill other playable protagonists, Rockstar notes. Grand Theft Auto 5 is due out on September 17 for Xbox 360 and PS3.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/02/gta5-requires-installs-on-ps3-xbox-360/

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911Posted:

That sucks , I barely have like 300mb on my Xbox right now , and when I buy a USB I end up breaking it (my Xbox moves alot).

LeapPosted:

Im fine with this lol

DJMarkyMarkPosted:

Starify I hope the game lives up to the hype, as Rockstar Games have delayed the release once.


Me too. It has pretty high expectations too.

I'm sure it will be a great game though

SahvidgePosted:

Wow...I guess it's not that big of a shock. A game as big as GTA seems like it'd require a LOT of space.

AlbericiPosted:

I have a 250GB HDD and have almost all the space full...oh wait I got console banned on monday

KatsumiPosted:

THCv3 I have a 120 HDD with only 25 GB left. );


If you ever run out of memory you could always delete a few things to make some room.

KatsumiPosted:

Starify I hope the game lives up to the hype, as Rockstar Games have delayed the release once.


I'm hoping that the delays end up being worth something and they actually improved the game

StarifyPosted:

I hope the game lives up to the hype, as Rockstar Games have delayed the release once.

-Kyl3Posted:

Ohhh, it's ok I have the new 500GB PS3 slim
and a 32GB USB for my Xbox 360.

byLeonPosted:

If you dont have a 250gb standard hdd by now you are doing something wrong