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360 MMOs Will Require HDD "Master Storage File"

August 13, 2007 in News comments 6

A new sticker will begin appearing on 360 game boxes soon stating, "Hard Drive Required". These will be used by devlopers, particularly for MMO games, to tell how much storage space is necessary for game saves.

Announced at Gamefest today, Microsoft will be instructing any and all MMO providers for the console to nominate how much HDD storage space they'll require, then place that information on the cover (eg 4GB Required). This would come in the form of a "Master Storage File", a single "block" on your HDD which would contain both essential game files as well as the necessary amount of space you'll need for storage.
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  • -1
    Final Blade Aug 14, 07
    Hmm
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    "Hard Drive Required"
    I wonder if halo is a MMO.
  • 0
    Bale Fire* Aug 14, 07
    I bet a lot of people buy these MMOs and don't realise they need a hardrive till later
  • 0
    sten mk II Aug 14, 07
    They're going to do this.

    1. Get a bigger Hard drive which voids the warranty

    or

    2. Only have one MMO or delete their old games off of their hard drive.
  • 0
    JJBDude Aug 14, 07
    4gb!?!?! This is a joke just to over exaggerate how much storage space needed to play MMO games right? If not ouch this is a big bummer, least there is going to be stickers clearly letting gamers know in advance before they purchase the title.
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      Sort Aug 14, 07
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      least there is going to be stickers clearly letting gamers know in advance before they purchase the title
      Agreed. I think it's a good idea.
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      Strayfire Aug 14, 07
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      4gb!?!?! This is a joke just to over exaggerate how much storage space needed to play MMO games right?
      No.

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