XBLA Game Size Limit Removed (2GB Hardware Max)

Sniper Ash6 · 26-09-2009, 10:50 AM

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TGS 09: 2GB is the Limit for XBLA
Remember when Live Arcade games were all bite sized?
by Erik Brudvig

US, September 24, 2009 - At the advent of the Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft imposed strict rules regarding how big game downloads could be. If a publisher's game exceeded 50 MB of data, it couldn't be put up for sale. Later, that size limit was lifted to 150 MB. As you may have noticed, that restriction no longer exists. Shadow Complex was nearly 1GB in size while the recently released C&C 3 Commander's Challenge pack clocked in at 2GB. Have all restrictions been thrown out of the window?

The answer is more or less.

In a meeting with Microsoft's Scott Austin, director of digital games, IGN was told that 2GB is the limit now, but that isn't due to any restrictions imposed by Microsoft. The 2GB limit is a technical limitation of the system being used. Games on Demand, a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace where you can buy full retail games to download, uses a different file structure and so that limitation does not exist.

from IGN: TGS 09: 2GB is the Limit for XBLA

Could mean some large pricey XBLA titles

Mr Quint · 20-10-2009, 10:14 AM

So Shenmue could appear on Live Arcade in theory. In three parts as a Dreamcast GD-Rom could hold 1.2 Gig of info.

I Wish.

Sniper Ash6 · 20-10-2009, 12:21 PM

It opens the doorway to some massive titles and some older ones but it also means they can charge a lot more due to the more content

internetuser · 22-10-2009, 9:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Quint

So Shenmue could appear on Live Arcade in theory. In three parts as a Dreamcast GD-Rom could hold 1.2 Gig of info.

I Wish.

i am sure it would fit on 3 cdrs as gd-roms were just normal cds burnt in a special way werent they

Mattk84 · 23-10-2009, 11:46 PM

They are making the games bigger but I think its about time they also increased the achievements from the measly 200.

Sniper Ash6 · 24-10-2009, 9:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mattk84

They are making the games bigger but I think its about time they also increased the achievements from the measly 200.

You would assume that would be the next logical step seeingas you are paying more and getting a fairly large game

Mattk84 · 24-10-2009, 6:00 PM

I assume COD1 will be an arcade release?
If so you will get a full single player game plus a very good multiplayer.
I guess the price point will be a tenner as for BF1943.

Bilbob · 25-10-2009, 9:18 AM

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Originally Posted by internetuser

i am sure it would fit on 3 cdrs as gd-roms were just normal cds burnt in a special way werent they

Not quite... they used a new format that was nearly incompatible with cd's, but not quite.
THIS'LL HELP!

Mr Quint · 25-10-2009, 4:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbob

Not quite... they used a new format that was nearly incompatible with cd's, but not quite.
THIS'LL HELP!

Indeed.

spidermanalf · 31-10-2009, 7:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbob

THIS'LL HELP!

I wish I knew about the CD player thing when I had all my DC games!

Back on topic - There could be some quality DC games come to XBLA

Jet Set Radio
Crazy Taxi etc etc