XBOX 360 Getting Updated Disc Format

[luv_mist]

Updated Disc

I'm not exactly sure what they are going to do and how it will work but I'm definitely going to be looking forward to the improvement. Keeping an eye out on this.

[CaptainZombie]

Quote: Originally Posted by luv_mist

Updated Disc I'm not exactly sure what they are going to do and how it will work but I'm definitely going to be looking forward to the improvement. Keeping an eye out on this.

I read this earlier, sounds kind of crazy if true.

[NINJAK2]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

I read this earlier, sounds kind of crazy if true.

wouldn't mind this for free copy of reach but they seemed like they may not step up if my console breaks down because of it, unless I misunderstood.

[Burns11]

Sounds like it's just a test of some updated copy protection or something.

[luv_mist]

I'm going to register. If my console breaks down, I'll just buy more PS3 games. I'm getting fond of that little monster more and more anyhow. I hope that whatever update it is will make the 360 very significant in what it puts out. We'll see though.

[Flawless]

Quote: Originally Posted by Burns11

Sounds like it's just a test of some updated copy protection or something.

Yep, most likely. Maybe the footprint will be much smaller and give devs access to more of the 8.5GB instead of only 6.8GB in the process, but I doubt it.

[bkfount]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flawless

Yep, most likely. Maybe the footprint will be much smaller and give devs access to more of the 8.5GB instead of only 6.8GB in the process, but I doubt it.

that's probably what it is, since they can't actually do anything else to increase the capacity. Pirates will pirate anyways, and MS can ban them at will, so why eat up so much disk space with a large security footprint?

[ExtremeGamer]

Some more info

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Microsoft will introduce the so-called XGD3 disc formats from around late April / early May. Currently, the XGD2 (Xbox Game Disc 2) formats in use. The disc image will always have a fixed size of about 6.8GB net and as such are limited to this maximum limit. The format offers something XGD3 about 1GB more memory (also net) and reached thus roughly 7.8GB. This 1GB available to developers of course. However, this new hash checks and anti-piracy measures are used. This XGD3 disc image (if one can read in the conventional way), can be burned to a commercially available double-layer discs, because they are outside the size capacity. During pressing of the discs in the press shop are virtually forced validation data to the extreme edges of the disc, which on the one hand, the verification, on the other hand, as an anti-copying system, since these sectors are not to describe blanks, not to mention the fact that Brenner these do Außnahmesituationen can only describe.

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