xbox 360 GTA issue..read before you install !

[Dr Diamond 407]

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/123681-don-t-install-gta-v-second-disc-on-xbox-360-it-will-fail

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-09-16-rockstar-warns-dont-install-gta5-xbox-360-play-disc

[Diddums 4,346]

How about posting actual info instead of links? 

[Dattebayo 446]

[Dr Diamond 407]

its easier to click on the link and see what it says than have me explain it . plus im going to bed



tl;dr, dont install box discs, just do disc one and play it off the second disc

[Dr Diamond 407]

suck them grapes datte haha !

[Commander_Undies 618]

Copy, paste. I don't wanna click a link!

[Just Cal 461]

This is from the first link, Can't access the second.

 

Rockstar has officially recommended that GTA V owners with the Xbox 360 version should not install the second disc. If they do, issues with textures will crop up and make the game look pretty rubbish, as you can see from the photo.

 

The problem apparently comes from overloading one area of the Xbox, a bit like bottle-necking, the console can handle only a certain amount of data. But send it from two locations - HDD and disc – and the game will play smoothly.

 

Of course if you own an Xbox 360 you'll know that the option to play off the HDD is an attractive one as it means no disc and fan noise. Sadly you'll have to decide if you prefer putting up with the sound or seeing messed up visuals.

 

The first disc must be installed - so keep 7.7GB of free space at least. The second disc, at 7.8GB might not fit on many people's drives anyway so not installing it won't be a big issue. Although when the download-only PSN version is released it may cause problems for PS3 owners.

 

When we reviewed GTA V we had access to both PS3 and Xbox 360 versions and did notice some frame rate issues on the PS3. But this may just be a console issue as it wasn't a downloaded version.

[tronic44 3,642]

Nice find dude, even if you have been lazy with the op

[Just Cal 461]

Nice find dude, even if you have been lazy with the op

 

He's too busy playing GTA V. I wish I was...........

[tronic44 3,642]

I'm trying to paste the info from the second link but obviously everyone in the world is trying to access it at the moment lol

 

Did you get my message? 

[Just Cal 461]

Did you get my message? 

 

Who? me?

 

If so, then no. I haven't received any messages or PMs. I don't have WiFi so if you used whatsapp, I'll reply at 4pm haha

[tronic44 3,642]

lol yeah it's on whatsapp i look forward to your reply

[tronic44 3,642]

UPDATE 3: Digital Foundry has investigated the matter further and discovered a possible solution to the Grand Theft Auto 5 Xbox 360 "play" disc installation issue.

The video, below, shows footage of the game played with the "install disc" installed to the Xbox 360 hard drive, as is mandatory, and the "play disc" installed to a USB flash drive. Doing so appears to eradicate the performance issues found when both discs are installed to the Xbox 360 hard drive.

UPDATE 2: Digital Foundry has created a new video, below, that shows why it's best Xbox 360 gamers follow Rockstar's advice and not install the Grand Theft Auto 5 "play" disc

UPDATE 1: Digital Foundry, which has access to the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto 5, has offered an explanation for Rockstar's recommendation against installing the "play" disc.

"Rockstar recommends that you shouldn't install the GTA5 play disc on Xbox 360 and it's sound advice," Digital Foundry chief Richard Leadbetter said.

"When you first get the game, the first order of business is installing the mandatory content from disc one - this accounts for 7.7GB of data to install on your hard drive. Now, there's absolutely nothing stopping you installing disc two - the 'play' disc - onto the hard drive too, using the Xbox 360's dashboard to do so. It takes up an additional 7.8GB of storage. However, doing so impacts the game's ability to stream texture data, resulting in regular pop-in of in-game objects and textures.

"So what's the story here? Well, optimal streaming is achieved by making use of all the available bandwidth in the system. Why stream just from the hard drive when you can run in data simultaneously from both the disc and the HDD? Based on what we're seeing on the Xbox 360 version, perhaps running both DVD and HDD assets from just the one source slows down access times, impacting streaming performance. It's not game-breaking stuff, but it does take you out of the moment when it does manifest and for that reason we can't recommend installing the play disc.

"GTA5 isn't available for digital delivery on Xbox Live, but we are curious what the impact - if any - will be on the PS3 version, as that is available as a PSN download. The Digital Foundry Face-Off - due tomorrow morning at 11am - is based on comparison of the two retail disc versions of the game."

ORIGINAL STORY: Rockstar has warned Xbox 360 gamers not to install the Grand Theft Auto 5 "play" disc.

On Xbox 360 the openworld game comes on two discs: one mandatory "install" disc and one "play" disc, both around 8GB in size. It's a similar situation to Forza 4, which also shipped on two discs on Xbox 360.

Prospective GTA5 owners - some of which already have the game as a result of early shipping from Amazon.co.uk - might have wanted to install both discs, but Rockstar recommends against it.

"For optimal performance, we recommend not installing that disc," tweeted Rockstar Support.

Then, "An 8GB install is required. For optimal performance, we recommend not installing the play disc."

Rockstar has promised more information soon. For now, the upshot is, with GTA5 on Xbox 360, you have to install disc one but run disc two from the drive.

[Diddums 4,346]

If peopel are going to be lazy and just post links from now on, I'm deleting those threads. Sort it out, it takes 5 seconds to copy and paste. No excuses.