[quote]"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 us 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."[/quote]
So yeah, don't install the play disc, just let it turn in your box.
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I've had mine installed day 1 and at 65% into the story I gotta say I haven't noticed it a whole lot. I'd rather it be quieter and have the nearly unnoticeable pop ins than noisy spinning all the time.
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I was about to install both of the discs. Thanks for the heads up!
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1 ReplyThey updated the story and said that you can install the "play disc" on a USB flash drive to eliminate the performance issues.
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2 RepliesThat could kill my XElite tho... I've had it since 2007... It makes funny sounds when disc have to spin
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1 ReplyWow. Butane being helpful. I wonder if it will rain burning sulfur tonight.
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Thanks for the heads up, my xbox is running out of space though so I think I would only have the room to install the mandatory one anyway :P
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Whats up with all these Gameinformer reposts?
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7 Replieswhy buy it for current gen when it's releasing for next gen?
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This was the one complaint I heard that kept coming up. Awesome. Thanks for the heads up.
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So I basically got to hear it spin.. Ugh that's going to be [i]really[/i] annoying. I like my room silent as possible so I can hear my good stereos :(
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Thanks for the heads up, I usually install every new game I get.
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Thanks for this, I usually install the discs.
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1 ReplySo install the mandatory instal but don't install the other one? Ok
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Damn. I have the Elite model, gonna' be noisy as hell.
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okay cool. :)
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Thanks for the heads up.