Mass Effect 2 Will Span Two DVDs

[Ancientgamer]

And why on Earth would BioWare need two DVDs - that's over nine gigabytes of capacity - for one single game?

Dragon Age was 15 gigabytes, no?

Two discs does not equal more content, just more bloat. Two discs means poorly made! It means it's stuffed with pre-rendered, non-interactive cutscenes most likely. If that's the sort of 'content' they're on about then no thanks, I'll just go and buy a couple of films on DVD for much less money and play games that celebrate the actual game part of themselves.

Back in 'the day' (whenever that is) developers just used to make the existing hardware do more. Look at classics like Elite, a whole universe on a single floppy disk. Ok so it was procedurally generated but still, that's a lot of 'content' for a small storage capacity.

Don't really know what the hell you're saying. yeah, if a game uses procedurally generated content you can fit it in a lot less space: because there's virtually no game actually there. It'll also likely suck a lot more too. You mention it like a minor concession but that's a very important point. Unless you're saying all modern games should be procedurally generated.

Also, you can't "push" technology in the way you think. you can put so much data on a disk, that's it. If you need more, you make a new type of disk, but it's not a fucking box. You can't cram in more data then it was meant to hold.

The fact is the only place to make concessions is on the games side. that is, make the game smaller. Now, do you know that the only reason ME2 needs 30gigs is because of uncompressed cutscenes? Well, seeing as ME1 had virtually no pre-rendered cinematics, I'd say you're just a fucking know-it-all doomsayer with a silly grudge against RPGs.

 

[CobaltBomber]

I'm so glad I pre-ordered the limited edition. It will be EPIC.

 

[Ganthrinor]

I miss the days of console disc swaps, honestly. When a game was 2 or 3 CD's long, you knew you were in for some serious playtime (or at the least, some sexy eyecandy).

Still very stoked about ME2.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Wow. Now I'm looking forward to my birthday even more than usual, seeing as ME 2 comes out a few days after that. So long as the collector's edition is within my price range, I think I'll be getting that as well.

 

[Jared]

I like the explanation, lol.

Well, As long as I dont need to swap in the middle of the game multiple times...(Like Star OCean 4...) I'll be happy. If could at least mean it shall have a huge amount of content...or at least one can hope

 

[CrazT]

Good to see developers are still making epic single-player games and not just resorting to the multiplayer 'get-out-of-jail-free' card!

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

"Because you cannot fit this much awesomeness on one disc,"

I think that says it all.

 

[USSR]

Seeing as a grew bored of Mass Effect one, I'm not sure if I'll rent it.

Two disks must mean a lot of effort though, so I just might.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

DAMN YOU MASS EFFECT.

I can't decide to preorder Dante's Inferno, Bioshock 2, or Mass Effect 2.




GAAAAAARRRRR, THEY ALL JUST KEEP COMING OUT WITH COOLER AND COOLER STUFF!

 

[Avatar Roku]

I'm gonna pop up and say "quality not quantity".

Does a game being long mean that it will be good? Possibly, but it's not a definate thing.

Thing is, the quality was already a set figure in most of our minds. Most of us loved ME, so the idea that the sequel is that long is attractive, to say the least.

 

[ma55ter_fett]

kool, I am definatly more interested in this title now.

 

[Ocelot GT]

Can't wait ^.^

I've been longing to continue my exploration and domination of space for too long now ;p

 

[Raven's Nest]

Mmm... Does want!!!

 

[Shycte]

Am I to be punched if I say that I'm not hyped AT ALL over this game?

 

[theaceplaya]

BioWare rocks, and 2 discs don't bother me, so I'll definitely be scooping up that special edition.

 

[Xvito]

Making a game that takes up a lot of space is not that difficult. Doing the opposite on the other hand, while retaining the quality...

 

[Neotericity]

Oh gawd I hope I dont try and beat this one three times

 

[Arbitrary Cidin]

I'm proud. Good to see people actually pushing these consoles to their limits. It hasn't exactly been pride-building to see side-by-sides of Dragon Age: Origins and Final Fantasy XII prove nearly equal in the graphics department.