Originally posted by AlteredBeast
They did fine with Shenue on DC. I am just saying, the hard drive would be nice. but it is NOT needed, especially with disks 4 times larger than DC disks.
It would be nice though.
Eric Jacob
Its has nothing to do with the amount of data stored on a DVD compared to a Sega GD. Its more about being able to interact with the enviroment change things, smash things etc,,, and then come back to these areas in the game hours later and find them still in there re-arranged states because of the XBox\'s ability to store this data on the harddrive. SOmething limited memory consoles cannot afford. Not only enviroments but depth of gameplay should also be increased.
and I\'m sure Shenmue on the DC was a fine game, but the game can be much more deep with a developer capable of and with enough of a vision to really tap the potential of a harddrive in a console
There are tremendous advantages to a harddrive in a console and I really hope some talented developers making games for XBox really find ways to change the face of console gaming with the Harddrive.