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[DDayton]

A quick question for you guys...

If you completely fill the Xbox hard drive with media/etc. (NOT with game caches), are there any games that won't play? Are there games that require the hard drive to have empty space before they will run?

Tied to that, if you remove the hard drive from the Xbox, will it even start?

 

[demi]

no

 

[DDayton]

no

So no games require hard drive space? I thought that I'd read about titles being designed to used the hard drive for caching, and hard drive access being an integral part of the game design.

 

[Nikashi]

Yes, that's why there is a seperate area of the hard drive for that type of data, that cannot be overwritten with game saves/DLC.

 

[Sinatar]

So no games require hard drive space? I thought that I'd read about titles being designed to used the hard drive for caching, and hard drive access being an integral part of the game design.

The space on the hard drive that games use for caching and data loading is in its own partition seperate from your save games, so you can fill the hdd with all the saves/downloads/soundtracks you want without ever using up the actual data cache.

 

[Gek54]

You cant fill the entire HD with saves and music. Part of it is reserved for caching.

Edit: Always too slow....always.

 

[Rorschach]

Edit: Always too slow....always.

Ironic for a racing fan.

 

[DDayton]

Ok. New question, then.

Can any games be played with a non-working hard drive? Or, if it's a better question, which games require a working hard drive to be playable?

I'm asking because I'm curious about how the Xbox will do in video game collections in 10 or so years. If the hard drive was faulty, could you still play games on it?

 

[demi]

Seriously David just mod your xbox. I know that's what you're asking.

 

[DDayton]

Seriously David just mod your xbox. I know that's what you're asking.

I don't have an Xbox. I do, however, collect tons of gaming junk. I'm seriously wondering what the lifespan of an Xbox will be, as far as future retro-gaming will be. If the hard drive dies, can the system still be used?

 

[Sinatar]

I don't have an Xbox. I do, however, collect tons of gaming junk. I'm seriously wondering what the lifespan of an Xbox will be, as far as future retro-gaming will be. If the hard drive dies, can the system still be used?

If the hard drive dies then the background OS dies and the games wouldn't even load up. Dead HDD = Dead Xbox.

 

[DDayton]

If the hard drive dies then the background OS dies and the games wouldn't even load up. Dead HDD = Dead Xbox.

Bah. That's what I thought.