Currently, the Xbox 360 version of L.A. Noire spans across 3 discs, but Team Bondi originally found themselves with up to 6 discs to contain all the content.
We’ve always been called stupidly ambitious. Along with Rockstar, we make very big games. It took a lot of effort to get down to three discs – I think we were on four or five or six at one point – and to get it onto one Blu-ray [for PS3]. We’re pretty pleased that we got it down to that in the end. It’s the biggest map that we’ve done and that Rockstar have done, so there’s a lot of detail in there, and also a lot of actor’s performances, 21 hours worth.”
Luckily, Xbox 360 owners dodged that bullet and ended up with 3 discs. It was stated that the discs only need to be swapped out twice during the campaign and it’ll occur during “natural breaks” in the story. Playstation owners don’t have to worry about that though since the devs were able to fit the data onto 1 Blu-Ray disc.
L.A. Noire is officially out today. If you’re not sure if you’re going to pick it up yet, then check out our review here and see if it helps you make up your mind.
