DICE revealed recently that for those who would like the texture pack on the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3, they would have to install the second disc that comes with it. Well, how about the ones who doesn’t want to install it? The answer is, you will get the standard definition content.
“The thing with the 360 is that you need to be able to give consumers a game where you don’t have to install it on a hard drive, because there are 360s without a hard drive,” he explained. “So we need to give you the option of installing it, rather than just demanding it. You could call it a ‘standard-def’ version for the 360 if you don’t have a hard-drive.”
Whether or not you would like to install the game on the hard drive, expect to see a big difference. According to Basche, “It does make a difference, yes, absolutely. The whole engine is based around streaming textures, streaming terrain and a lot of other content.”
Well, there you go folks. If you have a 250GB hard drive like me, I would install the game on my hard drive to get its maximum performance. Check back our review early next week for Battlefield 3. Stay tuned.
