iBotModz_Bot Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 From eurogamer.net:A highly placed development source has confirmed to Digital Foundry that the new disc format being beta tested in a new dashboard upgrade adds 1GB to the storage of Xbox 360 game discs. The maximum space allocated to game data on the current disc format is just 6.8GB out of a maximum of 7.95GB on a standard dual layer DVD, with over 1GB dedicated to a DVD-Video partition that also contained anti-piracy security sectors. It seems that this video partition has either been drastically reduced or omitted completely in the new format Microsoft is looking to roll-out. Beta testers of the new dashboard get a free copy of Halo: Reach once they are accepted into the new preview programme. We can assume that this isn't just a generous gift on Microsoft's part - more likely it is a disc pressed using the new format, and Microsoft is looking for data on performance on as many different systems as it can. From C4Eva on EFnet via c4evaspeaks.com:[Z****] so what do u think about new disc format [http://c4evaspeaks.com/new-xgd3-disc-format-and-dash-preview]?[c4eva-] MS will introduce xgd3 � this will add more ap checks, cvi (content integerity) checks, increase the disc size and adds a new layer for protection issues � all in the 20500 sdk! bring it on! [J*****] C4 will this effect the launch of Slim lt? will it be delayed for some reason?[c4eva-] j*****[c4eva-] will know more once we get one of these new discs!http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDYdAHQHhpPFKz-xYM9AalbtH3o/0/dihttp://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kDYdAHQHhpPFKz-xYM9AalbtH3o/1/di View the full article
Quinn Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 lmao, I can't wait to see how long it takes to pirate this new format I don't think it'll take long
iBotPeaches Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Looks quite promising. Looking forward to future stories about this.
matty0 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 how do we get this free copy of reach? i'd like to give it to a pal of mine
iBotPeaches Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 how do we get this free copy of reach? i'd like to give it to a pal of mine Sign up here: http://connect.microsoft.com/xboxliveupdate and hope for the best.
matty0 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Sign up here: http://connect.microsoft.com/xboxliveupdate and hope for the best.no longer accepting
Randomrocket Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) nvm. My status is pending. I got in Edited March 31, 2011 by Randomrocket
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