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Last post: 15 Dec 12 at 15:10
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Posted on 28 June 12 at 22:01 |
| Every so often I hear people complain about the "long ass updates" on the PS3. What is the technical reason why the Xbox downloads like 200mb updates in a quaint little 5mb download? |
Oh, they love us American boys. |
Last post: Today at 18:50
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Posted on 29 June 12 at 00:03, Edited on 29 June 12 at 00:04 by xPut Name Herex |
| Because they have much more frequent updates than the PS3 I assume, so the Xbox gets the same size update in multiple, smaller pieces. A lot of Xbox updates are "in preparation" for a bigger update. |
I miss the good old days of WW2 Call of Duty |
Last post: 15 Dec 12 at 15:10
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Posted on 29 June 12 at 00:27 |
| xPut Name Herex said:Because they have much more frequent updates than the PS3 I assume, so the Xbox gets the same size update in multiple, smaller pieces. A lot of Xbox updates are "in preparation" for a bigger update.So this "long ass updates" rule doesn't apply to game updates? I think we get them as frequently as the PS3. |
Oh, they love us American boys. |
Last post: 15 Jun at 17:14
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Posted on 29 June 12 at 06:50 |
| i had a update on a ps3 game over 1GB, i think only battlefield 3 comes close. |
Remember, science rhymes with compliance. Do you know what doesn't rhyme with compliance? NEUROTOXIN |
Last post: 05 Jun at 18:37
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Posted on 29 June 12 at 07:28 |
For System updates. Its still a large download, but unlike the PS3 which downloads the entire flash file which is then written in entirety, the xbox downloads a delta change and is then able to specifically update just the parts of the flash which require to be updated..
EG, the video of the 360 logo on bootup? that hasn't changed, so its not included in the download. |
Last post: 14 Feb at 17:23
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Posted on 30 June 12 at 02:31 |
Not 100% sure, but I think there's a size restriction for a game patch (what happens when you get kicked off LIVE and prompted to update your game). This size restriction isn't enforced if it's something you download manually (like Battlefield 3's update).
Does that make sense? Does it answer your question? |