UPDATE COMING VERY SOON, It’s April 6th right now and I haven’t updated since January 14th, 2009!! A lot of games have come out since then + the announcement of a USB drive working with the Xbox 360, means I’m going to be busy this weekend to make sure you all have the most up to date information. For now, leave a comment if there is a specific game you were looking for a size and I’ll see what I can do
If you have anything to add (any missing game, size, differences), just throw a comment. The general rule of thumb with the list, is if you have 120GB, install many games except of course for Halo 3 (the only game that actually runs slower). While it is true some games you will notice very little difference in any load times, but just think of how quiet you can make your 360 as well as save yourself from opitical disc errors (I have personally had to return a 360 because of this).
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Rather than put credits at the bottom of this, I want to give full thanks right here at the top to:
Spidey987 at The AVForums
SynGamer at CheapAssGamer
Sean at NeoGAF and any gamers in those threads who helped contribute information.
Double shoutout to SynGamer at CheapAssGamer, he color coded his list and had a crapload of imported games that I have added to this list (even changing the colors of the list to aid a color blind reader.. I shit you not).
All I did here was put their collected information chart form. I will update as much as possible, drop a comment if you know how much time is saved on a particular game (where the “xxx”‘s are marked).
I don’t think the chart needs to be explained, you have the games, you have how much space they would take on your hard drive, and then how much time you’d be saving (not listed on the chart is how much relief you will be giving your poor disc drive). No longer do 360 fanboys have the fodder of “oh you PS3 people have to install games blah blah” .. in the end, if you have a big enough hard drive, you know you’ll be installing these games soon enough.
| Game | Install Size | Time Saved |
| AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Ace Combat 6 | 6.4GB | XXX |
| All Pro Football 2K8 | 5.0GB | XXX |
| Alone in The Dark | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Amped 3 | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Armored COre 4 | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Army of Two | 5.7GB | XXX |
| Assassin’s Creed | 6.7GB | Jerusalem load 39.5 seconds (DVD) vs 25 seconds (HDD) |
| Asterix at the Olympic Games | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Avatar: The Legend of Aang – The Burning Earth | 6.5GB | XXX |
| A-Train HX | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Baja: Edge of Control | 5.6GB | XXX |
| Banjo-Kazooie:Nuts & Bolts | 6.6GB | Very short load times (little to none). Showdown Town (main area in the game) : Disk : 21 seconds,HDD : aproxemetaly 19 seconds. Nutty Acres : Disk 15 seconds, HDD : 10.5 seconds |
| Battlefield 2: Modern Combat | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Battlefield Bad Company | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Battlestations: Midway | 5.5GB | XXX |
| Battle Fantasia | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Beautiful Katamari | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Beijing 2008 | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Beowulf | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Big Bumpin’ | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Bionicle Heroes | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Bioshock | 6.1GB | Point Prometheus level 35 seconds (DVD) vs 24.5 seconds (HDD) |
| Blacksite | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War | 6.3GB | XXX |
| Blazing Angels | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Blitz: The League | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Blitz: The League 2 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Blue Dragon | 19.9GB | XXX |
| Bomberman: Act Zero | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Bourne Conspiracy, The | 5.1GB | XXX |
| Brother’s in Arms: Hell’s Highway | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Bullet Witch | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Bully: Scholarship Edition | 3.4GB | “load times vanish” |
| Burnout Paradise | 3.4GB | 36 sec initial load (DVD) and 28 sec (HDD) |
| Burnout Revenge | 4.4GB | Load to title: 12 sec (DVD), 8 sec (HDD). Loading event: 21 sec (DVD), 10 sec (HDD) |
| Cabela’s Alaskan Adventure | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Cabela’s Trophy Bucks | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Call of Duty 2 | 6.0GB | 2-3 seconds each loadtime |
| Call of Duty 3 | 5.8GB | XXX |
| Call of Duty 4 | 6.7GB | Prologue, FNG DVD 15.5 seconds, HDD 10.5 seconds |
| Call of Duty: World at War | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Call of Juarez | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Cars | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Cars: Mater-National Championship | 3.9GB | XXX |
| Civilization Revolution | 6.3GB | XXX |
| Clive Barker’s Jericho | 5.6GB | XXX |
| Club, The | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Colin McRae Dirt | 6.4GB | XXX |
| College Hoops 2K7 | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| College Hoops 2K8 | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath | 3.6GB | XXX |
| Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | 6.6GB | XXX | Conan | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Condemned: Criminal Origins | 5.4GB | XXX |
| Condemned 2: Bloodshot | 6.8GB | No noticeable difference, at best fractions of a second. |
| Conflict: Denied Ops | 6.1GB | XXX |
| Crackdown | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Crash: Mind Over Mutant | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Crash of the Titans | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Crash Time: Autobahn Pursuit | 3.4GB | XXX |
| CSI: Hard Evidence | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Culdcept Saga | 5.2GB | Quiet, loading seems to be about the same, gameplay pauses aren’t reduced. |
| Dance Dance Revolution Universe | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Dance Dance Revolution Universe 2 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 | 6.1GB | XXX |
| Dark Messiah: Might and Magic | 6.1GB | “seems to fix the music cutting out issue. It loads a little faster too” |
| Dark Sector | 3.4GB | Initial Load: 8 sec (DVD) 5 sec (HDD). New Game: 13 sec (DVD) 9 sec (HDD) |
| Darkness, The | 6.8GB | Load to title: 21 sec (DVD), 10 sec (HDD). Loading saved game: 21 sec (DVD), 15 sec (HDD) |
| Dead or Alive 4 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Dead Rising | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Dead Space | 6.6GB | “shortens the initial load time and the load time when accessing save stations” |
| Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Def Jam: Icon | 4.3GB | XXX |
| Devil May Cry 4 | 6.7GB | MUCH better. Next to no loading now. |
| DiRT | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Disney Sing It! | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires | 4.0GB | XXX |
| Dynasty Warriors 6 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Dynasty Warriors Gundam | 5.6GB | XXX |
| Earth Defense Force 2017 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 6.7GB | Great Forest loadtime 44.5 seconds (DVD) vs 31 seconds (HDD) |
| Enchanted Arms | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Eragon | 5.4GB | XXX |
| Eternal Sonata | 6.8GB | XXX |
| F.E.A.R | 4.0GB | XXX |
| F.E.A.R. Files | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Fable II | 6.8GB | The brief pause/lag when accessing inventory menus is gone or noticeably reduced. Loading Home Village DVD 32.5 seconds, HDD 24.5 seconds |
| Facebreaker | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Fallout 3 | 5.9GB | 48 Second load down to 25 load. Timed the loading times for transitioning between inside and outside game environments. Before installing the game, these transitions took about 20 seconds; afterward, it was halved. |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Far Cry Instincts Predator | 4.9GB | XXX |
| Far Cry 2 | 4.5GB | XXX |
| Fatal Intertia | 3.4GB | XXX |
| FIFA 06 | 6.2GB | XXX |
| FIFA 07 | 5.9GB | XXX |
| FIFA 08 | 4.8GB | XXX |
| FIFA 09 | 6.0GB | XXX |
| FIFA Street 3 | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Fight Night Round 3 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Final Fantasy XI | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Final Fantasy XI Vana’diel | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Flatout Ultimate Carnage | 4.9GB | XXX |
| Football Manager 2006 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Football Manager 2007 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Force Unleashed, The | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Forza 2 | 5.3GB | Nürburgring Disc: 31 sec HDD: 20 sec |
| Fracture | 4.1GB | XXX |
| Frontlines: Fuel of War | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Full Auto | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Fusion Frenzy 2 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Gears of War | 6.5GB | Starting a new game : Disk : 15 seconds HDD : 10 seconds |
| Gears of War 2 | 6.7GB | Initial Load DVD 32 seconds, HDD 24 seconds, Denizens (Scattered) DVD seconds, HDD 11.5 seconds |
| Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter 2 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Golden Axe: Beast Rider | 6.4GB | XXX |
| GRID | 6.6GB | Load to title: 19 sec (DVD), 16 sec (HDD) |
| GTA IV | 6.8GB | Decreases initial load time from 46.5 to 33 seconds. Loading ‘Bull in a China Shop’ Mission DVD 20 seconds, HDD 11.5 seconds |
| Guilty Gear 2: Overture | 5.4GB | XXX |
| Guitar Hero II | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Guitar Hero III | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Guitar Hero Aerosmith | 4.5GB | XXX |
| Guitar Hero: World Tour | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Gun | 3.6GB | XXX |
| Halo 3 | 6.3GB | Load times are worse (10 seconds longer) when installed and at almost every level |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 5.3GB | XXX |
| High School Musical 3 Senior Year DANCE! | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Hour of Victory | 4.9GB | XXX |
| Hitman: Blood Money | 5.8GB | XXX |
| Idolm@aster | 5.1GB | XXX |
| Idolm@ster Live 4 U | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Import Turner Challenge | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Incredible Hulk, The | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Infinite Undiscovery | 12.5GB | Disk : 3 seconds HDD : 1-2 seconds NOTE : The games load times are short regardless of where it’s from. |
| Iron Man | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Juiced 2 | 5.7GB | XXX |
| Jumper | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Just Cause | 5.6GB | XXX |
| Kameo: Elements of Power | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Kengo Zero | 3.4GB | XXX |
| King Kong | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom | 4.3GB | XXX |
| Kung Fu Panda | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Last Remnant, The | 12.7GB | Installing is essential. Many flaws vanish and load times are cut in half. |
| LEGO Batman | 6.0GB | XXX |
| LEGO Indiana Jones | 4.4GB | Starting the game/Loading a level: About 5 seconds faster from the HDD |
| LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga | 5.8GB | XXX |
| LEGO Star Wars: Original Trilogy | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Left 4 Dead | 5.0GB | XXX |
| Legendary | 6.8GB | XXX |
| LIPS | 4.7GB | “Absolutely no change whatsoever.” |
| Lost Odyssey | 23.2GB | 2 times faster playing off HDD |
| Lost Planet | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Lost Planet Colonies Edition | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Lost Via Domus | 4.2GB | XXX |
| LOTR: Battle For Middle Earth | 4.4GB | XXX |
| Madden 2006 | 5.7GB | XXX |
| Madden 2007 | 4.7GB | XXX |
| Madden 2008 | 6.1GB | XXX |
| Madden 2009 | 6.7GB | “game doesn’t hitch anymore when going in or coming out of an instant replay” |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | 5.9GB | Loading (comic) screen is faster, about 7sec. |
| Mass Effect | 6.8GB | No more “Loading” pauses when moving too fast. Elevator load times are identical (hardcoded) |
| Medal of Honor: Airborne | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Mercenaries 2 | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Midnight Club: LA | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Mirror’s Edge | 5.7GB | Eliminates (or greatly reduces) the amount of brief “Now Loading” pauses that pop up mid-level |
| MLB 2K6 | 6.6GB | XXX |
| MLB 2K7 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| MLB 2K8 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Operation Troy | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Monster Madness | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe | 6.4GB | Not much difference, load times are only 1-2 seconds shorter | Moto GP 06 | 4.6GB | XXX |
| Moto GP 07 | 3.9GB | XXX |
| Moto GP 08 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| MX vs ATV Untamed | 4.8GB | XXX |
| Namco Museum Virtual Arcade | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Naruto Rise of a Ninja | 5.3GB | XXX |
| Naruto The Broken Bond | 3.4GB | XXX |
| NASCAR 08 | 4.8GB | XXX |
| NASCAR 09 | 5.7GB | XXX |
| NBA 2K9 | 3.4GB | Helps framerate issues and previously frequent hanging |
| NBA Live 06 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| NBA Live 07 | 5.3GB | XXX |
| NBA Live 09 | 6.3GB | Improved by 8 seconds, going from 45 seconds to 37 seconds |
| NBA Street Homecourt | 5.4GB | XXX |
| NCAA Football 08 | 6.2GB | XXX |
| NCAA Football 09 | 6.3GB | XXX |
| NCAA March Madness 08 | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Need for Speed: Carbon | 5.8GB | XXX |
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Need for Speed: Pro Street | 5.5GB | XXX |
| Need for Speed: Undercover | 5.1GB | XXX |
| NFL Head Coach 2009 | 5.8GB | XXX |
| NHL 07 | 6.7GB | XXX |
| NHL 08 | 5.7GB | XXX |
| NHL 09 | 5.7GB | XXX |
| NHL 2k6 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| NHL 2k7 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| NHL 2k8 | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Ninety Nine Nights | 5.6GB | XXX |
| Ninja Gaiden II | 6.8GB | 125 seconds initial load on DVD, 45 seconds off HDD. No loading when selecting a weapon from quick switch menu |
| NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 | 5.2GB | From DVD End of Movie to Main Menu – 8 sec / Quick Play menu to gameplay – 17 sec From HDD End of Movie to Main Menu – 7 seconds / Quick Play menu to gameplay – 14 seconds |
| Oblivion | 6.7GB | Great Forest loadtime 44.5 seconds (DVD) vs 31 seconds (HDD) |
| Operation Darkness | 5.5GB | XXX |
| Orange Box, The | 4.7GB | Loading Half-Life 2 DVD 44.5 seconds, HDD 25.5 seconds. Half Life 2 Save Game – ‘We don’t go there any more’ DVD 47 seconds, HDD 15 seconds. Loading Portal DVD 34.5 seconds, HDD 20.5 seconds. Loading Team Fortress 2 DVD 57.5 seconds, HDD 41.5 seconds |
| Outfit, The | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Overlord | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Perfect Dark Zero | 5.3GB | Mission 01 Disc: 30 sec HDD: 16 sec |
| Phantasy Star Universe | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Pimp My ride | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Pocket Bike Racers | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Prey | 5.0GB | XXX |
| Prince of Persia | 6.1GB | XXX |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 6 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Project Gotham Racing 3 | 6.2GB | Nürburgring – Behemoth Circuit Disc: 27 sec HDD: 14 sec |
| Project Gotham Racing 4 | 6.0GB | Average load is 6-10 seconds shorter, but audio crackles/pops while racing when playing off HDD |
| Project Syphleed | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Pure | 4.4GB | XXX |
| Quake 4 | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Quantum of Solace | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Raiden IV | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Raiden Fighters Aces | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Rapala Fishing Frenzy | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Rayman Raving Rabbids | 4.6GB | XXX |
| Ridge Racer 6 | 6.5GB | XXX |
| Rock Band | 5.2GB | XXX |
| Rock Band 2 | 6.3GB | The time between songs in multi-track sets was reduced, so my virtual band doesn’t have to wait around awkwardly as the music is retrieved. The initial loading time is a lot faster, too. |
| Rock Revolution | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Rumble Roses XX | 4.5GB | XXX |
| Saints Row | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Saints Row 2 | 6.8GB | Initial load DVD 13 seconds, HDD 7 seconds. Loading a game DVD 12 seconds, HDD 19 seconds |
| Samurai Warriors 2 | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Samurai Warriors 2 Empires | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Scene It: Box Office Smash | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Scene It: Lights< Camera, Action | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Secret Service | 3.4GB | XXX |
| SEGA Rally | 4.2GB | XXX |
| SEGA Superstars Tennis | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Shadowrun | 4.3GB | XXX |
| Shaun White Snowboarding | 4.7GB | XXX |
| Shikigami no Shiro 3 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Silent Hill: Homecoming | 5.8GB | XXX |
| Simpson’s Game, The | 4.7GB | Load times were cut in half |
| skate | 6.8GB | XXX | Smackdown vs RAW 2009 | 6.6GB | “Is INSANE from the HD, almost instant loading. Fantastic.” |
| Sneak King | Not Supported | Not Supported |
| Soldier of Fortune Payback | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 5.6GB | “game loads about 15-20% faster” |
| Sonic Unleashed | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Soul Calibur IV | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Space Chimps | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Spectral Force 3 | 3.5GB | XXX |
| Spider-Man 3 | 3.7GB | XXX |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | 3.9GB | XXX |
| Spider-man Web of Shadows | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Spiderwick Chronicles, The | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Splinter Cell: Double Agent | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Star Trek Legacy | 5.7GB | XXX |
| Star Wars; The Force Unleased | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Stranglehold | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Stuntman Ignition | 5.8GB | XXX |
| Superman Returns | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Supreme Commander | 4.7GB | XXX |
| Table Tennis | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Tales of Vesperia | 5.9GB | “loads like it runs off of a cartridge at times” |
| Tenchu Z | 4.5GB | XXX |
| Tengai Makyou Ziria: Haruka naru Jipang | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Test Drive Unlimited | 3.5GB | XXX |
| Tetris Evolution | 3.4GB | XXX |
| The Bigs | 6.1GB | XXX |
| Thrillville: Off the Rails | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 | 4.2GB | XXX |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 | 6.0GB | XXX |
| Timeshift | 5.8GB | XXX |
| TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 5.0GB | XXX |
| TNA Impact! | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Tomb Raider Anniversary | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Tomb Raider Legend | 6.7GB | XXX |
| Tomb Raider Underworld | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland | 5.0GB | XXX |
| Tony Hawk’s Project 8 | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Too Human | 6.2GB | XXX |
| Top Spin 2 | 5.4GB | XXX |
| Top Spin 3 | 4.6GB | XXX |
| Transformers | 4.9GB | XXX |
| Turning Point: Fall of Liberty | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Turok | 6.6GB | XXX |
| Two Worlds | 3.4GB | XXX |
| Universe at War | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Unreal Tournament 3 | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Viking: Battle for Asgard | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Virtua Fighter 5 | 4.7GB | 108 seconds from boot to gameplay off DVD, 56 seconds off HDD. |
| Virtua Tennis 3 | 4.1GB | XXX |
| Viva Piñata | 5.0GB | XXX |
| Viva Piñata: Party Animals | 5.4GB | XXX |
| Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise | 5.2GB | Loading New Garden DVD 20.5 seconds, HDD 16.5 seconds |
| Wall-E | 5.9GB | XXX |
| Warriors Orochi | 6.4GB | XXX |
| Warriors Orochi 2 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| Wartech Senko no Ronde | 3.4GB | 3 second loads are now 1 second. This game had no loading to begin with really. |
| World Series of Poker 2007 | 3.4GB | XXX |
| World Series of Poker 2008 | 4.5GB | XXX |
| WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 | 6.8GB | XXX |
| WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 | 5.8GB | XXX |
| WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 | 6.6GB | Is INSANE from the HD, almost instant loading. Fantastic. |
| Xbox Live Arcade Compilation Disc | 5.9GB | XXX | Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Vol. 1 | 3.4GB | XXX |
Related link: Install a non-Microsoft brand hard drive for your 360 so you don’t have to pay their high prices, do this at your own discretion of course.
About the games that aren’t supported. Theories are that the Burger King games were made for Xbox 1 and emulated to play on the 360 and Crackdown is a no go because of the Halo 3 Beta being on the disc. These are just theories though.
Also, if you didn’t know, you MUST have the disc in the tray to play the games off the hard drive.
i was just wondering, the NXE will let you download your game to your hard drive, will this let you play the game without having to insert the disc???
No. Because then you culd just install and resell. It’s like PC games, where often the whole game installs to the HDD but still requires the disc.
Yes you’ll need the disk in the tray if you want to play.
Yep But The Disc not spin…
Maybe Game Copy World will come out with a patch?
Here’s one for you to add to the list:
Marvel Ultimate Alliance: Loading (comic) screen is faster, about 7sec.
Thanks for giving credit. Not many people would have
could you see how fast/slow the guitar hero world tour load times are please?
About Crackdown, the Halo 3 beta wasn’t on the disc; it was a download. A long, painful download that had to be done in-game, not from the dashboard and therefore couldn’t be backgrounded. (Ah, the good ol’ days of watching progress bars.)
Not sure why it wouldn’t be supported then, though.
It’s a shame, too; that game has a really long load time.
Is it true that Backwards Compatible games aren’t supported at all either? My kids still play a lot of the old games like they’re going out of style…
Xbox 1 games are indeed not supported, unfortunately. I’m hoping to find a few people to try installing Crackdown again. I’m hoping that perhaps it was just a bad disc…
I can confirm that Crackdown is not support on hdd on NXE. Great game though.
Just curious, does this feature work with backward compatible titles or just 360 titles?
Thanks
Just 360 titles can be install to hdd. Not original Xbox games.
Sorry, I just saw the comments above. That’s what I get for posting from a blackberry
How does it help with heat? This is my main deal-breaker. If running directly from the hard drive, this should cut down on a lot of heat, correct?
Well the drive is not spinning so that will generate less heat (but more importantly less noise)
how would the HDD running constantly instead of an optical drive spinning cut any heat down? all it’ll do is move the heat from being IN the 360 case to being in the HDD case on top of the 360…..also, I have a feeling that the only people doing these installs will be the people with 120GB drives since games like RB2 already demolish a 20GB if you’re a DLC hound like most of us that play are…..
Hard drive runs much more efficient than CD drive, it would make sense that there would be at least a small reduction of heat.
I would say the heat is less but it is minimal. HDD will produce MUCH less heat then a CD drive. However the head from a CD is minimal anyhow.
I would look into upgrading your 360 HDD with a solid state drive, theres no moving parts and it runs MUCH quicker… I would not be suprised if it cut the load times down by 15 to 20 percent is more games.
No the solid states are not a MS product. I can’t wait until I get NXE to try it out…
you are correct, spanzley. the overall reliability of your 360 will greatly increase with the hd install. less heat, less disc spinning, less noise
I just timed a few of my games, and these are the results I got
Forza 2 – Nürburgring
Disc: 31 sec HDD: 20 sec
Project Gotham Racing 3 – Nürburgring – Behemoth Circuit
Disc: 27 sec HDD: 14 sec
Perfect Dark Zero – Mission 01
Disc: 30 sec HDD: 16 sec
Thanks TrainingDummy, list updated.
wow those are really good times u acheived
well done m8
so, how’re you guys getting the NXE download to be able to test this?
I got an early access invite from Microsoft, and I’d imagine these other people did as well, that, or they have the leaked version floating around
I downloaded the NXE from a friend apparently he put his on a thumb drive and it works, Dead SPace lag times were cut down in half for me and it even doubled the render for facial features. I’ve yet to try out Mass effect and some others but besides that its great.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. THANKS, I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION BUT SEEMS YOU HAVE ANSWERED EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW.
Burnout Paradise: 36 sec initial load (DVD) and 28 sec (HDD)
Just did Saints Row 2 :
Initial load
Disk : 13 seconds HDD : 7 seconds
Loading my game
Disk : 12 seconds HDD : 19 seconds
Why did “loading your game” take longer using the HDD? Isn’t the whole point that it drops loading time? ._.
How long does it take me to install a game on the hard drive?
I saw a video of installing Fallout 3. It took about 6-8 minutes.
u are all stupid fella,ps3 has done it all before you doing it…
There is a big difference between an “optional” install for performance and “you can’t play this game without losing 10 Gb of HDD space”.
MS went with the first, Sony went with the second, so no, not the same thing at all fanboy.
The force unleashed is listed on there 2 times?
squall82 if the ps3 is so godly why aren’t you playing it? exactly…
Keep up the good work guys, I would contribute my fat stack of games and their time saved.. but.. I signed-up for both NXE’s never heard back from xbox.
Lego Indiana Jones:
Starting the game / Loading a level: it’s about 5 seconds faster from the HDD
how about perfect dark zero?
I have mass effect(asian version) installed on my 20GB hdd(21.11.2006) and I still have loading text sometimes. Especially when I move around the wards(flux in/out) but menus are noticeably quicker in response.
Here’s a few more…
GRID – load to title: 19 sec (DVD), 16 sec (HDD)
Burnout Revenge – load to title: 12 sec (DVD), 8 sec (HDD). Loading event: 21 sec (DVD), 10 sec (HDD)
The Darkness – load to title: 21 sec (DVD), 10 sec (HDD). Loading saved game: 21 sec (DVD), 15 sec (HDD)
If you look in Octobers issue of PC World on page 109 you will find a cheap way of upgrading from 20gb to 120gb for 50.00.