How long until a 20GB 360 isn't big enough?
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How long until a 20GB 360 isn't big enough?
So I transferred my Rock Band disc to my hard drive and picked up the Metallica album DLC and realized I only have around 2GB left. I looked through my content & didn't really see any crap that I could delete (demos & vids). With the promise of 500 songs by year's end, and GH4 right around the bend (also promising DLC), will a 20GB be a wasted drive for die-hard Rock Band players? I'm going to try to limp through the rest of the year and grab an Elite with my income tax return. What sucks is, I already use 2 360's, so what becomes of the spare? Is it even worth it to sell it off?
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Do you think 2GB will last the rest of the year? I'd say I purchase about 75% of the DLC released, plus GH4, Fallout 3, and maybe another game or two to have saved data from...will I make it?
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I doubt it, but that's just me. And don't forget that we may soon have the option of installing games...
If 55 songs are ~1.5g, and you buy 75% of the DLC for rock band, you'll be hosed once they release ~70 more songs. Which, given the upcoming albums will be before the end of the year.
Not to mention - the 20 free ones coming up.
If 55 songs are ~1.5g, and you buy 75% of the DLC for rock band, you'll be hosed once they release ~70 more songs. Which, given the upcoming albums will be before the end of the year.
Not to mention - the 20 free ones coming up.
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Yup, feeling the pinch of the 20 GB drive too with things left I don't really want to delete. Right now i'm like rotating between demos, but i'm itching to get a 120GB drive by the end of the year too.
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I upgraded to the 120GB drive last year (or early this year) when it was on sale at Amazon, and I'm really glad I did. I used to have to delete demos, videos, etc., but now I download away and I still have over 90GBs left.
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Most stores have lowered the price of the 120gb drive to $149. I still says that's way too much. You can get a 500gb usb drive for less than $100. I did see a used 120 drive at Gamestop yesterday for $99. With my gamer card that would be $90. I don't think it came with the transfer cable though. I might be able to use a code from a friend who has the elite to get it from MS. Seems like a better deal than ebay.
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I'm in the same boat...I've only got 4 gig left, have yet to transfer the RB1 tracks and plan on downloading at least 3 of the announced full albums and will definitely be getting GH:WT... if I ever see the 120 on sale somewhere I'll have to jump on it.
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You can get a 320GB drive for $93 shipped from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B0011U65F2
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B0011U65F2
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Yeah, the packaged 120 comes with the cable, the transfer disk and the code. I bought mine the week before the price drop but Best Buy gave me my 30 bucks back. I just ran out of room on my 20 gig with videos, expansions/maps and over 40 arcade titles.
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You can get a 320GB drive for $93 shipped from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B0011U65F2
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digita.../dp/B0011U65F2
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Also, a 60 GB with transfer cable, wired headset and 3 months of Live will soon be available for $99.99. That's the route I will be going, I think.
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Well, you could if you wanted to put it in a PS3, but it has nothing to do with tha 360 in this thread.
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I'm thinking I'm going to be upgrading to at least the 60GB drive soon. Too much Rock Band / Guitar Hero stuff to keep, plus I'm never deleting that free HD episode of South Park they released...
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I have 8.2gb left, after the RB1 export. I can hold out for a while, but it will be RB/GH DLC that ends up breaking me. In fact, I would guess that when RB3 comes and I want to export the RB2 songs, I won't have enough room for all 84.
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But seriously, I just upgraded to a 120gb (with the amazon $60 GC deal) for the very same reasons you mentioned above. I was down to around 4 or 5gb and didn't want to deal with running out of space and deleting shit constantly. And with the new harddrive install option coming, the 120gb is pretty necessary. Plus I have been wanting to burn more music on it but have waited due to lack of space.
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Maybe the problem there was because they didn't know how to set it up properly to play in GH:III and GH:WT without just putting both 'versions' of each songs. If that is the case, I'm going to guess it won't be a problem in the future because they won't have many other duel releases.
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Maybe the problem there was because they didn't know how to set it up properly to play in GH:III and GH:WT without just putting both 'versions' of each songs. If that is the case, I'm going to guess it won't be a problem in the future because they won't have many other duel releases.
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Wait, you can't upgrade the 360 drive unless you buy an elite? Or is there a special 120gb drive you can buy separately. I just figured the drives were interchangable like the PS3.
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So, no, you don't need an Elite to upgrade, but you can't just buy whatever you want either.
#24
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Maybe it's just me, but I could easily see why the game data would be bigger then just the audio tracks.
#25
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I have almost 7gigs left out of my 20gigs, with a good deal of content that I can delete without blinking. I think I should be good until the end of the console's life cycle.
Though I hope we can re-download shit we've bought off of XBLA onto future consoles.
Though I hope we can re-download shit we've bought off of XBLA onto future consoles.