So IGN just detailed how Forza Motorsport 3's multi-disc game will work.  In short, Disc 1 will contain the main game, around 300 cars, and most of the tracks.  Disc 2 will have the other 104 cars and 29 tracks, which are split up into four separate packs.  If you have a hard drive, you can install Disc 2 (1.9 GB) play using Disc 1, which will read the installed contents and add them to the game.  If you don't have enough space on your hard drive or if you use memory cards, you can choose which of the four packs you want to install.  Click the link to see the list of cars and tracks that will be on Disc 2.
 
IMO, this is how all multi-disc games should work for the 360.  With indications that this generation of consoles is going to go past the usual 5 year mark, the size limit of DVDs is only going to become more of an issue.  But if we can install multi-disc games onto the hard drive and just leave disc one in the DVD tray, then the this particular weakness of the 360 becomes completely void.
 
FFXIII better work like this.

That is awesome! Very smart, and hopefully something that becomes a trend if possible.

Still sounds like a pain.

This sounds like a very innovative move coming from Turn 10, we might see more developers following this trend now that we're going to be stuck with the 360 for at least another 4-5 years. Its simple, gives us the choice and its effective at saving our memory space.
 
I wonder what kind of genres would work best and which wouldn't.

Installation is ideal for multiple discs if you've got to use them. At least for those with a hard drive. But it's unfortunate this is even an issue. Larger media or an always included hard drive would have helped avoid any big issues regarding multiple discs.

" So IGN just detailed how Forza Motorsport 3's multi-disc game will work.  In short, Disc 1 will contain the main game, around 300 cars, and most of the tracks.  Disc 2 will have the other 104 cars and 29 tracks, which are split up into four separate packs.  If you have a hard drive, you can install Disc 2 (1.9 GB) play using Disc 1, which will read the installed contents and add them to the game.  If you don't have enough space on your hard drive or if you use memory cards, you can choose which of the four packs you want to install.  Click the link to see the list of cars and tracks that will be on Disc 2.
 
IMO, this is how all multi-disc games should work for the 360.  With indications that this generation of consoles is going to go past the usual 5 year mark, the size limit of DVDs is only going to become more of an issue.  But if we can install multi-disc games onto the hard drive and just leave disc one in the DVD tray, then the this particular weakness of the 360 becomes completely void.
 
FFXIII better work like this. "

Just going to install both on the hard-drive.  Always hated disc read errors.

Fuck this. I don't have any space at all on my hard drive for anything. Fuck them.

" @Andorski said:

" So IGN just detailed how Forza Motorsport 3's multi-disc game will work.  In short, Disc 1 will contain the main game, around 300 cars, and most of the tracks.  Disc 2 will have the other 104 cars and 29 tracks, which are split up into four separate packs.  If you have a hard drive, you can install Disc 2 (1.9 GB) play using Disc 1, which will read the installed contents and add them to the game.  If you don't have enough space on your hard drive or if you use memory cards, you can choose which of the four packs you want to install.  Click the link to see the list of cars and tracks that will be on Disc 2.
 
IMO, this is how all multi-disc games should work for the 360.  With indications that this generation of consoles is going to go past the usual 5 year mark, the size limit of DVDs is only going to become more of an issue.  But if we can install multi-disc games onto the hard drive and just leave disc one in the DVD tray, then the this particular weakness of the 360 becomes completely void.
 
FFXIII better work like this. "

why would ff13 work like this when its just a disc switching game? "

This makes the 360 sound more like a PC than a console.

I don't mind disc switching, not a big deal to me.

I don't mind this idea, it means 360 games can be as big as PS3's blu-ray games without them having to release a completely new console, and at least there's no disc switching just one install.

" @Andorski said:

" But if we can install multi-disc games onto the hard drive and just leave disc one in the DVD tray, then the this particular weakness of the 360 becomes completely void.  "

I disagree. If you still have to install stuff, and take away valuable hard drive space, then its like taking the issue and slightly making it seem less of a problem even though it still is one. "

I'm all the more glad I've got a 120GB HDD.

Argh, ive still only got the first model of hard drive and currently it has 2 gigs left

" This makes the 360 sound more like a PC than a console. "

He means all your games install on the hard drive to some degree.

" @eroticfishcake said:

" This makes the 360 sound more like a PC than a console. "

What about the PS3, many of its games already require mandatory installs. "

I think this is a fine way to do it.  It's only 1.9 gigs, I only have like 6 gigs on my hd, but what evs, I will gladly devote 1.9 gigs of it to Forza 3. 

I have 2.9 gigs after deleting all those videos I wasted money on from the marketplace

I always found this to be a problem with the ps3, dispite using bluray it still had to do mandatory installs, meaning the ps3 might as well use dvd and actually might be winning this generation instead of being last place.
Look at the ps2, it used dvd and it won ^^

this is how it should be done.

this would be a very cool thing for other games to do. for some reason i don't think that it will happen to all the games. some developers don't like to follow for example halo u could split screen and play online. no other game has that. borderlands could also be a great example that it cold have done.

This is pretty awesome for something like Forza 3, which would require a lot of disc switching. (though I still only have and need a 20gb at the moment)
 
Something like FFXIII isn't much a concern. Disc switching for a game like that will only happen every 15hours or so of gameplay so really, you should get off your arse at that stage and change the disc you lazy bastards.
 
I agree that Turn 10 has handled this really well though