@MrKlorox:   That's only for the distribution as already pointed out.  On the PC, hard drive installation is mandatory.  Once you install it on a hard drive the textures are decompressed.  Look at the recommended space size for Dragon Age, it's almost a guarantee that the recommended storage size will be 15-20 gigs.  Since, a lot of games for the 360 don't have a mandatory hard drive installation, the texture has ...

Uh....Direct 11 isn't Windows 7 specific, it'll also be supported in Vista.  So, if you're comfortable with Vista or don't have money to upgrade to Windows 7, Direct 11 isn't an issue.  I'd still recommend upgrading, but not as much as say from XP to Vista or XP to 7.

Does anyone actually pay full price for Xbox Live?

True democracy, the people actually have a voice.  A republic means the interest of the people are represented by a senate.  The United States is actually a republic.

@AgentJ said: " @Diamond said: " I'm not certain about raw performance, but the Tegra supposedly has programmable pixel shaders, unlike the Wii.  Could Nintendo's next handheld be more powerful than their console?  I too would like to see them go back to a system without touch screens, and just one nice screen.  I'll be curious to see what they use for game storage, or maybe it'll be download only?  ...

@ryanwho said: " @Jiggah said: " @ryanwho said: " @GermanQR said: " So Nintendo are making a PSP now??? "No, cus this will actually have a bunch of great games for it. "Really?  So, another Pokemon then huh... "That's right, ass. All the DS has is Pokemon games, score one for you. "Oh please.  You're taking a crack at me for generalizing about the DS...

@ryanwho said: " @GermanQR said: " So Nintendo are making a PSP now??? "No, cus this will actually have a bunch of great games for it. "Really?  So, another Pokemon then huh...

The Tegra is not a graphics chip.  It's an all-in-one solution.  It contains the CPU, GPU, northbridge, southbridge, and memory controller. 

For 7, you just need to copy the files over.  You don't need to set anything to make it bootable.  For the second part, you're just making it more complicated by installing Vista (and sounds like updating) before 7.   http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp  That trick should also work with Win 7.