Microsoft Increases XBLA Size Limit
January 19th, 2007 by Matt Stone in Business, Gear
According to 1UP, Microsoft has increased the file size for Xbox Live Arcade games from 50 MB to 250 MB, and with MS’ approval, the size can go all the way up to 450 MB. The original 50 MB limit was meant to make it possible for users to save Live Arcade titles on a memory unit, if they didn’t have the hard drive. With the pressure from Sony’s PS3, which has a 500 MB limit on downloadable games, it seems very reasonable that Microsoft would raise the limit.
January 19th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
YEAH! Bring me my Castlevania you MS thugz!
January 19th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
… You’d think that they would try to beat the 500 limit….
January 19th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
WHAT??!! Microsoft taking advice from Sony?!!
January 19th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
The official word FYI:
A Microsoft spokesman said:
“Aside from the exception we granted for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, we have not announced any plans to alter the file size standard for Xbox Live Arcade games. However, adjusting the size limit is certainly an option in the future, and as always, we are listening to feedback both from gamers and developers on what will provide the best user experience.”
January 20th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
About time. The whole thing about selling a consoel with no drive and force people to use stupid memory cards was retarded in the first place.
Ger rid of the “Core” SKU microsoft.