This is seen as a good thing? I'd much prefer having a mandatory installation.



Installations to the HDD cut down loading times by a huge percent. So what if you have to wait 20 minutes or however long it takes when you first put the game in the system? It beats sitting through load times while actually playing the game!



That's what the HDD is there for, and that's why Sony made it so you can install a bigger one.

A mandatory installation would be a good idea. Most of my friends who own a PS3 own small hard -drives, or have filled up theirs with music, movies, etc. Personally I scrapped my 60GB for a 320GB, but many people do not have that luxury. In my mind,an optional install would be the best route, and one all games should follow.

this is why naughty dog rules...I think some other companies should follow *cough*capcom*c ough* hhhhmmmm....

Those screws are a pain in the ass. I have to use pliers to get them off.

You guys are actually wrong about Uncharted 1 and Killzone 2. Both had installs but you didn't see it. It's not like the regular installs where you have to do it before you play. When each cutscene in the game is being played an invisible install is going on and that's why both Killzone 2 and Uncharted 1 had no VISIBLE install times. You just couldn't see it but it was there. This, however, did limit KZ2 having co-op but both games was incredible. As more people get familiar with the PS3 architecture as some of the SONY's first party devs, they'll be able to have optional installs, optional firmware updates which most are only beneficial to Developers and have on going installs during Cinematics and cutscenes you're not aware of.