New id FPS needs two discs on 360, one Blu-ray on PS3


idTech is real ... and it will finally arrive in a brand new game, Rage. Simultaneously developed for PC, Mac, PS3, and 360, Rage will use the second generation of id's "Megatexture" technology. What does that mean? 20GB worth of texture information will be squeezed through the engine's technology to deliver visually stunning scenes. Regardless of the compression, the game will require two DVDs for all platforms ... but the PS3.

The need for added space in the HD-era of games is clear. Blu-ray's added storage allows the game to run on a single disc. The game itself is a departure for id, where it will try to combine "60 percent shooting and 40 percent driving." After a comet smashes into the Earth, players will have to fight the monsters that roam the wasteland.

id plans to make Rage a 20 hour single player experience, and plans to offer co-op. Also, in a surprising change of pace, their aiming for a suspiciously safe Teen rating. The game will ship "when it's done."

via ps3fanboy

Hopefully the price will be the same =).

I'm sure it will be. I just think this justifies sony's inclusion of the blu-ray.

The size of games has gotten silly recently!

Not really. High definition, bigger levels, more detail = more space.

i really don't mind multi disc games, as long as they're good.

I'd get over the 2 discs but the game doesn't look half bad !

In this day and age, multiple discs should be a thing of the past imo.

I fully agree with you!

The game looks ok, obviously not finished yet, but still looks ok!
But the 360 requires 2 discs, I wonder how the game’s story line unfolds? Because there is know way you could have a game like GTA: IV or Elder scrolls on two Discs that would be irritating!