SH 4 CD or DVD ??

Elder-Pirate · 02-01-07, 05:55 PM

This is the box image their useing at EB Games ( Gamestop ) which has CD printed on it, course it does say "For display purposes only" bottom left corner:

This SH 4 Draft Box ( stole from Neals post

) dosn't show either DVD nor CD.

Hopefully it will be DVD or we're going to have 8 or 9 CD's to load.

Anyone know for sure? ( OH Neal )

Boris · 02-01-07, 06:01 PM

I highly doubt CD.

Is any game still even released on CD these days? Many games need two or three DVDs.

Barkhorn1x · 02-01-07, 06:15 PM

SHIII was DVD - so why in world wouldn't SHIV be DVD?

It's not even a legitimate question really.

Barkhorn.

Iron Budokan · 02-01-07, 06:15 PM

I expect it will be a DVD.

Safe-Keeper · 02-01-07, 06:26 PM

It might ship on many CDs as an alternative, but I highly doubt it. SH4 would probably take many, many CDs.

In addition, keep in mind that they'll also have to ship that bonus DVD with the one hour long documentary.

flintlock · 02-01-07, 06:30 PM

I'd be willing to wager the only physical media made available will be DVD.

Safe-Keeper · 02-01-07, 08:42 PM

Or the source code in morse, to be decoded and typed in manually.

Seriously, though, CDs are losing the fight. Just like the VHS of old.

CCIP · 02-01-07, 08:44 PM

I think it's more of an economy issue and, let's face it, DVDs will be cheaper now. Given the relative install size of SHIII, plus what I am already suspecting are higher-res graphics and video content... it'll take up a full DVD. That'd be a heck of a lot of CDs to use instead of it.

SmithN23 · 02-01-07, 11:14 PM

Take a close look on the bottom left of the box, right below were it says PC, it says DVD Rom.

peterloo · 02-02-07, 06:35 AM

CD is 100% impossible

Even for DVD-5(6 times the volume of a 700Mb CD) is not likely

They will probably put SH4 in a DVD-9 (double layer, like most video DVDs on sale right now), with SecuRom

(no more starforce!!!), which is identical to that used to store Rainbow Six: Vegas, which was released by Ubisoft in December, 2006

Elder-Pirate · 02-02-07, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmithN23

Take a close look on the bottom left of the box, right below were it says PC, it says DVD Rom.

Before posting I tried to focus in on the bottom of the pic to see if it stated DVD or CD but was to blurry and looked like there wasn't any wording in that spot period. If I'd have seen that I would NOT have started this thread in the first place.

You MUST have very good eyes.:hmm:

Even though it was a while back "FarCry" came out with 'five' CD disc ( I think there was also a DVD version ? ) so even though it does make sense to make SH IV a DVD you sometimes do not know what these Sim/Game publishers will do next. Nothing nowdays would supprise me, but I too will go along with the DVD idea.

Shaffer4 · 02-02-07, 09:32 PM

I wasn't paying attention when I purchased Neverwinter Nights 2... it came on 7 Cds!!

FIREWALL · 02-02-07, 09:49 PM

Well at least we can rest easy it won't be a box with 1,000 floppys in it.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

SmithN23 · 02-02-07, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elder-Pirate

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmithN23

Take a close look on the bottom left of the box, right below were it says PC, it says DVD Rom.

Before posting I tried to focus in on the bottom of the pic to see if it stated DVD or CD but was to blurry and looked like there wasn't any wording in that spot period. If I'd have seen that I would NOT have started this thread in the first place.

You MUST have very good eyes.:hmm:

Even though it was a while back "FarCry" came out with 'five' CD disc ( I think there was also a DVD version ? ) so even though it does make sense to make SH IV a DVD you sometimes do not know what these Sim/Game publishers will do next. Nothing nowdays would supprise me, but I too will go along with the DVD idea.

I cant make out the individual letters but, I can tell that it has three letters, so it must be DVD.

and I wasnt trying to be an ass, if thats what your getting at.

Jimbuna · 02-03-07, 06:15 AM

My money says 'DVD'

02-01-07, 05:55 PM	#1
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	SH 4 CD or DVD ?? This is the box image their useing at EB Games ( Gamestop ) which has CD printed on it, course it does say "For display purposes only" bottom left corner: This SH 4 Draft Box ( stole from Neals post ) dosn't show either DVD nor CD. Hopefully it will be DVD or we're going to have 8 or 9 CD's to load. Anyone know for sure? ( OH Neal ) __________________

02-01-07, 06:15 PM	#4
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I expect it will be a DVD. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

02-01-07, 06:26 PM	#5
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	It might ship on many CDs as an alternative, but I highly doubt it. SH4 would probably take many, many CDs. In addition, keep in mind that they'll also have to ship that bonus DVD with the one hour long documentary. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper. Last edited by Safe-Keeper; 02-01-07 at 06:39 PM.

02-01-07, 08:42 PM	#7
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Or the source code in morse, to be decoded and typed in manually. Seriously, though, CDs are losing the fight. Just like the VHS of old. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

02-01-07, 08:44 PM	#8
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think it's more of an economy issue and, let's face it, DVDs will be cheaper now. Given the relative install size of SHIII, plus what I am already suspecting are higher-res graphics and video content... it'll take up a full DVD. That'd be a heck of a lot of CDs to use instead of it. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-01-07, 06:01 PM	#2
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	I highly doubt CD. Is any game still even released on CD these days? Many games need two or three DVDs.

02-01-07, 06:15 PM	#3
Barkhorn1x Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Davie, FL Grid DM 23 Posts: 544 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	SHIII was DVD - so why in world wouldn't SHIV be DVD? It's not even a legitimate question really. Barkhorn.

02-01-07, 06:30 PM	#6
flintlock Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd be willing to wager the only physical media made available will be DVD.

02-01-07, 11:14 PM	#9
SmithN23 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 91 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Take a close look on the bottom left of the box, right below were it says PC, it says DVD Rom. __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Bruke

02-02-07, 06:35 AM	#10
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	CD is 100% impossible Even for DVD-5(6 times the volume of a 700Mb CD) is not likely They will probably put SH4 in a DVD-9 (double layer, like most video DVDs on sale right now), with SecuRom (no more starforce!!!), which is identical to that used to store Rainbow Six: Vegas, which was released by Ubisoft in December, 2006 __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

02-02-07, 09:32 PM	#12
Shaffer4 Ensign Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Walla Walla, Wa Posts: 223 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I wasn't paying attention when I purchased Neverwinter Nights 2... it came on 7 Cds!! __________________

02-02-07, 09:49 PM	#13
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Well at least we can rest easy it won't be a box with 1,000 floppys in it. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-03-07, 06:15 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My money says 'DVD' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!