On 2005-12-07 14:18:54 +0000, Sir Chewbury Gubbins 
<chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> said:

> On 2005-12-07, Alastair Foster 
> <unclechibiSPAMSPAMSPAM@btinternetSPAM.com> wrote:
>> On 7 Dec 2005 09:54:14 GMT, Sir Chewbury Gubbins
>> <chewbury.gubbins@nelefa.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2005-12-07, Air Raid <AirRaidJet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> This is a massive jump from the 1.5GB capacity of GameCube discs and
>>>> more than enough storage capacity for any non-high-definition game.
>>> 
>>> What a load of bollocks! There are plenty of PC games which will run
>>> cheerfully at 1280x1024 and above and come on a single CDROM. The only
>>> aspect of hi-def gaming which will need massive storage is FMV.
>>> 
>> Yes but they are running from the HD, and on the CD they are
>> compressed.
> 
> True, but not really relevant. We're not talking about giant FMVs, we're
> talking about texture graphics. JPGs. Which are already compressed and
> therefor wouldn't take up any more space on the hard drive than they do
> on the CD.
> 
>> Name a recent graphically intensive game that is on 1 CD
>> nowadays?
> 
> If you strip out all of the FMV, I'd say 'all of them'.
> 
> Choobs

Where was the FMV in HL2? Or UT2004? Or FEAR?

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