the new xbox

Camalot · 10 Oct 2010 at 09:54

So I've just bought an xbox. Its the black 4gb version with built in wifi. I've got fifa11 and mw2 to play but I'm having issues.

When I press y and select install disk, it throws up a screen saying no storage device or something. In settings its showing 3.2gb memory unit.

Can't be right?

bloodiedathame · 10 Oct 2010 at 09:59

You bought a 4GB Xbox, so you can't install games as there is no space on the drive. Pretty simple. ~800MB will be taken up with 'stuff' thus showing 3.2gb.

Clarkson · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:01

Should have never gone anywhere near the stupid 4GB model

It shows 3.2GB because of formatting and what ever other technical terms escape me. Like if you bought a 500GB drive for your computer it would probably show 465GB or something free.

I suspect you do not have enough room to install the game.

Camalot · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:04

Ah what the hell, so how much space does a game take up?

Zensuji · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:07

Around 5-7gb ....somewhere around there

Clarkson · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:07

They will vary a bit...but can easily be a few gig. MGS4 on PS3 is like 4.5GB

Camalot · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:08

Arghhhh!!

Take it I'm allowed to exchange it?

Zensuji · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:10

I doubt it. Check store policy. You can stick an old xbox hdd in there if you take it apart.....and at some point they'll release a separate hdd. Always good to do a little reading up before buying a new console. Easy mistake to make though

Nismo · 10 Oct 2010 at 10:20

Sorry, but I did lol. Should have really known you wouldn't of been able to install games without a HDD.

Macky · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:14

Lol. You don't need to install games to play them though.

Katoom · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:15

Can't you install to a flash pen?

jamief · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:17

Katoom said:
Can't you install to a flash pen?

No.

Zensuji · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:17

yes you can

Simi · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:21

jamief said:
No.

Or more accurately, yes.

Princey · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:29

How is the peformance when installing to a flash drive when compared to the HDD? Is there less popup in games like Gears and GTA?

Zensuji · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:35

Princey said:
How is the peformance when installing to a flash drive when compared to the HDD? Is there less popup in games like Gears and GTA?

There's suppose to be better texture loading in MW2 and stuff. I dont know about pop up though.

Memphis · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:44

This thread needs a facepalm. A big one at that.

Robert1986 · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:44

LOL

Another 30-50 notes for the 250gb model goes a long long way. Lower entry point systems always leave you needing to buy the rest of the console in the end.

Camalot · 10 Oct 2010 at 11:55

Memphis said:
This thread needs a facepalm. A big one at that.

Hardly, I thought a game install would never take more than 4gigs. Silly really but easy mistake I guess for an Xbox noob.

Anyway just exchanged for the shiney 250gig version and managed to get f1 for 17quid

All ended well.

Robert1986 · 10 Oct 2010 at 12:08

Camalot said:
Hardly, I thought a game install would never take more than 4gigs. Silly really but easy mistake I guess for an Xbox noob.

Its still face palm worthy.

At least you learned from your mistake.

btw, most xbox 360 games are 6-8gb.. not sure if it installs all of that gb or just the textures,audio ect.