OFFICIAL BtS Release date & Box Cover

[Provost Harrison]

I thought I was quite late getting a DVD drive but it was still long before I ever bought any software on it...

[Targonis]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I thought I was quite late getting a DVD drive but it was still long before I ever bought any software on it...

If a program comes on only one or two CDs, there isn't a big need for a DVD version. But when you have games that come on four or more CDs, that is where you have more of a demand for the title to be offered on DVD, with a CD version available for those who need it.

If you look at the games you have purchased in the past two years, how many came on even 3 CDs?

I do find it strange that there would be ANY computers sold in the past four years that didn't come with at least a DVD reader in them. Seriously, the price of a DVD-ROM is VERY VERY cheap at this point, to the point where there isn't a good reason to buy one when you can get a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive for the same price, and for $5 more you can get a DVD-RW/CD-RW drive.

[Crossfire]

I think Medieval 2:Total War was 4 CDs and I was really wishing it was on DVD while I was loading it.

But now that we are going to get GDRs I am really excited!

[proviisori]

Originally posted by Targonis

If you look at the games you have purchased in the past two years, how many came on even 3 CDs?

The Sims 2 was on 4 CDs.


/me runs away... fast

[Robert]

Europe behind on the USA in pc's and dvd players????
Well, some parts of Europe, probably, but not the western european nations.

I think that we, overhere in The Netherlands, are ahead of the USA in terms of internet, broadband, DVD players, etc.

And I think that these western european states are the major civ/game market of Europe anyway. (France, UK, Germany, Benelux, scandinavia, etc.)

[_BuRjaCi_]

I hope the sign on the spy's case is an indication that nuclear terrorism (ala Civ2) will be possible again.

[Kuciwalker]

Me too.

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
More importantly, I see a nuclear terrorist on the box. Finally getting over 9/11?

[Virdrago]

I don't know about nuclear, but the spies can now poison water supplies again. That's a biohazard symbol, I believe...

[LordShiva]

No, it's definitely nuclear.

[Provost Harrison]

Nope, it is definitely a radioactive symbol on that case. Of course, he could be poisoning with Polonium-210...perhaps it is a new ability only available to the Russians

[joncnunn]

I think it's the publisher's call rather than Firaxis on what media to release the game in.

[MJW]

One only needs to put in one CD for the copywrite protection . Games these days load all their stuff from the hard drive anyway. One only needs the other CD's to install the game. It is not a big deal if it is under 10 CD's-- with a special case for the copywrite protection CD. You can put the others in a closet.

[_BuRjaCi_]

Originally posted by MJW
One only needs to put in one CD for the copywrite protection . Games these days load all their stuff from the hard drive anyway. One only needs the other CD's to install the game. It is not a big deal if it is under 10 CD's-- with a special case for the copywrite protection CD. You can put the others in a closet.

And risk possibly loosing them by the time you need to reinstall? DVD's are definitely more practical, believe me.

[MJW]

1 dvd is easier to lose than 3 CD's.

[Adagio]

But losing one cd has the same effect as losing one dvd, you wont be able install anyway