Topic: Why are Xbox Live Arcade games so big?

[GoldenPhoenix]

I was wondering if you guys could answer this question for me, I noticed that most of Xbox Live's Arcade games are around 20-30mbs and that includes games like pacman. What is the reason for the files being so large?

[Kairon]

They are all required to be HD.

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[KDR_11k]

HD alone doesn't cause that kind of difference, at least for Pac Man. Perhaps they included more stuff than was included in the original game?

[ShyGuy]

Bloat. programmers write bigger code as storage gets bigger. Lazy scumbags.

[BranDonk Kong]

For actual arcade XBLA games, they need to include the emulator, then there's usually a few loading screens, maybe an intro video, background music, updated graphics, background images for the game itself (arcade bezel), etc.

[18 Days]

Cos Xbox.