Discless - What's the huge deal?

[pablo_jre]

however, when we had to use the power eject dongle method i could see why this is a good feature as it was sort of over using the blu ray drive mechanism. but now that is a thing of the past.

I see your point, but it has a flaw.

This discussion is about having to have a boot disc or not. One boot disc works for all games. Now that's only for jailbreakers. For people who have a legit system, each disc is it's own game. So for argument sake, let's say you turn on your PS3 to play 2 games.

Legit console:
Lets say there is no game in the console on startup.
- Load your first game, when you're done you eject it.
- Load your second game, when you're done you eject it.
Loads: 2
Ejects: 2

Jailbreak console (still using power.eject combo):
Let's say there IS a game in the console on startup.
- Turn on PS3, ejects game.
- Return disc into PS3
- Use same boot disc for all games
Loads: 1
Ejects: 1

The only time you're console will be doing more ejecting and loading while in jailbreak is if you compare it to a legit console with the game already in it on startup. You play the game, and then turn off the PS3. Zero loads & ejects.

If you are still pushing power > eject to JB you are way behind the curve.

lol subject change

As for a response, I will take a hit of my pipe and agree, with the phrase "I concur" as I twirl my mustache.

[tsolless]

It's quite convenient to be able to have your entire library of games that you can boot up immediately.

Also, booting games off of the HDD is a lot less harsh on the PS3. It won't wear down on the laser and also it runs a lot cooler, and I prefer to have my hardware running as cool as possible.

edit:

And this is more a personal reason, but I cringe every time I pop a game out of the case. Always feels like it might snap.

[Fixx]

I have a Slim, and I don't like the drive spinning sound, it increases total PS3 noise level to 2-3x. Also it increases the wear on drive. And also if you want to put a movie or play another game with it's disc, you don't need to restart PS3 in order to use real BD-R, because only apphome is mounted, bdvd path is not mounted(at least in latest multiMAN).

Stable discless mode is a needed element I think.

[dnniwa485]

everytime you run a game with BD disc inserted = the disc spin for 10mins

the disc spins = it wears out lifespan of the drive.

you != me

you have money for repairs != we dont have money for repairs

many reasons why they say that... you're just being inconsiderate.

[Majin3]

People have a lot of different reasons...

For me it's that I only have 2 games. 2 games which are imported from japan and weren't exactly cheap.
It was really great for me that backup loaders became a reality a few weeks after I bought my PS3 + the imports so I don't have to use the actual discs any more than needed.

[ESmazter]

I have bought a ps3 for 50€ from ebay and it has a broken drive. But now everything works fine

[raheem84]

and of course another reason is lot of peoples dont wanna get exploited from the corrupt greedy game industries

[FauDrei]

I have a Slim, and I don't like the drive spinning sound, it increases total PS3 noise level to 2-3x. Also it increases the wear on drive...

Completely agree with that.

Is there any way, if we are obliged to have a disc in drive, to stop disc from spinning, or at least lower the timeout period from 10 minutes to f.e. 30 seconds?

[Menace]

yep i like discless mode aswell, the ps3 stays quiet an theres only the nice green light on.

[[C*]]

When you have a disc in and boot off the HDD/USB, the drive will spin down after like 5 mins. However even so I just love launching it without having a disc, just feels nice and smooth. Just like how I haven't put a UMD in my PSP for years =P.