Capcom explains the benefits of 20-minute DMC4 installation time

Don’t panic! This was the message that Capcom‘s Chris Kramer told people who were still in hysterics over the 20 minute installation time of Devil May Cry 4 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3). In his blog entry on the Capcom Community Blogs, he explains the reason behind the game’s pre-installing dilemma and its subsequent benefits. To find out what these reasons are, you can read them all in the full article.

If you’re still in hysterics about the 20 minute installing time when you first pop in your Devil May Cry 4 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) disc into your PlayStation 3, Capcom‘s Chris Kramer tries to appease the masses by explaining some of the valid reasons behind the game’s pre-installing dilemma.

While the game installs around 5GB of data into your PS3, you can get to watch some interesting screens retelling the first three games in a nutshell. Think of it as a recap of “Previously, on Devil May Cry…”.

If that’s still not enough to convince you, Kramer also mentions that after installing the game once, the PS3 version of the game has “near-Super Nintendo speed load times.” This means that there’s practically no loading time once the game has started. Although in hindsight, gaming website CVG mentioned that the game’s PS3 loading times still made little difference despite the lengthy installation process when compared with the Xbox 360 version.

He also contrasts this game with the Unreal Tournament series’ option to install files to your Sony PS3 for faster loading times. While this may seem like you just turned your console into a PC by installing files on it, Kramer mentions that gamers will appreciate the benefits this small “inconvenience” will reap once you manage to overcome this hurdle.

So for those of you who are still debating whether to go out and get a copy of the game, we hope these reasons will help you rethink your options on whether or not the 20 minute installation time is still worth purchasing Devil May Cry 4.