I could have sworn it was a Microsoft Certification rule that games couldn't require users to install to the hard drive in order to play. I guess 343 got a waiver.

I'm not trolling here, but 8 gigs is nothing for a standard PS3.

Can I transfer data from my trusty 20GB to a bigger HD?

8 gigs? That's 2.5 Skyrim's...

not too shocking, think about how PC games like Max Payne 3 take up a whopping 20+ gigs of space

Gbs! Get ya Gbs here folks!

Man I hope some of that data is mainly for forge. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FORGE!!

daaaaamn...

Not interested in paying extra money for a larger hard drive on xbox 360. MS or 343 should enable cloud storage for all of that! I have never had to do that for any other system. MS should have had bigger hard drives when the system first launched. I've spent too much money on 360 stuff already. MS should reward long-time 360 gamers with a bigger hdd or flashdrive for Halo 4, i.e. put in serial number when pre-ordering Halo 4, option to get a free flash drive, etc.

Got it! Never allowed myself to download music and videos I can just stream anytime (as long as servers are not down). With the bunch of features it promises, I believe the game is worth the space it requires. Well played Micro$oft. No matter how much I try, I never end up hating you.

i got one of them new 250gig ones and still have like 200 left so halo 4 is more then welcome to 8gig of it :)

If this means that the maps for multiplayer will load quickly, and at an equal rate for all players, than this is great. Nothing like having someone with a scratched disc in Halo 3 preventing you from playing a certain map...

Most of the new xboxS models only have 4gb of space!! This is going to screw so many people over!

I'm not sure how I really feel about this decision... On the bright side, there is a really good chance that the multiplayer gameplay will be 100% worth it (If your a Halo fan)!  But the fact that it takes up so much hard drive space just for the multiplayer is not good news for Halo fans that don't have that kind of hard drive space.

OK, so if I hit the midnight release on Monday, I should be playing Halo 4 sometime on Wednesday. Awesome.

I've still got space

I have well enough space, but 8GB is still a lot of memory.

What happens when these games are download only? The money you allegedly save on packaging goes into storage space?

Cloud it? Yeah we'll see.

that is way to big

need a new hard drive already anyway

I'm not surprised one bit, guess I need to make sure I have enough space now.