MS Ups XBLA File Size Limit

via IGN


Xbox Live Arcade games have been getting larger and larger, and Microsoft has responded by gradually upping the maximum allowable file size for its downloadable offerings.

The original cap was 50 MB, exceeded by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in January 2007. Microsoft then bumped the limit to 150 MB, a threshold that both Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Bionic Commando Rearmed intend to smash.

As a result, Microsoft is moving the bar once again. In an interview with the gaming business site GamesIndustry.biz, Xbox Live portfolio manager David Edery confirmed that the new limit is now or will soon be 350 MB, more than doubling the current cap.

"We've been listening to our partners, listening to our customers to try and get a feel for what's right," Edery told GI.biz. "We don't want the size limit to hit the roof because we think there's some value in promoting small pick and play experiences that don't cost $20 million, it's good for the ecosystem."