I'm gonna have to agree with the installing games on your HDD point, of course, if you have the space to do it.

I have a 120GB HDD strapped to my 360 and I have about 5 or 6 games installed to my HDD. Currently, Forza 3, Borderlands, L4D and L4D2, Mass Effect 2, and one last one I can't remember. lol I just deleted MW2 off there and installed Borderlands this weekend. Why? Cuz I haven't played MW2 since L4D2 launched. lol

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