The disc requires the original disc of The Elder Scrolls IV to play. How does that work, you may well ask? Well, it looks like Microsoft may have finally relaxed the requirement that games must work on both the Core and the Premium systems. New to the box is a little icon stating, "Storage Required", suggesting extremely strongly that the content will simply be downloaded to the 360's hard drive.
The move is made doubly interesting due to Microsoft's comments at a recent development conference, during which they stated that only MMORPGs would be allowed to require storage and that the amount of storage required must be explicitly declared on the box, a statement possibly designed to show ongoing commitment to purchasers of the Core model. While it was acknowledged that these statements were still open to change, it now appears that Microsoft may have reexamined their position and is now willing to relax development requirements by allowing single player games to require storage as well.
Were PALGN to speculate, it wouldn't be surprising to see Microsoft tie together the launch of global downloadable content (including television shows and movies), IP TV, and games of significantly increased size with aggressive discounting of the 120 gigabyte 360 drive, offering existing Core users a relatively affordable and attractive upgrade path. Where this leaves the Core model is anyone's guess at this stage - rumours have been circulating for months now that the Core is potentially a discontinued model. Time will tell whether the Shivering Isles retail expansion pack was simply the first nail in the coffin.
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