No content removed from Rage because of Xbox 360

Speaking to 1up id Software’s Tim Willits noted that the original idea for Rage was to feature numerous wastelands, but this had been cut to only two. His comments lead to reports that the cuts had been made because of the limitations of the Xbox 360’s DVD format.

However, Willits has issued a response clarifying the situation.

“During my talk today I mentioned that we originally wanted to have around 5 or 6 smaller wasteland environments but later decided instead to have 2 larger wastelands. Mostly because we were going to be shipping on two DVDs for the 360 and felt that it would play better with one large wasteland on each disc so there would be no loading between wastelands. Not loading levels while you drive around is a much better decision regardless of platform,” said Willits.

He continued: “There was NO CONTENT removed from RAGE because of the 360 – NONE AT ALL. Moving from multiple wastelands into fewer but larger wastelands was a far better decision and is actually giving us more gameplay in the game.

“We feel the 360 is a great platform and will provide a fantastic Rage experience.”

So there you have it. The changes made to Rage are beneficial to the game on all formats and the limitations of DVD haven’t forced id to gimp the PC and PS3 versions.