Well after all the rumors of MS finally letting developers increase the size of XBLA titles, it has finally been announced. While not the rumored 250MB reported by 1up, the new requirement weighs in at three times the original or 150MB.

While it was certainly interesting to see what developers could do in only 50MB (Naked Sky has to win that prize, creating a UE3 engine game within the limit), one had to wonder how much developer time was subverted from creating new features to cutting down the footprint.

For those of you who have core systems (is there anyone here who actually does), don't worry because MS also announced a 512MB Memory Card available April 3rd the should run you about $50 USD.