Recording Media on Gaming Consoles

A method for recording media on a gaming console, comprising:

• receiving and processing data from a title;
• recording said data to memory, wherein during said recording said second subsystem reserves at least one hardware thread out of a plurality of hardware threads only for running at least one gaming title on said gaming console when such at least one gaming title is running, and wherein said second subsystem reserves at least one hardware thread out of said plurality of hardware threads for recording said data when said data is being recorded.

A computer readable medium bearing computer executable instructions for recording media on a gaming console, comprising:

• a first instruction for receiving and processing data from a title;
• a second instruction for recording said data to memory, wherein during said recording said second subsystem reserves at least one hardware thread out of a plurality of hardware threads only for running at least one gaming title on said gaming console when such at least one gaming title is running, and wherein said second subsystem reserves at least one hardware thread out of said plurality of hardware threads for recording said data when said data is being recorded.