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Tarantino

03-04-09 10:29 AM

Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition

I'm swapping my PS3 hard drive tonight. Bought a 320GB. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

= J

chess

03-04-09 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarantino (Post 9304931)

I'm swapping my PS3 hard drive tonight. Bought a 320GB. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

= J

I hear it's pretty easy...just be careful to not strip the screws.

nemein

03-04-09 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by chess (Post 9304969)

I hear it's pretty easy...just be careful to not strip the screws.

That's the biggest problem/concern. Everything else worked out great when I did it.

Ocelot

03-04-09 11:20 AM

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Backup the data to an external hdd, swap the PS3 hdd, then restore... It might ask you to format the new hdd before you can restore. Also save a copy of the latest PS3 firmware on a memory card, so that you don't DL it again...

It's more complicated if you change the PS3 altogether though, i.e. the backups don't work on a different PS3 (even if it's a brand new one). You have to relink your PSN account to the new PS3 (which will detach it from the previous PS3).

320gb is not good enough for me anymore :( i have plenty space left (like 40% or so), but still who doesn't want more right?

Oh yeah, i did the hdd install for SFIV, it does load faster (duh).

naitram

03-04-09 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by steebo777 (Post 9304706)

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Tarantino

03-05-09 02:08 AM

Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition

The hard drive install went fine. The screws went unstripped, and I didn't need to do a backup, since I hardly had any game saves on there.

= J

chess

03-05-09 08:16 AM

Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition

Thus far, my sixty-gigger has been adequate, but it's not going to take many Bioshocks or Devil May Crys for that to change.

Michael Corvin

03-05-09 08:34 AM

Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition

Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?

Ocelot

03-05-09 08:54 AM

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^^ nope... not that i'm lazy or don't care, just that in case i want to play the game again, i don't wanna do the install all over again (MGS4, i can't watch another smoke from Snake). Hell, even if i don't plan to play the game ever again, i still think some guests might (unless it's really really that bad, but then again, why would i buy such game to start with, lol).

Tarantino

03-05-09 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9307175)

Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?

I went for the bigger hard drive because I've been using 'hand brake' to rip my favorite movies, which I can then put on the PS3 - that way, I don't have to worry about finding the disc when I want to watch something, or go downstairs to get it.

I actually only have one game for the system (which I just got the other day).

= J

steebo777

03-05-09 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9307175)

Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?

I do as I rarely go back and play a game I have already beat. Fallout3 is the exception.

nemein

03-05-09 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9307175)

Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?

If it's something I know I'm never going to play again I usually delete it (as well as the saved games). Most of them I still have though but last I checked I'm still at 200+G so I'm not too worried about space ;)

Fandango

03-05-09 11:55 AM

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It doesn't really matter for MGS4 as it does a new install at every chapter.

fujishig

03-05-09 01:35 PM

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In some strange way, the huge PS3 installs have made me really conservative in my PS3 collection. Because I'll usually have to delete the install to have space for the next game, i'm more motivated to trade in or sell my games once I finish or get tired of them. Weird.

I spent all this time deleting stuff to get ready for Killzone 2... and then that game, amazingly, has very little to install.

steebo777

03-05-09 02:05 PM

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KZ2 is 16MB. I wonder how much RE5 will install?

Raul3

03-05-09 02:09 PM

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Ocelot

03-05-09 02:50 PM

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Damn, $100, nice...

Ocelot

03-05-09 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fujishig (Post 9307973)

agree, some games take forever to install and some games don't require much space, i can never figure out the logic... I hate the updates most, annoying as hell. I usually hold on to my games, for guests or just plain sentimental values. I beat Drake's Fortune four times and i still have it (damn Crushing mode). I did traded R2, but planning to get it back when it's cheaper.

Ocelot

03-05-09 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein (Post 9307615)

You even delete game saves :eek:

man, they're so tiny, not even worth the button presses to delete, lol. Seriously, you should keep them, it's like a personal journal of the games you played.

There are mainly two kind of files taking up space:

1. Application files
2. User created files

you should never delete #2 since they're your fruits of labor, something you can't get back if you delete them w/o spend the same kind of effort again. On the other hand, #1 can always be restored with minimal effort if you have the application.

I'm surprised that you don't value game saves as some sort of word/excel/photoshop documents...

Michael Corvin

03-05-09 03:18 PM

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I keep one save game when I'm done with a game. The main save file after finishing the game. Every other save/check point/auto save gets deleted.

Ocelot

03-05-09 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by steebo777 (Post 9308091)

KZ2 is 16MB. I wonder how much RE5 will install?

For RE5, i'm guessing no or very little install to get the game running. But if you want to making things go faster, maybe there's a bigger install option, like that of SFIV... Hey, i'm just guessing, since both games are from Capcom.

nemein

03-05-09 03:25 PM

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You even delete game saves

man, they're so tiny, not even worth the button presses to delete, lol. Seriously, you should keep them, it's like a personal journal of the games you played.

I usually only go that far for the ones I want to disavow any knowledge of ;)

Ocelot

03-05-09 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein (Post 9308279)

I usually only go that far for the ones I want to disavow any knowledge of ;)

must be really really really bad, lol.

darkside

03-05-09 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9307175)

Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?

I did delete GTA IV when I sold it. Don't actually own many PS3 titles that need install though. I still have 12 gigs free on my 60GB model.

Ocelot

03-06-09 11:49 AM

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darkside, you need a bigger drive asap :)

12gb? man, that's like couple of divx movies and you're done...

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