Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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03-04-09 | 11:00 AM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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).
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).
03-04-09 | 11:43 AM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
03-05-09 | 02:08 AM
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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.
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03-05-09 | 08:16 AM
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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.
03-05-09 | 08:34 AM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
Do you guys not delete game installs after you've finished the game?
03-05-09 | 08:54 AM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
^^ 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).
03-05-09 | 09:26 AM
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I actually only have one game for the system (which I just got the other day).
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03-05-09 | 11:21 AM
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03-05-09 | 11:30 AM
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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.
I spent all this time deleting stuff to get ready for Killzone 2... and then that game, amazingly, has very little to install.
03-05-09 | 02:05 PM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
KZ2 is 16MB. I wonder how much RE5 will install?
03-05-09 | 02:09 PM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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03-05-09 | 02:58 PM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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.
I spent all this time deleting stuff to get ready for Killzone 2... and then that game, amazingly, has very little to install.
03-05-09 | 03:05 PM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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...
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.
03-05-09 | 03:22 PM
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Re: Official PS3 Thread - October 08 edition
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.
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.
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.
03-05-09 | 03:45 PM
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03-05-09 | 09:43 PM
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