It's actually flash storage. I think it has 16GB of chips but with 12GB accessible.

Think of it as pretty much a version without the hard drive included, and you add that yourself.

I'm not liking any of these bundles. Wish I could buy just a core set but that 12GB is just insulting.

Maybe we'll keep looking for an older one that can play PS2 games.

We found the 500 GB bundle with Gran Turismo and Infamous for $300 at Meijer, but we had a 20% off coupon, so we saved some coin there.

I'd forgotten how long it takes to download all the patches, it was like an hour to install Gran Turismo, and I got in two beginner's races before bedtime.

And I was kinda pissed the games were in cardboard sleeves instead of actual cases....

That bundle is supposed to be $269.99 at retail.

I tried to price at several different stores and that bundle kept coming up at $300, and that's what Amazon has it at.

Regardless, with the coupon we saved enough that it was worth getting locally.

This is no longer sticky now that the PS4 is out and we've all hauled our old PS3's out to the dumpster.

The dumpsters are going to be a goldmine for the next week, what with all the old PS3s, old 360s, and brand new Kinects.

I need to find one of those dumpsters. They should be filled with a bunch of PS3 games too, since you can't play those on the PS4. I should have held off on buying GTA5.

So if you wander into Playstation Home and check out the PS4 Experience section, you can obtain voucher codes for PS1 games Warhawk, Destruction Derby, and Twisted Metal.

Ooohh, that's almost worth launching Playstation Home to get.

I'm pretty sure I already deleted Home. If that's the case, it's not worth re downloading. Would love me some Destruction Derby though. Although, the game probably doesn't hold up too well.

I definitely deleted Home.

I've never even bothered to install it.

I installed it, tried it, then deleted it and took a roofie to try and forget the experience altogether.

Try a forget-me-now next time.

If you install/reinstall the application it will take a lot of time to apply all the updates.

But if you are bored...

Thanks. Was pretty easy to pick up all three. application was kind of choppy, but it didn't take very long.

So my 160GB PS3 Slim is pretty much filled up and I'm thinking I should get a new hard drive for it, especially with Battlefield 4 arriving next week and apparently needing quite the install space.

Never considered this before, so I need your help.

What do I do? Recommendations? 2.5" SATA HDD, correct? Is there a better RPM to have? Our PS3 is pretty well ventilated, plus we have one of those horizontal fan bases to help cool it down.

Thank you.

Any standard SATA laptop drive should work. I use a 7200 RPM drive without any trouble. Hardest part is doing the backup of your current PS3 and restoring on the new one.

Looks like there are some videos on how to do it but yes, I'm a little nervous doing that data transfer.

If there's an affordable solid state drive is that a better way to go than a standard HDD for any discernable reason? Will a PS3 even take a SSD?

It will but I don't think it is worth it. More Gigs would be more important. Ive replaced both hard drives for my PS3s and easily the worst part is the data transfers. Well... that and making sure not to strip the screws. get 750GB to 1TB and you will never have to worry about PS+ filling up your hard drive. Both my PS3s are near full capacity and I am now thinking about upgrading my slim again to 1TB or greater.

1TB Solid state hybrid for $100
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid-Hybrid-2-5-Inch-ST1000LM014/dp/B00B99JUBQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1385738508&sr=1-1

WD 1TB Drive that I may pickup for $70 (I tend to favor Western Digital drives. I have never had any sort of problem with them. Both my PS3 replacement drives are WD and both my external hard drives are WD)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Drives-Notebook-WD10JPVX/dp/B00C9TEBJQ/ref=sr_1_20?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1385738904&sr=1-20&keywords=2.5+sata+laptop+drive

Saw that Seagate as a lightning deal last night but couldn't pull the trigger. My brother-in-law works at Seagate so I usually go that way but if the WD is better and cheaper that just may be the solution. Haven't watched videos on data transfer yet. How long does it take?