Buying a PS3 soon. Is it necessary to get the largest Hard Drive I can?

I've been on 360 this whole generation, and that doesn't eat away at your hard drive very much. But two of my PS3 playing friends say that PS3 really is a HDD troll. I could spend a little while longer saving up an extra hundred dollars and buying the White 320GB console instead of the 160GB console (I have a part0time job and putting in $50 a week to save for it). And I will if It's the best way to go. But then again, 160GB might be able to serve me just fine.

i bought a 160gb ps3 back about a month er two ago, and well i still have well over 120gbs left and have about 5 games

I have a 120 GB system with Gran Turismo, FFXiii, 10 PS1 classics, 5 PSN digital games (LPB and Wipeout being the largest), and put in at least 12 other games into the system off the top of my head.

Also I have about 150-200 songs on my PS3...no movies though

Meanwhile I still have 55 GBs left.

As others have said, you're going to want a large hard drive if:

- you plan on doing a lot of downloading - games, music, videos - in addition to playing games.
- you're the type to skip around and play a lot of games all at once, since each one will need to be installed.
- you expect to buy a lot of games and want to keep them installed so that you can play them whenever you want without having uninstall/reinstall.

The standard 160GB is more than adequate for most people, but depending on how you're planning to use your PS3, it wouldn't hurt to have the 320GB (which is practically overkill). Like they say, it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

$300 and you can get a 320gb HDD and Uncharted 3.

I have over a dozen games with the 160GB and barely am filling it so in short it isn't necessary

dont think so my 160's doin just fyn...

I have a 120 GB and it's nearly full. Get the biggest one you can.ShadowsDemon

Agreed. the amount of game patches and installs have eaten up 120G pretty fast, for me. I have a lot of PS3 titles on disc, and some of them like GT5 and such take an enormous amount of that HDD up. I delete game info I don't need as I finish a game, but some things like map packs for CoD gotta be kept as I play them often.

160 is great for me, but I don´t own too many games. Maybe you should if you plan to get alot of games.

My 80 GB has ran like a champ the last 3.5 years or so, and I'm JUST running out of space. I literally only have 1500 MB left, and have about 25 games with very few demos and downloaded games. You really shouldn't need more than 120 GBs. Cheers

I've had a 120 gig since December of '09, and I still have around 40 gigs left. Although I have deleted games I know I'll never play again or don't play that often. It really depends a lot on the games too. Some games have really small installs, while on the other extreme end some games take up a ton of space (Gran Turismo 5 takes up 8 gigs, for example).

I'd say so, i have had my PS3 since 2008 so of course i only have a 40gb harddrive and i am always uninstalling and reinstalling games because of that, go for the biggest one there so you have room for a huge game collection

I've been on 360 this whole generation, and that doesn't eat away at your hard drive very much. But two of my PS3 playing friends say that PS3 really is a HDD troll. I could spend a little while longer saving up an extra hundred dollars and buying the White 320GB console instead of the 160GB console (I have a part0time job and putting in $50 a week to save for it). And I will if It's the best way to go. But then again, 160GB might be able to serve me just fine.

RisethNameless

If you plan on downloading games, then definately get the biggest you can.
80 gigs gave me enough room for around a dozen PS1 oldies, and around a dozen PSN games of vaious sizes. And of course my saves and a few pictures.

Go big if you can.

This depends on how many games you intend to have. If you are like me and cycle through games (sell and buy) then you won't need too much. All games, on your first play, will install on your hard drive. I, once in a while, go through my game data and delete the games I don't have.

320 is overkill but if my 160gb somehow runs out it and I swap it for 500GB or 1TB(is ps3 accepts) it I woud rather not spend £50 I don't need to and then get a massive hdd if I needed it.

dont think so my 160's doin just fyn...

looseyourself87

160 is more than enough at this point.

Getting a bigger HDD was an interesting idea when they still had the OtherOS option or when we thought that more and more games would allow custom soundtracks or video capture. But Other OS is gone and support for those other features is less than sporatic so you don't need much space at all. I also don't see Sony adding any more features to the ps3, much less anything that would be sophisticated enough to warrant extra drive space.

Get the Uncharted 3 bundle with 320 GB HDD for $300. It's worth every penny! I also have another PS3 with a 500 GB HDD installed. I have 3 GB's of space left on that one.

I bought a PS3 with 160 GB one year ago. I have played 20 disc games, bought one full game on PSN and a hand full of DLC stuff. My HD is almost full and I think about upgrading it to 500 GB. I would suggest you go for the 320GB.

Had the original 60GB, and was constantly fighting with what to keep and what to delete.

When the disc drive died on it, I bought a 320GB Slim, and haven't looked back. Being able to have dozens of games and demos at the same time is where it's at. Definitely worth the extra $50 over the 160GB.

You really dont need the biggest. But new games are requiring more space. so you should be fine with a 80 or a little higher. Just learn to delete games when you dont play them anymore.