I'm thinking about buying the 12GB PS3; will I have enough hard drive space?

Nearly every PS3 game has some data to install. Get a seperate 3.5" HDD for under 100 bucks and just swap it out. You'll fill up the 12GB quickly otherwise.

Uncharted 2 needs a gig.

Uncharted 3 takes up about 100 mb.

Last of Us takes up 74 mb.

God of War 3 takes up only 5 MB.

The two PSP titles are where you'll run into trouble. One takes up about 7.5 GB and the other 9 GB. So yeah, you'll need to get a seperate HDD or just get one of the pricier models.

No, I mean 12 GB version. The rumor is that Sony will be releasing this version next week for $200: http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/08/10/rumor-12gb-ps3-launching-august-18th-for-199-99-in-the-usa-and-canada/Raven1888

You can also buy this too if you want more HDD space. Or buy the mounting bracket alone and get a larger HDD if 250GB is not enough.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-Includes-Mounting-Bracket/dp/B009CZTKVY/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1376168337&sr=8-5&keywords=Sony+PlayStation+3+Replacement+Hard+Disk+Drive+%28HDD%29+Mounting+Bracket

12 gb is really small. It will become a hastle to play games that need mandatory installs. You will end up having to play 1 at a time.

No its not enough imo.

Not even close. Just shell out the extra cash for a larger HDD model, or like some have mentioned, buy a separate HDD.

so was the 12 gb a beta PS3 model or something........

12 GB is a joke with today's gaming. Game installs are one thing, but there's also the fact that with hard drives you never actually get the amount of space it says on the box (thanks to HD manufacturers basically rounding up), and there's a good amount of HD space taken up by the PS3's operating system alone. You're basically going to be confined to playing one game at a time, or you're going to have to shell out money for a larger hard drive anyway. So save yourself the hassle and just go with a larger model from the start.

I'd recommend getting something with an HDD.  Those 12GB things don't even come with a hard drive cage so if you want to install a drive later you'll have to buy that as well.  12GB is just way too small for any sort of serious gaming.  Whatever the size of a game's install, you need double that to install it, so if you've got anything else on their you're going to be running into problems fast.

No, I mean 12 GB version. The rumor is that Sony will be releasing this version next week for $200: http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/08/10/rumor-12gb-ps3-launching-august-18th-for-199-99-in-the-usa-and-canada/Raven1888

Why would anyone want a 12GB version?

I bought a 500GB version Assassin's Creed III bundle for $219.99 and that included free shipping and no tax from newegg like 6 months ago. Last week or 2 weeks ago, they had the same exact sale. And you will definitely want to download some great PSN games so getting a 12GB nowadays is ridiculous. You will have to constantly install and delete games which is very time consuming and annoying.

I'm guessing you mean the 120GB version as Sony doesn't sell a 12gig version. dalger21

You assume incorrectly. And yes they do.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/new-sony-playstation-3-is-slimmer-has-12gb-flash-memory-50009242/

Not even close in my opinion, it will fill up really fast if you have media as well

12gb no. 120gb or 160gb yes.

The GoW collection, Last of Us, Tales of Xillia Dragons Crown are all awesome ps exclusives.

 3.5" HDD

 

whiskeystrike

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 3.5" HDD

 

mitu123

Just did a quick google search and you're correct. It is 2.5

I have a Xbox 360 (put down the torches, I come in peace), but there are a couple of PS3 exclusives that I've been wanting to play and with the rumored 12GB PS3 being released for only $200 next week, I'm thinking about picking it up so I can play the great games that never came out on 360, but I know that some PS3 games require mandatory data installs, so I just want to make sure that the hard drive will be enough for my needs. The games that I'm interested in buying for PS3 are: God of War Collection God of War 3 Uncharted 2 Uncharted 3 The Last of Us I'm not interested in Playstation Plus or any other games; I just want to be able to play those 5 games without having to uninstall anything to free up room. Will the 12GB model be enough for my needs?Raven1888

Forget the $200 12gb PS3.

Right now, you can get the 500GB Super Slim Assassin's Creed III bundle for $229.99 with free shipping and no tax. It is from ebay/buy deal and the seller is an authorized Sony dealer with a 99.6% positive rating with over 2.6 million ebay sales.

Click the daily deal in ebay and you will see it.

Thanks everybody. I just ordered a 160GB PS3 Slim. I think 12GB would have probably had been enough for me based on the size of the mandatory installs for the games I want that whiskeystrike posted, but upon doing some research, I discovered that the current PS3 Super Slim model is a cheap, ugly piece of crap compared to the previous Slim model, so I decided to spend a little bit more and buy the previous PS3 Slim model before those models become too difficult to still get new.Raven1888

Thanks everybody. I just ordered a 160GB PS3 Slim. I think 12GB would have probably had been enough for me based on the size of the mandatory installs for the games I want that whiskeystrike posted, but upon doing some research, I discovered that the current PS3 Super Slim model is a cheap, ugly piece of crap compared to the previous Slim model, so I decided to spend a little bit more and buy the previous PS3 Slim model before those models become too difficult to still get new.Raven1888

[QUOTE="Raven1888"]Thanks everybody. I just ordered a 160GB PS3 Slim. I think 12GB would have probably had been enough for me based on the size of the mandatory installs for the games I want that whiskeystrike posted, but upon doing some research, I discovered that the current PS3 Super Slim model is a cheap, ugly piece of crap compared to the previous Slim model, so I decided to spend a little bit more and buy the previous PS3 Slim model before those models become too difficult to still get new.The-Apostle

That's not what he was saying, he was talking about the current models. When they went to the slim, it wasn't all that long before phats couldn't be found new. Now they've gone to super slim, it'll be the same for slim. Amazon already isn't selling the slim themselves anymore.

[QUOTE="The-Apostle"][QUOTE="Raven1888"]Thanks everybody. I just ordered a 160GB PS3 Slim. I think 12GB would have probably had been enough for me based on the size of the mandatory installs for the games I want that whiskeystrike posted, but upon doing some research, I discovered that the current PS3 Super Slim model is a cheap, ugly piece of crap compared to the previous Slim model, so I decided to spend a little bit more and buy the previous PS3 Slim model before those models become too difficult to still get new.Eikichi-Onizuka

That's not what he was saying, he was talking about the current models. When they went to the slim, it wasn't all that long before phats couldn't be found new. Now they've gone to super slim, it'll be the same for slim. Amazon already isn't selling the slim themselves anymore.

[QUOTE="Eikichi-Onizuka"]

[QUOTE="The-Apostle"] Sony's not dumb enough to cancel the better models in favor of the newer 12 gig piece of shit model. If they do it would kill the PS3.The-Apostle

That's not what he was saying, he was talking about the current models. When they went to the slim, it wasn't all that long before phats couldn't be found new. Now they've gone to super slim, it'll be the same for slim. Amazon already isn't selling the slim themselves anymore.

[QUOTE="The-Apostle"][QUOTE="Eikichi-Onizuka"]

That's not what he was saying, he was talking about the current models. When they went to the slim, it wasn't all that long before phats couldn't be found new. Now they've gone to super slim, it'll be the same for slim. Amazon already isn't selling the slim themselves anymore.

MethodManFTW

Not with Mandatory PS3 game or game data installs. That 12GB flash memory will be gone after 2 maybe 3 games. The memory on a PS3 goes very fast. I had a PS3 40Giger I managed to have just 41 game saves/game data on that system. The memory went fast. So 12GB will not be enough space.

So a 12GB PS3 the memory gets eaten up fast some game such as GT5 take 6.8 Gigabytes of Game data. So depends on the game you have. 12GB will be gone in no time. 

Best to buy the 250GB HDD for this PS3 with the 12GB flash memory. Since it comes with the HDD caddy you need. Otherwise you could just put in any SATA HDD. But this model does come with the HDD cradle.

no you wont have a hard drive at all.