You need to INSTALL games to play em!?

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#1 Deepcut9
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Can someone help me with this. I've heard for any game or demo that you play on PS3, you need to install it to play?!

Someone clarify this situation please.

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#2 Deepcut9
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Bumpity-poodles.
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#3 ghostfarm
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Only the ones that you download from the Store. 
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#4 Denji
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All games need to install. It's not such a big deal. It downloads the file, then it extracts it (aka install).

Some disk based game ask for an install for it to run it's best, some games install without you even knowing it. Besides, what's the big deal? It's not like it's an impossible task, you just press a button. It's nothing like PC game installing.

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#5 vip3r666
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the ones you download from the store it installs but it doesnt make the filesize and bigger. for blu-ray games, it saves cache data to the HD so it can load faster
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#6 gtawoof
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All games need to install. It's not such a big deal. It downloads the file, then it extracts it (aka install).

Some disk based game ask for an install for it to run it's best, some games install without you even knowing it. Besides, what's the big deal? It's not like it's an impossible task, you just press a button. It's nothing like PC game installing.

Denji

What are you talking about? no disc-based game has ever asked me to install ANYthing other then the obvious saving thing

the only thing you have to install is games from the store or demo's

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#7 Deepcut9
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Ahh okay. Thanks for the clarification :).
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#8 September_Grey
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Some games like Resistance cache to the hard drive, while others like Ridge Racer 7 give you the option of installing large portions of game data, apparantly so that load times are speedier. But it typically takes up a pretty small amount of space, even if you have the 20 GB model.
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[QUOTE="Denji"]

All games need to install. It's not such a big deal. It downloads the file, then it extracts it (aka install).

Some disk based game ask for an install for it to run it's best, some games install without you even knowing it. Besides, what's the big deal? It's not like it's an impossible task, you just press a button. It's nothing like PC game installing.

shadyd1717

What are you talking about? no disc-based game has ever asked me to install ANYthing other then the obvious saving thing

the only thing you have to install is games from the store or demo's

NG Sigma has an install option. it still runs off the disk but it runs faster if you do the install.

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#10 Groove60
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[QUOTE="shadyd1717"][QUOTE="Denji"]

All games need to install. It's not such a big deal. It downloads the file, then it extracts it (aka install).

Some disk based game ask for an install for it to run it's best, some games install without you even knowing it. Besides, what's the big deal? It's not like it's an impossible task, you just press a button. It's nothing like PC game installing.

jj42883

What are you talking about? no disc-based game has ever asked me to install ANYthing other then the obvious saving thing

the only thing you have to install is games from the store or demo's

NG Sigma has an install option. it still runs off the disk but it runs faster if you do the install.

Yeah, so does oblivion and R6V except they install everytime you load the disc in and delete after you take the disc out to play a new game.

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#11 Lazy_Boy88
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Most don't but some games have optional or required installs to help load times. Oblivions caching system makes it run soooo much smoother than 360s verison. You can always just delete the install after playing it. Game saves are separate.
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#12 alex12345alex
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i can't play ps3 games without installing them ?
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#13 Vidpci
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Installing disc based games would actually be a nice option. Probably the ONLY thing I miss about my 360.

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#14 MethodManFTW
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This thread is from 2007.
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i can't play ps3 games without installing them ? alex12345alex
Bring out yer dead... Bring out yer dead... Cookie for reference. Seriously, welcome to GameSpot but bumping old topics is frowned upon here. :)
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#16 SolidTy
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[QUOTE="alex12345alex"]i can't play ps3 games without installing them ? The-Apostle
Bring out yer dead... Bring out yer dead... Cookie for reference. Seriously, welcome to GameSpot but bumping old topics is frowned upon here. :)

Is that a Monty Python Reference?

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[QUOTE="The-Apostle"][QUOTE="alex12345alex"]i can't play ps3 games without installing them ? SolidTy

Bring out yer dead... Bring out yer dead... Cookie for reference. Seriously, welcome to GameSpot but bumping old topics is frowned upon here. :)

Is that a Monty Python Reference?

1: *hauling dead wagon* Bring out yer dead...

2: *holding man on shoulders* Here's one!

3: I'm not dead, I'm not dead! I'm getting better! I don't want to go! I'm feeling fine!

1: *hits 3 in head with blunt object*

2: *Puts 3 in wagon* See you on Thursday!

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