PS3 Game Installation Solution = Get A Bigger HDD?

Say that you don't have USB Flashes or Memory Cards, is there another way for transfers like how the 360s did it with their transfer cables? Or you're just SOL?

ReverseCycology

Although I didn't know about it, dude above said there is another slot for a HDD on the Ps3? I'm not at home so I can't check.

As the system is out longer, dvelopers will make more effiecient games. It's true, if this continues, it could be an inconvience, however, It won't.

The PS2 memory card overtime held more and more due to increased effiecency.

SolidTy

I could see maybe if 3rd party devs were doing this but if the first party devs are, I can only see this being done more often.

I remember when alot of people were saying blu ray isn't needed for gaming, after this the argument is starting to seem correct, for at least this gen.

[QUOTE="saolin323"]

So, PS3 needs a new HDD now as a must buy to play all games with installing / uninstalling ?

That is, it just got even more expensive ???

SolidTy

Yeah, the PS3 is SOOOOOO much more than the WiFi-less, Xbox Live chargin', HD-DVD is dead M$ is still supportin', No HDD standard, RROD filled, Costly AA Battery usin' Controller, HDMI 1.2, Last Gen DVD are still cool, DRM rules, 360. :roll:

$50 dollars can get you a lot sometimes...and a Blu-Ray Player to boot!

Can't you just use the usb port to add another hardrive? Or perhaps multiple hardrives?BumFluff122

Yes, to both. The PS3 has an extra slot for another HDD even.

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

I have a question about ps3 load times actually

can you erase the game from your harddrive but keep your save files? If you can't they should address that. It would be nice to be able to uninstall a game and still be able to play on your game

SolidTy

Yes, you can do that.

They are separate.

ps: yes, I did just drag some quotes from another thread into this one :P

[QUOTE="SolidTy"][QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

I have a question about ps3 load times actually

can you erase the game from your harddrive but keep your save files? If you can't they should address that. It would be nice to be able to uninstall a game and still be able to play on your game

GunSmith1_basic

Yes, you can do that.

They are separate.

ps: yes, I did just drag some quotes from another thread into this one :P

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"][QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

I have a question about ps3 load times actually

can you erase the game from your harddrive but keep your save files? If you can't they should address that. It would be nice to be able to uninstall a game and still be able to play on your game

GunSmith1_basic

Yes, you can do that.

They are separate.

So, if you're low on space why not just uninstall games you're not playing at the moment. You can still play the game off the disc and keep all your game data

ps: yes, I did just drag some quotes from another thread into this one :P

You can do that, but the Lemming's point is :

"That's not convenient!"

Therefore, this SW fuss.

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

Shift05

Some? What some?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

[QUOTE="Shift05"]

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

SolidTy

Some? What some?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

Hot Shots golf as well, and I believe a few others, but not as big as 5gb which DMC4 and Hot shots Golf take up.

I delete the demos i download on both the 360 and PS3 so no problems there. As for game installs...as long as they're optional on the PS3 i don't care if they take 5 gigs as DMC4 does. But, if it's 5gigs and it's mandatory, i won't be buying it. Too much wasted space.

I don't mind installs of 1-3gb at all. 5gb is pushing it though. Since DMC4 is the only mandatory game at this point it really is of no consequence to me since i didn't like the demo.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"][QUOTE="Shift05"]

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

Shift05

Some? What some?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

Hot Shots golf as well, and I believe a few others, but not as big as 5gb which DMC4 and Hot shots Golf take up.

Hot Shot's isn't out yet, and it's just speculated. The only game is DMC4.

[QUOTE="Shift05"][QUOTE="SolidTy"][QUOTE="Shift05"]

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

SolidTy

Some? What some?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

Hot Shots golf as well, and I believe a few others, but not as big as 5gb which DMC4 and Hot shots Golf take up.

Hot Shot's isn't out yet, and it's just speculated. The only game is DMC4.

Its out in Japan I believe. There was another Thread about it.

Edit:

Here is the link http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/02/07/ps3-fanboy-hands-on-hot-shots-golf-out-of-bounds/

It says that it was confirmed that it was mandatory.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Some? What some (refering to multiple mandatory PS3 installs)?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

Shift05

(Apparently?) Its out (Hot Shot's PS3) in Japan I believe. There was another Thread about it.

EDIT : Link

Well, until it's out here in the U.S. or U.K. territories, we don't know if they will change, add, and subtract anything. Many times the U.S. gets a "technically refined" version.

Either way, right now DMC4 is the only contender, and everyone is going loopy because of it.

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EDIT : According to the link :

"We don't know if it will be in the final version of it..."

It's in the second paragraph. Goes with what I was saying above, many times they change things.

I do see though, this could be the start of an annoying trend.

Well, until it's out here in the U.S. or U.K. territories, we don't know if they will change, add, and subtract anything. Many times the U.S. gets a "technically refined" version.

Either way, right now DMC4 is the only contender, and everyone is going loopy because of it.

SolidTy

So as long as it doesn't happen to you, but to another country it doesn't matter?

There have been many threads stating that blu ray is superior to DVD9, and that in the future the 360 will be gimped because of it. Now its the future and games have mandatory installations because of blu ray, while the DVD9 games do not.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Well, until it's out here in the U.S. or U.K. territories, we don't know if they will change, add, and subtract anything. Many times the U.S. gets a "technically refined" version.

Either way, right now DMC4 is the only contender, and everyone is going loopy because of it.

Shift05

So as long as it doesn't happen to you, but to another country it doesn't matter?

There have been many threads stating that blu ray is superior to DVD9, and that in the future the 360 will be gimped because of it. Now its the future and games have mandatory installations because of blu ray, while the DVD9 games do not.

how are you going to be able to transfer your game saves, data, and files from your old HDD to your bigger HDD? ReverseCycology

The same way you would do it on a computer.

Is this a game?

Ask dumb questions?

My turn: how do I turn my unit on?

They say the attach rate for the PS3 is 5 games. Imagine if those games need 5 gigs worth of installation. 5 x 5 = beyond what the 20 gig PS3s could handle. Installation time isn't much of a problem, the usage of HDD is. People might want to upgrade to a bigger hard drive, and I know a memory card might not hold up to 25 gigs worth of info. Hopefully there's a fast and easy way for migration.

They say the attach rate for the PS3 is 5 games. Imagine if those games need 5 gigs worth of installation. 5 x 5 = beyond what the 20 gig PS3s could handle. Installation time isn't much of a problem, the usage of HDD is. People might want to upgrade to a bigger hard drive, and I know a memory card might not hold up to 25 gigs worth of info. Hopefully there's a fast and easy way for migration.

ReverseCycology

Like I asked Bioshock name me 2 games that take up 5gigs of space, Ill help you out DMC4 is one of them whats the other?

[QUOTE="Shift05"][QUOTE="SolidTy"][QUOTE="Shift05"]

Some of those games have mandatory installations, so I believe if you did remove the file, you would have to wait for it to install once again if you wanted to play it.

SolidTy

Some? What some?

There is ONLY ONE game that has MANDATORY, and that's DMC4. All other games are optional installs, and any game that isn't out yet is just needless speculation.

Hot Shots golf as well, and I believe a few others, but not as big as 5gb which DMC4 and Hot shots Golf take up.

Hot Shot's isn't out yet, and it's just speculated. The only game is DMC4.

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

They say the attach rate for the PS3 is 5 games. Imagine if those games need 5 gigs worth of installation. 5 x 5 = beyond what the 20 gig PS3s could handle. Installation time isn't much of a problem, the usage of HDD is. People might want to upgrade to a bigger hard drive, and I know a memory card might not hold up to 25 gigs worth of info. Hopefully there's a fast and easy way for migration.

xTHExJUICEx

Like I asked Bioshock name me 2 games that take up 5gigs of space, Ill help you out DMC4 is one of them whats the other?

HotShot Golf, Warhawk, UT3, and all the demos needs installation. It'll add up right before you know it.

So with more and more games and also all the demos having optional to mandatory installations that would quickly used up all your PS3 HDD space, some might say one solution is get a bigger HDD. But here's the question, how are you going to be able to transfer your game saves, data, and files from your old HDD to your bigger HDD? I think this solution is just another problem.

ReverseCycology

I had a 20 gig PS3...than I got a 120gig HDD for it and used my iPod to transfer all my saved games. It was very easy to do!!

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

So with more and more games and also all the demos having optional to mandatory installations that would quickly used up all your PS3 HDD space, some might say one solution is get a bigger HDD. But here's the question, how are you going to be able to transfer your game saves, data, and files from your old HDD to your bigger HDD? I think this solution is just another problem.

NathanDrake

I had a 20 gig PS3...than I got a 120gig HDD for it and used my iPod to transfer all my saved games. It was very easy to do!!

[QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

So with more and more games and also all the demos having optional to mandatory installations that would quickly used up all your PS3 HDD space, some might say one solution is get a bigger HDD. But here's the question, how are you going to be able to transfer your game saves, data, and files from your old HDD to your bigger HDD? I think this solution is just another problem.

NathanDrake

I had a 20 gig PS3...than I got a 120gig HDD for it and used my iPod to transfer all my saved games. It was very easy to do!!

Nice, now I know what to do if/when I upgraded to a bigger HDD.

[QUOTE="xTHExJUICEx"][QUOTE="ReverseCycology"]

They say the attach rate for the PS3 is 5 games. Imagine if those games need 5 gigs worth of installation. 5 x 5 = beyond what the 20 gig PS3s could handle. Installation time isn't much of a problem, the usage of HDD is. People might want to upgrade to a bigger hard drive, and I know a memory card might not hold up to 25 gigs worth of info. Hopefully there's a fast and easy way for migration.

ReverseCycology

Like I asked Bioshock name me 2 games that take up 5gigs of space, Ill help you out DMC4 is one of them whats the other?

HotShot Golf, Warhawk, UT3, and all the demos needs installation. It'll add up right before you know it.

Warhawk takes 800MBs thats no where near 5gigs, Hotshot Golf I believe is true but ill need to see a link for UT3 to believe its 5gigs since you already lied about Warhawk.