PlayStation 3 Filling Up Quickly With Mandatory HDD Installs
The Bourne ConspiracyWhen we first learned that some developers would be utilizing the PlayStation 3's HDD to install game data, we figured this would be a good idea. It would decrease load times and increase the seamlessness of the gameplay. However, things may be spiraling a bit out of control...
We already know that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has a 4.6GB mandatory install, and now, we've just learned that The Bourne Conspiracy has a 5GB install. Before this time, some installations have been either optional or relatively small, but with this much game data, we might run out of space very soon. Even if you have the 80GB hard drive, you're already looking at almost 10 gigs with just MGS4 and Bourne Conspiracy. Furthermore, Sony has been saying for quite some time that their next-gen platform has a 10-year life span; we're only a year and a half in, and a decent-sized chunk of our HD could already be occupied. Now, we're not sure if large mandatory installs will be so frequent in the future, and we know you can always upgrade the hard drive, but even so...
And we're not even talking about any other things you may want to put on your hard drive. Perhaps this is where we start hearing more rumors about another PS3 model with a massive 120GB hard drive, but in the meantime, we're starting to look down the road a bit. How many more of these 5GB mandatory installs can we endure?
Related Game(s): The Bourne Conspiracy
6/4/2008 Ben Dutka
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Tatsujin
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 11:17:18 PM
P.S. I know you can change all the HDD for all the SKU's of the Playstation 3 Brand, k? -_-'
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Schmitty
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 10:38:07 PM
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i beat the game then trade it in/delete the game saves and info. But thats just me, i dont play games for months and months (usually). I have the original 40 gig which is pretty small but im not worried. But for someone that never gets sick of games this might turn out to be a problem.
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aaronisbla
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 10:39:12 PM
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I have already erased the install for DMC4, since i most likely wont be playing that game again for a extremely long time, unless they release some form of DLC, which has been said to not happen.
Erasing the install doesnt erase the saved data, so i can live with that, but i most likely will have to get a bigger hard drvie
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dillonthebunny
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 6:51:52 AM
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kj313
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 7:46:32 AM
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I agree wit schmitty I beat games and then trade them in. The only games I hold onto for half a year are sports games.
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pavlovic
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 8:45:23 AM
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When I first see the 60GB HDD I tought it would never be full...
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erislocker
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 9:06:38 AM
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i'm planning in the relative near future to exchange my HDD for a massive one (300 GB or something like that...
but how do i back up all the data?
any of you know a site that tells you exactly what to do to exchange the HD in a smart way and transfer all the data?
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ThePoetRazel
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 9:53:56 AM
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Odd Child
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 10:49:06 AM
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6176090/index.html
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bhindi_bhaji
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 10:04:10 AM
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OtisFeelgood
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 10:14:53 AM
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Zapix
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 10:22:18 PM
My guess is, this will remain frequent. I'm sure the common view will be for now, 'just uninstall the games you're not playing' ... Which is funny, because with companies trying to promote digital media, downloadable games, updates, addons, etc... Just more ways to fill a harddrive even faster. Better solutions are a must.
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