replace hdd or get external hdd for ps3 ?

builder22 · 30 Jan 2010 at 22:59

can you run games from an external hdd ? if yes...will they load slower ?
and do all external drives need a seperate power supply ?

I have nothing but games n a few demos on my 40gb ps3 and need to delete 'less used' games that i'd really like to keep on the drive!

TheVoice · 31 Jan 2010 at 00:06

USB drives can only be used for storing media (music, videos, photos) and for doing back-ups of the entire system drive. You can't use them for directly storing games, demos or save files.

External hard-drives need a dedicated power supply, portable hard-drives (those based on smaller 2.5" HDDs) don't. I personally use a WD Passport with my PS3 for storing all my media on, works wonderfully.

Boozebeard · 31 Jan 2010 at 00:48

I think it has to be a certain format to. I remember my portable harddriver wouldnt work with it.

mame · 31 Jan 2010 at 09:39

How big do you want? Just buy a 250gb drive from here and replace the 40gb.

builder22 · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:03

is 250gb the biggest size ?
I've read that some save games/trophies cant be carried over from one hdd to another, is that right ?

xJcBx · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:07

builder22 said:
is 250gb the biggest size ?
I've read that some save games/trophies cant be carried over from one hdd to another, is that right ?

Thats what it says in the manual

orderoftheflame · 31 Jan 2010 at 12:32

builder22 said:
is 250gb the biggest size ?
I've read that some save games/trophies cant be carried over from one hdd to another, is that right ?

I've got a 320gb in mine.

I prefer using the on board storage and copying files down via PMS than using an external jobby.

mame · 31 Jan 2010 at 14:47

You can go bigger but how much space do you need? I seem to have quite a bit on mine and still have about 160gb free. I even have about 20 demos which I'll probably never play again which must average 1.5gb each. 250/320 seems to be the best price/size to get at the moment. If you have use for 500gb then go for that.

builder22 · 31 Jan 2010 at 19:13

have ordered one from here

one of the games I am still playing is assassins creed but looks like it's a copy protected save so there's no way to transfer it to the new hdd

the trophies are linked to my psn account though, so how does that work ?