Help a Playstation nub-New question in OP.

[UltimateUnknown]

michael_stutzer said:

UltimateUnknown said:

ps3-sales! said:
It depends on the game. Most games nowadays have optional or no installs at all. Others have small mandatory installs. And some (MGS4) have very lengthy installs.
It can add up pretty quickly so I recommend you get a new HDD. It'll be completely worth it. Just make sure it's a 2.5 inch Sata HDD, preferably by Seagate.

Oh wow, you can put any 2.5 inch HDD on there? I just have a spare one lying around from my last PC build. Does the PS3 have it's own proprietory  format or can I just keep it as FAT32?

Yes you can use any 2.5 inch HDD, some may not fit but I doubt there is anything that big. PS3 uses FAT32, though if I remember correctly it will reformat it at first so don't keep anything on it.

I use WD Blue Scorpio 750 GB, no problems. Due to PS+, it is nearly half full.

Awesome if it autoformats itself. I do have a few partitions in there so hopefully that won't be a problem.