So I bought another PS3 and just swapped out the HDD for a 1.5TB. My other PS3 has a 1TB and it's full. I have no room to download anymore games. I have Vita and PSP games on there also.

What I want to do is use one PS3 for games I bought and don't need to worry about losing if the Internet dies and PSN ever disappears. Use the other PS3 for games that I got on Playstation Plus for free and have a life limit. 

Thanks to Sony not allowing external HDD support for games, I had to resort to doing it this way.

Now, here comes the issue. How the hell can you tell which games you got for free on Playstation Plus and which ones you legitimately bought? I also want to be able to buy some of these Holiday deals, cuz they are cheap, but I don't know if I bought them already, due to this predicament.

Can you even buy games you got from Plus? Some games are gone forever. Like Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion and don't know if I got that for free. Never being able to buy something you already have from Plus sucks in this case. I can't own that after my Plus expires, period.

On the PS4 if you go into the Information area (Options button, Information) on the game it gives you a Valid Period End line. If there is no end, you bought it. If there is an end, it was free. That end is also when your PS+ would renew or be up for renewal.

This is PS3 though.  It just says download. On Xbone, it let's you buy a copy if you have it free on GWG. 360 is yours to keep forever so no worries there.

Can you buy a copy on PS4 if you got it free on Plus? My PS4 is in the other room and I'm too lazy to turn it on. 😐

Only immediate option I have is "download" not purchase on the ps+ stuff in the PS Store on the PS4.  Not sure if the website would give you what you are looking for perhaps?

That sucks. That means you can't buy games if they go on sale, before your Plus expires.

Already tried it. It says, "Download to your PS3s." No purchase option.