Ivan Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Anyone know why MGS4 takes so much space? I've already beaten the game like a thousand times and now I only have like 1 gb of free space.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Ah, I know exactly why. The thing to do is, overwrite your previous saves, DON'T MAKE NEW ONES. For some bizarre reason, Konami didn't seem to include software to prevent more HD space being taken up by newly created saves. Essentially, every time you make a new save and subsequently a new game, you're losing about 4GB or more in HD space, because they didn't include software to prevent that happening. The same thing happened to me, with my puny 40GB PS3. Just keep your most advanced save, and delete all the others. A word of warning, you MAY have to format your PS3 to get the space back, so back-up everything on your PS3 and then format it. I'll search for some links about this, see if other people have experienced the same thing. Hmm, I can't find any links, but that's because I don't know what to type in to search for. This is a big problem though, so just don't make new saves. Edited October 17, 2009 by Bateman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Haha, thanks man. Can't believe they would do something this stupid, I guess I'll try to delete the saves and see if I have to format it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM™ Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Since you brought Metal Gear solid in, I'm wondering if MGS1 is on PSN, cause I really want to play it again, I heard it's on the PSN Store in Japan, but not here. Do any of you know when it may come out here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 It's in the US store, although I'm not sure if you can pay using pounds, I think you might have to get one of those PSN cards with dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 It's been on the Japan store for years now, the UK are so far behind them now, it's just a desperate situation. And I registered on your site TM, I'll stick around if it gets popular. Uncharted 2 is just so amazing, I'm on chapter 20 odd now, I think 22 or 23. I don't want the game to end, but I know it will quite soon. Only a few chapters left. Then I can focus on the hunt for Trophies, multiplayer and co-op play, which will last a long time. Haven't played co-op yet, and only played 1 multiplayer game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 hmm my ps3 stuffed up before, it wouldnt boot past the playstation logo, then is about to load the menu but just failed turned out the hdd was corrupted, i ran some disk check thingy in the recovery menu (restore file system or something) and that fixed it. hey if you do a full system backup, does it back up the save games that are "copy prohibited"? because like half my games are copy prohibited savefiles and it'd suck massive balls having to do those all again. also, im guessing you can't use a 3.5" external hard drive as a USB, i tried with mine and it didnt recognize it its a shame cos one i have is only about 30% full...maybe i'll get a 2.5", or il get a new iPod classic for Xmas since I think the battery is going on my 30GB video one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 hmm my ps3 stuffed up before, it wouldnt boot past the playstation logo, then is about to load the menu but just failed turned out the hdd was corrupted, i ran some disk check thingy in the recovery menu (restore file system or something) and that fixed it. hey if you do a full system backup, does it back up the save games that are "copy prohibited"? because like half my games are copy prohibited savefiles and it'd suck massive balls having to do those all again. also, im guessing you can't use a 3.5" external hard drive as a USB, i tried with mine and it didnt recognize it its a shame cos one i have is only about 30% full...maybe i'll get a 2.5", or il get a new iPod classic for Xmas since I think the battery is going on my 30GB video one. I didn't need to do the restore file system thing, thankfully. Those copy prohibited saves, you can't get those back. I only had 1 of them, Killzone 2, and I want to trade it in anyway so I don't care. And you need a specific HD to use for the PS3, it doesn't recognise them all. Apparently, the SeaGate hard drives are supposed to be good. In the UK, you can get a 500GB one for £80 or less, or a 750GB for £90 or less. Not sure how much it would be in Australia. The hard drive you need has to be FAT32 or it won't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 FAT32 ...ehh such a shit filesystem lol. but yeah i knew about that. i still think that it's because of the drive being 3.5" and not 2.5", im pretty sure you dont need a specific brand either, my friends WD passport thingo worked. its just as long as its 2.5" and FAT32. unless it comes formatted like that, you gotta use something other than XP cos it can only format FAT32 partitions up to 32GB for some reason ... :S ohh that sucks about the copyprotected saves ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Heh, you know a lot more than me about that. I should read the manual more. Yeah the saves thing is annoying, don't know why they're protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thee PS3 hardrive has to be FAT32? Well that sucks. I have a portable 500GB HDD and it's great but I can't download most games onto it because it's FAT32. Oh yeah it also seems Sony have finally started to increase their advertising, seen quite a few TV adverts. You don't understand how much I'd love to play a PS3 right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I think they got bored of the game adverts always ending with the 360 logo, and the 'console from £199.99' voiceover all the time. MS can afford to throw cash at advertising, but it's different for cash-strapped Sony. I got the Uncharted 2 code for increased currency in multiplayer today, via e-mail. Will use it later on the PSN. I have about 7 trophies left until I get Platinum for UC2, it's so much easier to get than the original Uncharted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 The first Uncharted was easy to get platinum for. The only reason I never got it was because while I thought I was completing the game on crushing I was actually playing it on hard. Meaning I played through the game once on medium (got the easy and medium trophy for that) and twice on hard so I was really not in the mood to play through the game again on the correct difficulty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I'm going to go for the original Uncharted platinum after I get the Uncharted 2 platinum, which should be in the next 4 or 5 days. In the original, I just struggle with Brutal combos. I looked on the net earlier and I think I know how to do it now, you gotta pause for a brief second before continuing the combo, and the Steel Fist combo is easy. I learnt how to do that yesterday, and got the UC2 trophy for it. Haven't tried it for UC1 yet, but I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hey do you guys know if Sony delete your PSN account after a certain amount of inactivity? I'm just curious because if I lose my PSN account then I'm not going to get another PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hey do you guys know if Sony delete your PSN account after a certain amount of inactivity? I'm just curious because if I lose my PSN account then I'm not going to get another PS3. No idea. I doubt it though. NFS Shift + Wangan Midnight came today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Mpilk, if the account isn't used after 6 months of activity, then I think it's deleted by Sony. See this link, it's not official at all, but it might be true - http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090322215755AAY4mQr I haven't seen another answer like that though, so it's probably fake. Best thing to do would be to contact Sony via phone, to get the definitive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 A quick call to Sony confirms that my account does not get deleted if I am inactive. Well that's a relief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 well i was just messing around for like half an hour googling how to get the save file of GT2 from my PSP to PS3. i finally figured it out, did it, started the game, then realised i have the NTSC GT2 (iso) on my PSP and the PAL on PS3 (my copy) and wow this topic has been inactive for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Been inactive for a while, yes. So have all the other console topics too. Your probably tired of hearing about when GT5 is coming out but the North American release date has been narrowed to Summer 2010. It is being released in Japan in March. Link for those who want to read more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Has anyone seen the "making of" videos of Uncarted 2? They're available for free on the PSN and it's pretty fun to watch, by the way, Elena's voice actress is pretty cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRX22B1998 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Been inactive for a while, yes. So have all the other console topics too. Your probably tired of hearing about when GT5 is coming out but the North American release date has been narrowed to Summer 2010. It is being released in Japan in March. Link for those who want to read more. yeah i read that on wikipedia. so im hoping its summer 2010 in america, meaning winter for us. if it gets delayed even more i swear im gonna go kill someone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Why were these topics unpinned (PS3, 360, Wii)? They're surely more important than the other stand-alone topics, although with the inactivity around here they'll hardly be buried underneath other topics anyway. I bought InFamous 2 days ago, the Platinum version. It's quite fun so far, I just like running around the whole city. Looking for the Blast Shards is also easy because one click of L3 will show any in the nearby area on your map. Another game I bought, albeit accidently, was COD1 via the PSN. How did I buy it? I didn't know I still had my debit card details entered in, usually I clear them off after every purchase but for some reason didn't, and ended up buying the game XD. It's alright, but not worth £7.99, let alone £11.99. On the same day I bought InFamous, 4 films, and an accessory kit which included a mic, 2 new clip-on triggers and a HDMI cable, so I now have a voice online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I un-pinned them as there was 6 pinned topics and it made the general gaming section just look un-tidy and hides away the more recently made topics. I prefer to keep the pinned topics so it's only got information on the section of the forum and other useful topics. I may pin them again in the future but for now I think it's better that they stay with all the the other topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bossman Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Also, where's the topic for posting the games you own? I don't see that anywhere now. I searched for it too. Went out and got GH Metallica with my vouchers today, good fun. War Ensemble is one hard song, wish there was more Slayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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