So recently, after 2 years of having my old PS3 80 gb fat model, the thing has finally filled up and I now either have to look at upgrading or start deleting data. Since I'm not the best when it comes to stuff like this, I was wondering what you, as the members of the escapist, would have to say.
Basically I've boiled my options down to 3, though I'm not entirely sure how true two of them are.
First, I could just go out and buy a new PS3 and sell me old one, transferring the data in the process. I've heard that the PS3 slims are able to run games better, and was wondering how true this was. If so, it does seem like a viable option.
Second, I've heard that you can simply purchase an outside hard drive and manually install it into the PS3. Obviously I'm assuming that this violates the warranty, but if it is significantly cheaper than going out and getting a whole new PS3 it might also be an option for me, since it's the Christmas season and I'm not exactly rolling in cash at the moment.
Finally, I was curious if they made external hard drives that you could simply plug into one of the USB ports on the PS3 and just have more hard drive space that way?
Any help or advice you guys can offer would be much appreciated.
*Edit* I suppose I should add that I don't mean old 80 gig as in the one that had backwards compatibility. As much as I would love to own one of those, this PS3 is old in the sense that it is 2 years old; I got it as a Christmas present when the price of the 80 gig dropped to 299.
Basically I've boiled my options down to 3, though I'm not entirely sure how true two of them are.
First, I could just go out and buy a new PS3 and sell me old one, transferring the data in the process. I've heard that the PS3 slims are able to run games better, and was wondering how true this was. If so, it does seem like a viable option.
Second, I've heard that you can simply purchase an outside hard drive and manually install it into the PS3. Obviously I'm assuming that this violates the warranty, but if it is significantly cheaper than going out and getting a whole new PS3 it might also be an option for me, since it's the Christmas season and I'm not exactly rolling in cash at the moment.
Finally, I was curious if they made external hard drives that you could simply plug into one of the USB ports on the PS3 and just have more hard drive space that way?
Any help or advice you guys can offer would be much appreciated.
*Edit* I suppose I should add that I don't mean old 80 gig as in the one that had backwards compatibility. As much as I would love to own one of those, this PS3 is old in the sense that it is 2 years old; I got it as a Christmas present when the price of the 80 gig dropped to 299.
