TranceVance Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Skyrim Requires “Big” Mandatory Installation on the PS3 When Skyrim comes out on the PS3 this coming Friday, gamers who will pick up the game must save a huge chunk of hard drive space as the game will require a mandatory installation.Before anyone can play Skyrim on their PS3, a size of 5.5GB will be required. If you’re one of those people that are still stuck on the small 60GB hard drive, I recommend upgrading it as Skyrim will not the only game this year that will require a huge amount of HDD data. This might not seem like a large installation, but compared to the PC and 360's installation, it's quite large. The PC requires about 6GB and a leaked image showed that the 360 required a 3.8GB installation. Just shows how much Bethesda took advantage of the Blu-Ray capacity. With their past attitude towards PS3, I shouldn't have got my hopes up for a small installation size. Edit: I have 4.9 GB left on my PS3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ille1234 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Well, as i'm one of those people stuck with a 60gb hdd it appears as if i'm in for a real treat Might have to reconsider this game, i'm busy with other games atm:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spark-N Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Not actually that big compare to some games, i mean i cant remember off the top of my head but some older games have around 5GB installations, plus they are not nearly as big as Skyrim I still havent deceided which platform im getting this for though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranceVance Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Not actually that big compare to some games, i mean i cant remember off the top of my head but some older games have around 5GB installations, plus they are not nearly as big as Skyrim I still havent deceided which platform im getting this for though Yeah it's not that big, both Fallout 3 and Oblivion had bigger installation sizes and so do most of my other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSXtreme_ Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just wait for the expected additional DLC to really bloat those numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon139 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I have some 60+gb available, so I'm good. Especially if it means less wear and tear on the Blu-Ray Drive and/or better performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Happy for my 750 GB harddrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade_VC Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Although I too have a 60gb Fatty, I'm not concerned. All I'll do, as I have got used to doing, is deleting a few games to find the space. Cheaper to delete some games and re-install when I want to play than buying a new console. Right now, I am sitting at approx. 20gb free space, and I can easily add another 10-20gb or so by simply deleting a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisthemp Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Although I too have a 60gb Fatty, I'm not concerned. All I'll do, as I have got used to doing, is deleting a few games to find the space. Cheaper to delete some games and re-install when I want to play than buying a new console. Right now, I am sitting at approx. 20gb free space, and I can easily add another 10-20gb or so by simply deleting a few things. Why not just replace the Harddisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade_VC Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Why not just replace the Harddisk To be quite honest, I am just too lazy. :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggie_Pie Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 i have a 160gb as well as an 80gb and even if i didn't have the space i would make room, lol... OMG, i just realized that it comes out on FRIDAY!!! holy shnikies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siren_Tiene Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I need to get my butt in gear and work on getting this game pre-ordered still... I had it before but then I moved and then moved again. So I just got situated and need to put my pre-order back down. I'm really excited to see how this will compare to Oblivion and Morrowind. Here's hoping there won't be too many glitches! But, the good thing is I have 76GB left on my PS3 so download should be easy. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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