Can any hard drive work on PS3?

The PS3 is compatible with just about any 2.5-inch SATA notebook hard disk. Both 5400- and 7200-RPM drives should work fine. The physical size of the hard disk is important because it has to fit the PS3's 2.5-inch drive tray.

Can I use any external hard drive for PS3?

Look at the "Format" value.

If the format here doesn't have "FAT32" listed, you must format your hard drive for PS3 compatibility before continuing. If the hard drive does have "FAT32" listed next to "Format", you can proceed with attaching your hard drive to your PS3.

What hard drive do I need for my PS3?

The PS3 is compatible with any type 2.5-inch SATA notebook hard disk. it is compatible with both 5400- and 7200-RPM.

Can you use any hard drive for a PlayStation?

What should you look for in a PS4 hard drive? Interface type: Any USB 3 drive of almost any size will work; 250GB is the minimum capacity and a whopping 8TB the maximum.

Can you put a 2TB hard drive in a PS3?

Seagate® Game Drive for PlayStation is a 2TB internal HDD for upgrading the stock hard drive in your PS3 or PS4. With 2TB on your PlayStation 3 or 4, you have the storage to install over 50 PlayStation games. 1 This will allow you to keep your favorite games, downloadable content, and a massive multimedia library.

(EP 4) Running PS3 Games from an External Hard Drive (NTFS/FAT32)

Can I just swap PS3 hard drives?

The PS3's hard drive is fixed to a metal plate using four little screws on its underside. You'll need to remove all four to change your old PS3 hard drive for your new one. When you've swapped the drives, screw the screws back in and re-seat the hard drive in the console.

What is the maximum HDD size for PS3?

1TB is the maximum. I've tried a 2TB, and it just won't recognise it. I have a lot of games on PS3, and I can say I have EVERY game I own on my PS3 HDD (1TB), and still have room for more.

Does PlayStation use SSD or HDD?

The PS4 uses a 2.5-inch SATA HDD, the type which you'll find in a laptop. However, not any old 2.5-inch drive will work.

Can I use the same external hard drive for PS4 and PS3?

As long at it is the standard 2.5 inch drive size (7-9mm thick) it will work no problem. Just dont expect to have any of your PS3 data, as once you put the PS4 OS on it, the drive will be formatted, erasing any of the PS3 data.

How many games can 2TB hold?

The Seagate 2TB External Game Drive for PlayStation 4 allows gamers to have all the extra space needed. With 2TB of storage, you can save up to 50+ titles on this external drive.

Does the PS3 run better with an SSD?

"An SSD upgrade won't completely eliminate texture pop-in on Rage, but the improvement over the stock 60GB drive found in the launch PS3 is quite remarkable." Rage on PS3, operating with a stock 60GB drive from a launch machine, compared with the same machine hosting a 500GB Hybrid SSD/HDD and a 128GB SSD.

Do I need to format new hard drive for PS3?

I've heard I need to format my HDD to FAT32 before I install... Only HDDs being used externally (via USB) need to be formatted in FAT32. You do not need to pre-format a HDD you plan to install internally to the PS3. The console will format it during the installation.

What is PlayStation 3 compatible with?

Backwards compatible PS3 refers to the kind of ability that the PS3 console can play games on PS2 & PS1 consoles. This means you can play your favorite games without having to keep all your old systems. In short, all PS3 models are backward compatible because every PS3 model is backward compatible with every PS1 game.

Why won't my PS3 recognize an external hard drive?

But the ordinary reason should be the file system: you need to make sure that the external hard drive is in MBR and FAT32 is the first partition (actually, the PS3 cannot detect the hard drive which is half FTFS and half FAT32, too). You'd better make FAT32 a logical partition rather than primary partition.

Why is my PS3 not reading my USB hard drive?

Why would this problem happen? Here's the answer: The USB drive is NTFS. And PS3 can only read USB drive in FAT32. To solve this problem, you need to convert the USB drive from NTFS to FAT32.

Does PS3 use HDD or SSD?

PS3 compatible SSD including Crucial MX500 SATA SSD, Crucial BX500 SATA SSD, Samsung SSD 860 EVO, Western Digital WD Blue SSD, etc. PS3 compatible hard drive is any 2.5-inch SATA hard disk.

What happens if you put a hard drive from and old PS3 into a replacement?

Yes and no; the had drive type is the same, the hard drive will physically work in the new device. However, PS3 hard drives are encrypted, so if you just move the drive into a new PS3 the drive won't actually work; you'll have to reformat it.

Does PS3 hard drive need FAT32?

Well, usually, PS3/PS4 uses external HDD (Hard Disk Drive) to save data like games and that hard drive must be FAT32. Because SONY is using FAT32 as the standard for PS3 and PS4. They can't read NTFS.

How do I increase storage on my PS3?

Can you put an SSD in a PlayStation?

Once installed in the PS5 console, M.2 SSD storage can be used to download, copy, and launch PS5 and PS4 games, as well as media apps. This allows you to increase the storage space available to you on your PS5 console.

What consoles use SSD?

Both the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 benefit from solid-state drives, otherwise known as an SSD. These drives are becoming much more popular in laptops, while solid-state storage has always featured in phones and tablets.

Is PlayStation making their own SSD?

Because Sony isn't making its own official drives, standard PC NVMe SSDs from a wide range of manufacturers will work - as long the drive is fast enough and it physically fits inside the PS5's SSD slot.

Can you put 1TB in PS3?

The most realistic one to get is a 1tb. They are cheap and more than enough space for a ps3. Yes it can, put a 1TB HDD in mine years ago. I went with 5400 as at the time many reported issues with the faster kind.

Can I change PS3 HDD to SSD?

To load games fast on your PS3, you can replace PS3 hard drive (HDD) with SSD without the need to reinstall games.

Will a 3.5 HDD fit in a PS3?

A 3.5" SATA Hard Drive certainly should "work" with the PS3, if you can figure out someplace to physically put it :) Save this answer.