Ps3 – How to interpret disk space requirements on PS3

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When I buy/download a new game from PSN, a disk space requirement is shown, ie. "7340 MB".

Is it the size of the download? Or is it the size of the final installation?

If it is the latter, how can i calculate the total space needed to download, unpack and install the game?

Best Answer

AFAIK the shown size is the size of the download. You need at least twice the space to install game from downloaded package. That's because downloaded package sits on your hard drive while the game is installed: peak_size = package_size + install_size. After the installation package is deleted.

So basically for a 7340Mb game you need at least 14680Mb of free space. Usually you need even more space, since extracted data can occupy more space.

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