12GB PlayStation 3 owners will soon need to upgrade their hard drives or face losing access to Grand Theft Auto Online, developer Rockstar has warned.
Grand Theft Auto 5's install size has been increasing since its launch last year, and the latest GTA Online Flight School update was the last that will fit onto 12GB consoles. Rockstar has kept GTA Online regularly updated with new missions, costumes, cars and event types, and it's these DLC's which are increasing the game's install size.
"As the world of Grand Theft Auto Online continues to expand and evolve through ongoing updates, storage limitations of the PlayStation 3 12GB hardware will require owners to purchase additional storage to accommodate GTAV Title Updates after 1.16 (released on 8/19/14)," a statement on the Rockstar's website explains. "All updates and content must remain installed on the system in order to maintain compatibility for all players within GTA Online."
However, anyone without the necessary free storage space will still be able to play GTA5's story mode if they decline updates, but will no longer be able to access Gta Online.
Rockstar is expected to continue adding to GTA Online for the foreseeable future - especially as the game's PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions are soon to launch. I have also read that "A major single-player expansion - possibly a new zombie-themed mode - is also expected before the end of the year." - Quoted by Eurogamer.net.
There is a cheaper option than to buy a new console, which is to buy a 500Gb internal Hard drive which are are about £40 from selected retailers, such as Game in the UK and they are available from Ebay.
The PlayStation 3 is designed to run with 9.5mm high, 2.5-inch SATA hard drives - the exact same models found in most modern laptop computers. As SATA is effectively an open standard, you can pair your PS3 with any device that uses the interface. If you want to be particularly insane, you can even hook up desktop drives externally and get a full 2TB of storage.
Here is a link to how to upgrade by ehow: http://www.ehow.com/how_5359440_upgrade-ps-slim-hard-drive.html#page=1
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