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Didn't realize how hard MGS4's Disc Swap joke hit until I backed it up (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by the16bitgamer@programming.dev to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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The Clip if you've never seen it before.

Recently I've been archive my PS3 library of games, and I just finished backing up MGS4. Normally a third party PS3 game is between 7-12GB, however MGS4 is 33GB. To play MGS4 on a 360 you'd need like 4-5 DVD's depending on how they compressed it.

Didn't realize how large games were back even a decade ago.

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[-] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

That's one of the reasons on why I still collect PS3 retail games, they are cheap to buy (mostly) and in a durable format (bluray).

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

While the Discs are more scratch proof the data side of the disc is more fragile sadly. Just lost my copy of blops due to 2 pin holes in the label.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

How durable is the PS3 blu-ray reader?

[-] SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't know but most PS3 issues are related to the fat version, slim and superslim are suggested.

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