How to play PS3 games from external hard drive
Use a FAT32 formatted drive. Then load your games using multiMAN from the Games section. Works like a charm!
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Just format your drive to FAT32, install multiMAN, and load your games. Easy peasy!
First, make sure your external hard drive is formatted to FAT32. Download your games, then install multiMAN on your PS3 to manage and play them!
Sorry to break it to you, but the PS3 isn't natively designed to play games directly from an external hard drive. You'll need tools like multiMAN.
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