PS3 Hard Drive Upgrade Guide

The price is right. With 500GB external drives now hovering around the £40 mark, there's never been a better time to upgrade the storage capabilities of your PlayStation 3.

For owners of older consoles in particular, upgrading is swiftly becoming an essential requirement. The release of games like Gran Turismo 5 and Mass Effect 2 illustrate that lengthy, massive mandatory installs aren't going to disappear any time soon. In addition to that, downloadable content including full game and HD movie downloads also places demands on the storage you have available for your console.