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How to Play Game Files on a PS3 From a Memory Stick

The PlayStation 3 allows the use of USB hard drive devices as alternatives to the hard drive device built into the system when saving files. The files that you can save to a USB hard drive device range from music files to game files and can be played directly from the storage device. You can play a game file from a Memory Stick on the Playstation 3 using the XMB Home menu.

Instructions

- 1
  Plug the USB Memory Stick into an available USB slot on the front of the PlayStation 3. You can do this while the game system is powered on.
- 2
  Navigate with the direction pad or joystick to the "Game" section of the XMB Home menu, and then press the "Triangle" button on the game controller.
- 3
  Highlight "USB Device" and press the "Triangle" button on your game controller.
- 4
  Highlight the "Display All" option, and then press "X" on the game controller.
- 5
  Scroll to the game file you want to play, and then press "X" on the controller to play it.

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