Skyrim Becomes Unplayable on PlayStation 3 Due to Save Game File Size Issue

I've always heard of console ports, but it seems that this is the 1st PC port i've ever seen.

What surprises me most is that same games of 5-6 MB is considered large. When I saw the title to this I was expecting to see the save games growing to a couple hundred megs or larger. This is doubly crap for PS3...1st that Skyrim has issues like this and 2nd that the PS3 considers 5 MB's large. Of course I could be wrong and this is just a Skyrim thinking 5 MB is large.

I have it on xbox360 and installed it to my harddrive with no problem.Mine runs great.Fallout NV ran like crap,but have been very happy and suprised how well Skyrim runs.

It has happened to me when I reached to about 6 mb and it heats up the PS3. Solution? I used two large coffee/tea cups full of ice, placing it on top of the PS3 machine to cool it that runs for hour. I just keep refilling the ice when it melts in the cup and it works. I would highly recommend tin cans the best because it cools more and holds the mositure in.

I also have issues on the PS3 Skyrim when going into the menu. It either doesn't let me select anything at all or there is a severe lag when it finally works. I will often have to go in and out of the menu several times in order to select anything.

I am experiencing the same kind of problem on the PC.

Things arn't that great on pc either. The game crashes on a consistant basis and durring the worst possible times. It was to the point that I would save after every 5 monsters that I would kill or once for every location discover, pretty much a save for every ingame accoplishment. Another very annoying glitch is getting a home in winterhelm, to successfuly reach that goal without being stopped by bugs that make it impossible is a rare occurance.

at 7 mb it is unplayable. i've never seen lag like this before not even from call of duty at is worst.

My PS3 save file is about 8.5 mb in size now. 40ish hours. I don't seem to have many quest issues. Sometimes there's a freeze issue, but after 6 hours of straight gameplay, i guess that can happen. The biggest gripe for me is that sometimes textures start dropping out. But overall, even with a huge save file, it seems to run pretty well. It's a Bethesda game, so I figure it's gonna be a bit buggy.

im on 10MB which is about 100 hours of gameplay and i didnt reliase it lagged due to this but like article says ihave exactly same problem game is not playable on world map inside locations are fine so i have to resort to alot of fast travel for an open world game i want to explore it sucks cannot wait for a patch they should of reliased that most players will play after the 50 hour mark especially with them saying over 300 hours of gamplay to do.

About the comment on Xbox360 users not being able to install on the hard drive due to low resolution texture's ~~ I own the newest version of the xbox360 and I have installed it on my hard drive with no issues so far. Amazing graphics and zero lag due to save size. I have yet to see any problems other than the glitches which always in the game.

I started the Walking Nightmare quest and the NPC disappeared past the barrier he is supposed to open. This all happened before I even got inside the entrance. Now when I tried to restart, somehow the game saved after that occurred and I can't complete the quest. I didn't start this quest until about 70 hours in and I guess I'll just have to do without that daedric piece (Skull of Corruption). Hopefully the patch opens the door for me.

I m @ 20 Meg save file on the ps3 and thegame is unplayable I cant complete missions or anything, even after the patch. Bethesda always has bugs, but * this is bad. They have to get it fixed and fast everyday that passes hurts goty chances and future sales, not to mention credibility

i am experiencing the same problem im at 12 mb and 50 hours and i cannot talk to anyone i cant finish quests or even interact with world items such as shrines. also guards atempt an arrest but when you answer they will say a stretch in the dungeon will do you good and even if u press O they will say alright then and let you walk away. but evemtually chase u down again.

Well lets see it's got to the point to where i can't talk to npc's in whiterun to pay off my fines.. usually after a restart i am able to talk to guards but after they say Wait.. Don't i know you... Thats it.. no menu no nothing just stuck staring at and around the guard... bleh!

Err, its I about 8GB! This is utter rubbish, they expect us to delete working games for a broken one? They expect us to go to all this trouble because they made a noob mistake on All their games!? They think we spent £40 just so Tht we end up playing a laggy, glitchy and really, unfinished game! They are destroying us by telling us to do all this to try and make the lag appear to have disappeared for it to come back worse. Mind, I don't have the game but from what uv heard I might not get it, oh, and the update isnt any good, people are saying things like dragons flying backwards, resistance to magic on ALL characters broken and lag still there? Iv witnessed this on you tube, terrible! And 300 h of gameplay? Yeah, now cut down to what?,50? Drag has destroyed skyrim and update made it worse!!! Apparently.

166hrs play time.. 12mb save file.. game crashes every 3mins.
Now can't play it any longer. Can I get my money back ?

simple, buy it for PC.

This is stupid, Your saying all people encounter this but, matter of fact I myself have experienced no problems and my save is over 10MB and i managed to complete the main quest and allot of side quests, so this is totally ridiculous post.

Ya Im having a problem for sure. Ive used 2 different skrim disks and It will only show 720p resolution. Ive contacted both sony and Bethasoft. Sony lead me through the steps to determine if it was the system, NOPE it will play other games at 1080i just not skyrim,and Bethasoft dosent want to take responsability for the problem, even though its the disk.
Has anyone else had or hear of this on the PS3. Thanks!

yes im at 13 mb if data on 1 file and lags like no tomorrow i am very dissapointed in bethesda other game companies never had this issue they should consider testing there games before releasing.

Skyrim on XBox 360. Began dropping quests and save function can take a couple minutes or total freeze up. beginning to save over old saves and it seems to be helping.

save file 18 mb and I cannot talk to anyone, activate or complete any quests. Enjoyed the game but now I just want my money back.