I got a 4Gig before I got my 250 Hard Drive and saved about $50 through ebay action scouting, but I may have gotten lucky. You really need a hard drive to enjoy it. It lets you make plenty of saves, download as many games and demos as you could want. Also you need a hard drive for any Backwards Compatibility to work.
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