As we all head closer to the release date of Dark Souls in North America, gamers are wondering if the game will have the dreaded mandatory installation for the PS3.

Well, gamers will not have to worry about wasting their precious HDD space as Dark Souls will have no mandatory installation. Despite of not having an installation, players will see how smooth the game is in terms of visuals with a slight hiccups here and there.

So now, which version to choose? I’d go with the PS3 version. Check back with us this week for our game guide for Dark Souls and our video review.