Beware New PS5 Users

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Here's how much PS5 storage space you're actually getting on a new Playstation 5 for games! While Sony says you get 825 GB of SSD memory on PS5, it turns out you get much less than that! In this video, I show you how many GB of storage space you should actually expect on a brand new Playstation 5. New PS5 users should strongly consider both M.2 SSD Expansion upgrades & external USB 3.1 Hard drive for PS5. This will guarantee that you get the best Playstation 5 experience. On a new PS5 you can only expect to get 667 GB of SSD memory for games & apps.. That is far less than 825 GB! ...
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@JohnGlasscock 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else running out of PS5 internal storage yet?

@bafinkulu 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Vynxey 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. Tickle my pickle I barely have any

@Muumin-H 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I have small games installed to keep as many as possible. I'll by an extra hard-drive later

@bafinkulu 2 жыл бұрын

My extended storage broke 😞

@luisw3406 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet I do keep all my ps4 games on a external hard drive. Only a few ps5 games on console

@KillJohn24 2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I don't know why Sony launched the PS5 with 825GB (667GB in fact). Knowing that recent games will take a lot of space, maybe a 1TB SSD is expensive but nowadays is a must.

@jgooner894 2 жыл бұрын

Do people really need more than like say 7 big games on their system at a time? Saying if take up around 400gbs with them being around 50gbs each, you’ll have a good amount of space left as well even with that.

@matthewholzken5019 2 жыл бұрын

@@jgooner894 big games arent 50 gb

@LyvGamer 2 жыл бұрын

A $560 (with tax) ps5 now cost $700 plus because of the add on SSD

@superfh123 2 жыл бұрын

@@campersruincod6134 can you sum up what he said?

@KillJohn24 2 жыл бұрын

@@LyvGamer I dunno, Xbox SX have a 1TB SSD at the same price. I ain't trying to be a fanboy btw.

@belkaberserk 2 жыл бұрын

“3.1 USB external drive” Ah yes, the PS5 memory card.

@dujeanhickling61 2 жыл бұрын

I remember those days. Still though it was that need a memory for every game for the ps1

@aldovk6681 2 жыл бұрын

@@dujeanhickling61 Btw what is "other"? I see it everywhere from consoles to phones

@Eloux 2 жыл бұрын

@@aldovk6681 System files required for the PS5 to properly operate as a PS5 I'd assume. Maybe some bloatware, but idk

@amireduardo4383 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, the negotiator

@aldovk6681 2 жыл бұрын

@@Eloux Hmm looks like no one actually knows -_-

@LordofAnnoyence 2 жыл бұрын

Because of the wealth of additional data storage options, devs have been increasingly carefree when it comes to being efficient with space. Before developers had to work within the confines of physical media. But now we have games like Battlefront 2 that take up 100GB+ of space. Major developers need to stop passing the buck to consumers when it comes to lazy compression.

@bittnerbot1 2 жыл бұрын

On the counterpoint, though I do agree with yours, mass amount of compression on something like battlefront would cause *massive* load screen slowdown. If Bf2 ended up being ~25GB, we would have double or triple of the already decently long load time due to the system needing to decompress textures and whatnot.

@SaviorGabriel 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's always bothered me how developers these days have so much to work with, but don't use what they have efficiently.

@TheDaxter11 2 жыл бұрын

If CD Project Red can compress the Witcher 3, including every single update and DLC the game has, enough to fit on a *_SWITCH CARD_* then every single other developer has no excuse for why their games take up so much memory. Obviously different games would still be bigger than the Witcher 3, online constantly updated games like Destiny 2 for example, but that doesn't mean they can't still do their damn most to compress the game as much as they possibly can.

@staticbuilds7613 2 жыл бұрын

Compression in games takes about half the time of making the game. If games want to release every year they will need to be cheap on compression

@IsaacShoebottom 2 жыл бұрын

@@staticbuilds7613 Lmao what. You can compress assets on a very powerful computer, it does not take a lot of time.

@nushnume 2 жыл бұрын

It sucks really,having a "825GB" console that only gives you around 650 GB of storage,and to expand it you need a pretty expensive and capable SSD to fit the PS5's needs.Also the built in one is soldered on the board,so if you choose to use the internal and just keep deleting and installing games it will wear out and become slow or completely die,and since it's soldered you need to replace the whole motherboard

@SavyGaming905 2 жыл бұрын

Please explain in simpler terms bro??

@nushnume 2 жыл бұрын

@@SavyGaming905 The component where the games are stored on the console,will wear out if you install and delete games alot,and you cannot change that component like you can on a PS4 or Xbox Series X. Once it goes,the whole console will be unusable and you will not be able to fix it.You can avoid this by installing an SSD in the extra slot inside the console,but it’s not cheap because the PS5 requires you to only install certain models of SSD,and they are more expensive than other SSDs

@NOWAXWORKS 2 жыл бұрын

In much simpler terms, the SSD has a certain number of uses. If you reach to that number of uses, it's pretty much dead.

@Operador. 2 жыл бұрын

That's true

@SavyGaming905 2 жыл бұрын

@@nushnume thank you fellas!!

@jakeccr 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for SSD prices to come down, I play like 2-3 games consistently so there's no rush for me right now. Great tip about the trophies, I'm glad I turned that off

@davidthomas9190 2 жыл бұрын

They just did today on Amazon

@parkout95 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you play 3 games at a time wtf 💀 Finish one, delete it, then play the other one thats how i do it 🤷‍♂️

@dckelly5994 2 жыл бұрын

Deffo starting to drop in price.

@Dylan-db6bq 2 жыл бұрын

@@parkout95 I’d rather not delete my games lol

@shameluptegrow5845 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@sitbackrelaxxx 2 жыл бұрын

I went and purchased a WD 12tb external HHD for my Xbox Series X. I keep 10 of my most played games on the internal SSD. The rest on the HHD. I currently have over 50 games downloaded in total.... with only 11% of total storage used. Most of them I downloaded from the massive library of games that Game Pass offeres. Transferring between the WD HHD to the internal SSD usually takes 2-4 minutes on average depending on the size of the game. It's definitely the best way to go. The WD 12tb hard drive cost me $350 off Amazon

@Jdb63 2 жыл бұрын

I think 12tb is overkill but still awesome

@main_tak_becus6689 2 жыл бұрын

How many games do you plan to finish this year bro? 50 games are so many. Single player games on average can be beaten in 12 hours

@cornflakeshumunculus8373 2 жыл бұрын

Video game storage requirements are getting bigger with each release due to the amount of details used in graphics.

@mr0czusek 2 жыл бұрын

@@main_tak_becus6689 not many games. depends how far you finish. for example. persona 5 royal on my ps4. im half of game and i spend like 80 hours. if i beat game. will be takes 150 hours

@thesaucyfellow5703 2 жыл бұрын

Can you send a link to it?

@RonnieMyers777 2 жыл бұрын

CallOfDuty: *ALL MINE!!!*

@cornflakeshumunculus8373 2 жыл бұрын

This is especially helpful for games like call of duty which is a whooping 300GB which is already half your storage space. Video game Developers need to take notes and reduce the download needed to play a game.

@kameo449 2 жыл бұрын

Nbs💯

@rahuludatha1996 2 жыл бұрын

Good video and I agree with everything you said. One thing though, if you stay away from or keep any of the new COD games on an external drive you should be set. I haven't come across another game that takes up that much space on my PS5 yet and I have quite a few installed already.

@homestar92 2 жыл бұрын

I found that using a USB drive for my PS4 games goes a *really* long way toward alleviating the problem. Allowing the SSD to be used ONLY for PS5 games really helps it go a lot farther.

@gabrielfeitosa9404 2 жыл бұрын

I don't own a ps5, but as far as i know the playstation 5 now has a system (kraken) to compress games files up to 42%, so instead of a game being 100gb it's now 58gb, so it's like we have 1-1,5 terabyte memory anyways

@ceezer_ 2 жыл бұрын

I so happened to have bought a 2 TB external HD for my PS4 pro and thankfully once I bought my Ps5 it was compatible with it pre patch. Going to buy an SSD soon to have even more memory. 😃

@YouMe-ru6wi 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've had my PS5 for about 6 months now and I always use a external drive to store and play my PS4 games, and also I put my PS5 games that I'm not playing at the moment on it as well and just transfer them back to the main system if I wanna play them. If you keep doing that then you won't have to worry about running out of internal storage space.

@legros731 2 жыл бұрын

This is shit what a pain to have to do this every time

@dapperfan44 2 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm doing. It takes a while, but it's worth it to not have to fork over insane amounts of cash for storage.

@sosagam 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he said that in the video

@seemenowly 2 жыл бұрын

doesnt that take a toll on the ps5 if you do it too much?

@seemenowly 2 жыл бұрын

@Every Woman Jobs To The Wall ssds have a shorter lifespan depending on how much you delete/install. idk the exact amount on the ps5 but its shorter then hdd.

@DeanBarryStuff 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got two external hard drives and I’ve put in the SSD drive (cost more than the PS5 itself) all at 2TB each.

@vitorfernandes651 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve put an internal m.2 drive. It’s amazing what 1tb extra internal can do. Games that I have finished I transfer to the external.

@kenny75photography2 2 жыл бұрын

Great video John and a great tip about the trophies. I think I will get the external usb hdd instead given the cost of the nvme ssd drives just now.

@lightingthief4482 2 жыл бұрын

You can play PS4 games on it but not the PS5 games

@kenny75photography2 2 жыл бұрын

@@lightingthief4482 Can you transfer PS5 games back to the console ssd though?

@lightingthief4482 2 жыл бұрын

@@kenny75photography2 Yup. If you want to, you can storage PS5 Games on it and when you want to use them, transfer it back to the PS5. I have a 4tb external hdd for PS5 games storage and a 8tb hdd for PS4 games exclusively. Both of the hdd are WAY cheaper than a 1tb SSD that can be used on a PS5 and works just find.

@FusselImNeruland 2 жыл бұрын

Evenryone should know that PS5 story is only around 650 GB, since the actual Playstation Firmware takes alot, too. So, that's why i bought a internal SSD with 1TB

@freakjob0 2 жыл бұрын

I have been managing my game storage with little problems. I generally have 3-5 AAA games and maybe 5+ smaller/indie games on the SSD at one time, but I am also a huge proponent of buying physical games. So, when I delete and reinstall something, it takes far less time to I install it. The only thing that takes time is when the game needs to download a patch and I have pretty fast internet. I am planning on buying the 1TB WD SSD eventually, but I'm waiting for a sale price.

@ananimeconnoisseur7594 2 жыл бұрын

I already have a external drive but the tip about disabling trophy vids is great for me cuz I play a lot of games and it builds up quick

@Jactional 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you John for always keeping us updated ❤️

@JohnGlasscock 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for always supporting the channel!

@Jactional 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnGlasscock of course! We all appreciate the videos!

@shmurks 2 жыл бұрын

he says things that are so obvious his videos are meaningless

@jasondavies6310 2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember previous consoles with huge memory. You just have to manage I don't think you're ever gonna get a couple of TB

@glitchy_weasel 2 жыл бұрын

Another factor to take into consideration is the conversion of units. I don't know what scale it uses, but 825 GB in the 1000's scale is equal to 768 GiB in the 1024's scale. So straight up you it seems like you "loss" almost 55 "GB". Even so, 100+ Gigs for the operating systems is insane; I mean not even a fresh install of Windows takes 100 Gigs.

@prakharvermaT1nO 2 жыл бұрын

Wait cud u enlighten me on what the GiB or 1024 scale is

@glitchy_weasel 2 жыл бұрын

@@prakharvermaT1nO There is mainly two units of measurements when it comes to storage or memory. The 1000's scale (1000 bytes = 1kilobyte kB; 1000 kB = 1 megabyte MB; etc). The 1024's scale is the same but multiples of 1024 at each unit. According to ISO 80000, the names and prefixes for the 1024's scale are kibibyte KiB, mebibyte MiB, etc. But many people still use the normal prefixes to refer to the 1024's scale (e.g Windows does that). So because the same amount of bytes appears 'larger' on the 1000's scale, that's what is generally used in marketing and printed on the box. But when plugged in into a system that uses the 1024's it appears 'smaller'. But in reality they both describe the same amount of bytes. But I may be talking out of my ass here because I don't own a PS5.

@glitchy_weasel 2 жыл бұрын

For example when I plug my 5 TB (1000's) external disk into Windows it says that it is 4.58 TB, which may throw off many people. But that's actually ok because 5 TB = 5,000,000,000,000 bytes ~= 4.58 TiB.

@prakharvermaT1nO 2 жыл бұрын

@@glitchy_weasel ah that makes so much sense thank you

@monkeyheist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'll have to keep that in mind... If I can even get my hands on one.

@LonghornsLegend 2 жыл бұрын

This is the way it works for most electronics not just a PS5. If this was a surprise to you, you didn't pay attention to your cell phone or computer, or expandable storage, or anything else for years that this has been the case. My cell phone promotes having 128G but it's actually like 100 once the system uses what it needs to run

@avylynn4523 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m saying this video makes it out like Sony’s scamming people and you have all these people shocked. Like basic storage knowledge tells you if you buy a 1TB ssd for example it’s not PRECISELY 1000GB. It’s more like 956 or something like that. THEN you have the operating system. We have windows 11 which takes like 64+ GB so I can imagine something comparable to PlayStation systems since it’s likely the most up to date software. If you look at all these points, it adds up and shows that’s why it’s 667. Either way Consoles are still a massive worthwhile alternative for hundreds of thousands of gamers to get in with the latest and greatest all in a very remarkably cheap package largely due to Sony’s massive market power. Vs the consumer alone which more than likely is dealing with zero market power/investment so you’re spending the maximum of thousands of dollars if they wanted to build their own similar rig

@grimm6jack 2 жыл бұрын

@@avylynn4523 1Tb in consoles is actually not even 900Gb... Just above 800Gb.

@avylynn4523 2 жыл бұрын

@@grimm6jack I don’t know exacts I’m just literally giving an example off the top of my head that any storage is not 100%

@vashstampede8523 2 жыл бұрын

Not really. This is the case for PC but for consoles its a scam. We expect that shit to be already deduced, like from 1tb. Don't mix consoles and desktops/laptops. Consoles are for games primarly and every gb of space is valuable. You don't buy a console so you can watch movies on it ffs.

@LonghornsLegend 2 жыл бұрын

@@vashstampede8523 this makes zero sense. Name me one, and I do mean literally one, piece of electronic media that offers you storage/space, in the way you explained. Even a USB stick works and is marketed exactly like a PS5, why do you want something sold in a way that no one has done before?

@lttlejordan23 2 жыл бұрын

I grabbed a WD Black SN850 (w/o heatsink) when it was $150 a few months back. Got the Sabrent Heatsink to go with it. Works beautifully. Then I have my 4tb external drive that all my PS4 games are on. If both internal ssds become full at some point, I will simply off-load PS5 games I am currently not playing on the external drive. Storage issues taken care of. Maybe one day when ssd prices are dirt cheap, I will grab a bigger ssd, but I am satisfied with what I got right now.

@themightyant. 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same setup. Except in UK £'s. Honestly it's also better to change mindset slightly. E.g. I no longer download every game of PS+... that I am unlikely to play, just add them to my library instead. Backlog is so long I now ask myself how realistic is it i'll play this in the next 1-3 months. Downloads are fast now too.

@dequince38 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same setup👍🏾

@platongiourtis3851 2 жыл бұрын

What 4tb external drive you have?

@Ultimate_neos 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. I be ready next month.

@jardex2275 2 жыл бұрын

I had an external hard drive hooked up to my PS4, which I disconnected before trading it in for a PS5. To my surprise, upon hooking it up to my new console, all my games were still there. I didn't need to reformat the drive to use it, nor were the games encrypted to a single console. It saved me hours of redownloading games.

@dr.professorjenkins8381 2 жыл бұрын

I recently bought the WD Black SN850 1 TB internal drive. Easy to install and runs games beautifully. Price is at $200, it's on sale for $50 off

@hatimsaid8134 2 жыл бұрын

Ain’t no way imma spend 100+ for a ssd

@seanlaffey3633 2 жыл бұрын

Internal drive? Like, you opened up the PS5 and put it in?

@wessyder112 2 жыл бұрын

@@hatimsaid8134 shi not even 100 tf

@blstrge1 2 жыл бұрын

I got the same one, but the 2 tb version. It does run games really great. I put the wd black p10 5tb external on it too so I shouldn't need any more space for the whole generation I think. It may cost a lot, but it's nice not worrying about space at all.

@raywing00 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanlaffey3633 Yes, and it is legal and easy to do.

@vollabiwastaken7303 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who has had a PS5 since March i can confirm, yes this is a big issue…

@hazwell6811 2 жыл бұрын

The trophy video tip is great, thank you.

@lordspalse0062 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I kind of over invested in ssds when I had a ps4 pro but I'm enjoying the dividends now with my ps5. (5tb worth of ssd)

@silvervette96 2 жыл бұрын

I have an SSD external hard drive for PS4 games, and my FIRECUDA 530 for the PS5 games. Plenty of storage, but yes, you will need to invest in your PS5. Best way to think about it, is realize, you will be using this for the next 7-8 years.

@MPaulPhoenix 2 жыл бұрын

They probably use around ~10% of the SSD for overprovisioning and another ~10% for the OS and reserved system stuff.

@shadowthehedgehog181 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if anyone else has had my experience, but I think the HDD has been causing the "reset glitch." When the system prepares to go into rest mode, the screen turns green, then shuts down the system entirely. When I bought the internal SSD and still used the HDD, that the problem persisted. It was only after I switched to the SSD only, then it never appeared again. It's been over six months since

@Zookielol 2 жыл бұрын

Short and to the point, thank you :)

@BVargas78 2 жыл бұрын

Getting an external SSD (I recommend WD Black P50 which is 500gb) to install your PS4 titles definitely takes some of the pressure off.

@TheSilverShadow17 5 ай бұрын

Or you can get an 8TB external hard drive which simplifies complications even further

@Forkontheleft 2 жыл бұрын

I'll keep this mind 8 years from now when the ps5 is available for the average person

@Byte_Chaser 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! It would be super helpful if I could actually get my hands on a ps5.

@Chara_the_god 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 5 tb external drive I just plug in for my ps4. Gonna be using it on PS5 too whenever I can get one.

@stylefreshx4565 2 жыл бұрын

This is basically getting a memory card like back in the days. Just expensive as shit lol

@prabo5447 2 жыл бұрын

Baffles me that they launched the PS5 with such little storage. In this era of gaming. I own one, I’m in love with it, but man what a dud move

@maxwella.gamingps4631 2 жыл бұрын

Lol for real man. 500gb was too small for PS4, and they think it was a good idea to launch an upgraded gen with the same small space 🤦🏻‍♂️

@brianfrog14 2 жыл бұрын

I already have a 4 TB external hard drive for my PS4 but I didn’t know I could transfer PS4 games over there to that drive but I did not know I could transfer PS five games over there to that drive to thank you for making this video and making me aware keep up the good work I always come to this channel to learn about my brand new PS five and I would also come to this channel when I wanted to know things about the PS4

@SpyroTheGerudo 2 жыл бұрын

I will be coming back to this whenever the PS5 is in stores

@troyyodell 2 жыл бұрын

I mean I came from a 500gb ps4 so the memory on the ps5 is a dream to me🤣 I have never had so many games installed all at once lol

@BlazeStorm 2 жыл бұрын

Idk, a 25% increase is max storage while games are 400% the size they used to be at ps4 launch isn't a good deal.

@ShizuruNakatsu 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 1TB PS4 and was wondering why the PS5 felt like it had half as much. When I was trying to install my PS4 games and it came up saying I hadn't got enough storage, I actually thought my PS5 was broken or it was some sort of glitch at first. Turns out I can only have a few games installed and have to delete more every time I get a new one, which I never had to do on my PS4.

@troyyodell 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShizuruNakatsu well yeah because your PS4 was 1TB and the ps5 isn’t so that should have been expected before you even bought the ps5

@troyyodell 2 жыл бұрын

@@BlazeStorm I mean I’ve got like 8 or 9 games installed at the moment, I can’t play more than one at a time and don’t feel the need to have any more installed, once I have finished one I’ll just delete and then download a new one over night when one I like comes up🤷🏽‍♂️ I’m not saying it’s not a bad deal because trust me I do think a next gen console should have 1TB minimum but at the same time I’ve not had it massively impact my experience 🤷🏽‍♂️

@LRon-ef7ni 2 жыл бұрын

I thought the 825 was already the usable storage with PS5 being 1TB and the required data being accounted for.

@ShizuruNakatsu 2 жыл бұрын

That would have made more sense. I'm really surprised it's not. I guess that explains why I ran out so fast and couldn't even install my PS4 games.

@queenphoenix3152 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much sir, I would have gotten a PS5 since Christmas because I have the money but it's just not available where I am. I am taking the ssd into consideration now and I hope to save up so I don't lose my space so quickly, again thank for the video I really appreciate it :)

@jevislife5675 2 жыл бұрын

check your email connected to your Playstation account they send exclusive invites every so often

@blackscorp 2 жыл бұрын

Got the same wd expansion nvme drive and I love it . Took 5 min to install last week good stuff

@brianmcswain8932 2 жыл бұрын

SSD prices keep dropping!!!👍

@jackfrostingtonerly1891 2 жыл бұрын

I sure do like how these big gaming companies decided to put the storage problem on the consumer. Seriously, 1tb on last gen wasn't enough. With ever increasing game sizes they knew it wasn't enough for this gen either. They should have at least doubled the size (2tb), it would have at least looked like effort on their part, and while it would have cost them a bit more, with gaming popularity at an all-time high they'd make up the cost through game sales with a quickness.

@d8l835 2 жыл бұрын

They technically did that with compression. Alot of the ps5 games are close to half the size of their ps4 counterparts...which is almost the same as doubling storage space. Most peoples problem with this is they have older gen titles on the system, as their isnt many new games out yet..they take up a large chunk of your storage and the "other" section bloats up with every ps4 title you have installed

@foyo5497 2 жыл бұрын

Legit. I happened to get a PS5 a half a year ago, a few months later ended up getting a Buffalo 1tb SSD (super small in size) to store all my PS4 games on. Cool thing is, you can play PS4 games directly off the external SSD/HDD.

@morganmariex 2 жыл бұрын

Yeahhh. I finally caved and just bought an SSD w/ heatsink and expand my storage space. Especially with new PS5 games releasing soon. It's actually faster than what's already in the PS5!

@TheOnlyTaps 2 жыл бұрын

The best solution for me in terms of cost effectiveness was definitely to add an external 3TB SSD. Was much cheaper than getting those M.2 SSD expansions that I see people opting for. Coz those are definitely probably better in the long run but I like the simple option since my console is pretty much sitting in one corner in my setup forever so having the SSD by cable doesn't bother me too much visually. Great video as always 👊🏿💯

@mrfinder18 2 жыл бұрын

Except M.2s have an actual lifespan. And as I'm aware of, the ps5 doesn't have the ability to monitor that yet or is a feature I didn't know about yet. In the PC world, most M.2s come with memory managers. My M.2 uses Samsung Magician and tells me approximately the life left. I think its called memory degradation.

@TheOnlyTaps 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrfinder18 Yeah I think it may eventually be introduced as a feature. I have no idea. I just went with the easy option at launch, before the extended SSD was even an option when they introduced the patch that would let people install them. So for me was a no brainer coz my console just sits in a corner so just went old school 3TB external SSD + cable and was down wit it. More space than I'll ever need coz I never play that many games at any given moment anyways.

@TheOnlyTaps 2 жыл бұрын

@@driverman9528 💯

@Ozzzz_ 2 жыл бұрын

Hey John, hope all is well! Ironically, encountered something rather peculiar in regards to storage allocation. Last night, I popped in GoW 2018, which lead to an “insufficient storage” notification. What’s funny is, my entire library of PS4 titles are stored on an external, which at this time isn’t connected to my PS5. To make matters more confusing, there’s 198GBs of dormant data allocated to the SSD/console storage tabbed as “other”. Curiously, I selected/deleted a few media files which should free up 3GBs…essentially? Well, not in this case. “Other” is now reflecting an amount of 201GBs lol. Not only is my console struggling with basic math, but also clueless to file/data directory. Any suggestions? Any feedback is appreciated!

@cmdr101z8 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried restarting it? If that doesn’t work then maybe you have to restore database, I’ve heard it fixes stuff like that sometimes

@billykl2790 2 жыл бұрын

Buy an Xbox

@chvIry Жыл бұрын

@@billykl2790 LBox

@liljuju4474 2 жыл бұрын

Even after 1 year I have my PS5 I’m still learning till now

@fabregas115 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 500gb external for ps4 games, but with a few preordered games releasing soon I just installed a 2TB m.2 transferring stuff now. Should be good for a few years now.

@simeonreuter5742 2 жыл бұрын

Am I the only person that commits to one or two games at a time?😅. I have PS4 with 500gb and never felt like I was running out of space

@tredfxman 2 жыл бұрын

No my son! This is KEY & where its at! No reason for unecessary stupidity! Running my PS4 Pro with Internal Crucial SSD and External 512 gb Sandisk one! The rest of the key, is a Fibre Connection! 👍

@TheVosack 2 жыл бұрын

I have an external 8TB HDD hooked to my PS4 with more than 300 games installed on it.

@saery4523 2 жыл бұрын

I play a bunch of games so unrelatable lol

@simeonreuter5742 2 жыл бұрын

@@saery4523 much respect to be able to jump between games. My fingers refuse to accept different game inputs between games. If I only play Fifa I can easily play Legendary. One week in any other game and I can barely play on Professional 😅

@avylynn4523 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not an issue for you if you don’t feel the need to install every single game you come across yea.

@danielzertuche7053 2 жыл бұрын

I found out the real problem was any Call of Duty/Warzone games. They are insanely big. I uninstalled all Cod games and now i can have like 9 or 10 games installed at the same time

@shadowminor 2 жыл бұрын

At least they finally made it so you could use the external for storage. Didn't have that at launch.

@Anthony-iv7de 2 жыл бұрын

Just found the 1TB western digital black on sale at best buy. Didn't hesitate and I feel so free lol

@Group-935 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, because of this I got a 2TB WD Black external HDD. I suggest if you get a PS5 or already have one, do this as well. Or you could take the more expensive root of just upgrading the on board SSD which lets be honest, I might be doing later on down the line just for that added extra space.

@KapinKrunch 2 жыл бұрын

You know that you can't play PS5 games from that external right. You can only play PS4 games

@princenaman5541 2 жыл бұрын

Can I get a ssd and hdd and use the expanded storage at the same time?

@Group-935 2 жыл бұрын

@@KapinKrunch yup

@Group-935 2 жыл бұрын

@@princenaman5541 Not sure I understand. You can only play PS5 games on the onboard SSD as far as I know. But as for the External Drive it can be what ever you prefer an SSD or an HDD. The reason you can only play games from the on board SSD is because it is M.2. not Sata. So I hope this helps if not, let me know.

@tweevis95 2 жыл бұрын

The original PS4 was 500 GB when it first launched so…. I’m sure they’ll release an updated one with more storage once this chip shortage is handled

@The.Brother.in.Christ 2 жыл бұрын

That was an HDD SSDs are much more expensive

@tweevis95 2 жыл бұрын

@@The.Brother.in.Christ doesn’t matter the point is it starts out with more storage than the last generation console launch. It may not be the amount of storage we want but it still has gotten better every generation

@dennishallada890 2 жыл бұрын

500 GB counted for *way* more back when PS4 released. Dude, you realize you're talking about an entire console lifetime right?

@przemeksz8203 2 жыл бұрын

that kraken compresion helps a bit

@guy8869 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I wish I’d known this earlier. I only have 11 gigabytes of storage left and have been trying to get more storage without breaking the bank.

@qryvein 2 жыл бұрын

dont forget that playstation operation system uses empty harddrive space as virtual memory. so it will effect both harddrive and ingame memory usage and UI load / swap speeds. and that at both PS 4 - PS 5. the more full the harddrive the slower the system UI and the more it depends on precaching the system data, it will be more effecting any ps4 system then ps5 but even there it seems to be used like that.

@talkanders6058 2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say that. Also, the swap files/system files scale with storage size. So if you get a bigger drive, the PS3/PS4/PS5 gives itself more for system files (virtual memory).

@efrus66 2 жыл бұрын

It's false advertising in a way. You have a 825GB storage but then they take more and more for their system update resulting in less for actual storage. They should have two drives. One for system and one for storage. This might also resolve the next issue. Sony's update situation. A game update first downloads and then copies. So you have to have enough space on your hard drive for the update to download in the first instance. I have been micromanaging my system since I got it. Removing games not frequently played in favour of those I play often but I rely on installing from disk or downloading again from the Sony network as I don't run an external drive or internal expansion. Need those prices to come down IMHO.

@Jomorrison28 2 жыл бұрын

Especially when you download games like “Call Of Duty” the amount of space these games eat up kmt

@cmdr101z8 2 жыл бұрын

There’s no point in having 2 drives, one for OS and one for game storage. It complicates things and is probably more expensive, not to mention that when you buy an electronic with a data storage system, it’s a given that you’re going to have some space taken up by OS and formatting

@avylynn4523 2 жыл бұрын

Sony is not scamming you guys lmao 😂 It’s as advertised an 825GB ssd. How any storage component works is it’s never true to the number because any storage that you can buy right now reserves some of that space to allow you to use much of the rest for your convienence.for example, I just bought 256 micro sd for my steam deck later this year. I do NOT expect EXACTLY 256GB. I EXPECT something close like 230GB. The same is true for ANY storage component. THEN you have playstations software it uses. So like for example Lets say I have a pc that uses windows 11. Windows 11 is like 64GB+ for your system. Now that’s the most up to date software for computers right now. Now it’s not hard to imagine Sony’s is up there with it so it makes perfect sense for the system to result you with 667GB after everything.

@UltraCasualPenguin 2 жыл бұрын

No, it's not. How many times I have to explain this to you idiots? SSD is sold to you as 825000000000 bytes or 825 gigabytes (GB). Which is the real size of it. That's in base-10. Computers use binary, base-2. Computer sees that as 825000000000 ÷ 1024³ = 768,34 gibibytes (GiB) Now take away space required by system (roughly 80-110 gibibytes depending on system) and overprovisioning (1-2% of total capacity, most likely 8-10 gibibytes in this case) And you're left with 665 gibibytes (GiB) in this case.

@_mrmaxy_ 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I have a like extra storage sort of disc or something like that, I basically plug it in my ps4 and have 2tbs of storage

@Dorian_Barber 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing I got that 2TB NVME expansion.

@CocoonsLastHope 2 жыл бұрын

With how large the maximum storage was available at the time, I was kinda disappointed that they chose 825. You can get pretty cheap terabyte+ ones and especially if you custom make it. Which I believe they did. There was literally zero reason for 825 other than for you to be forced to buy externals, which I looked at the price of one and died, this is my ghost speaking lol.

@cmdr101z8 2 жыл бұрын

That’s not the reason. If you look at Mark Cerny’s road to PS5 presentation, he says that the reason was the size of the SSD matched up better with the channels used in the controller, allowing them to make it faster. Also, fast SSDs are expensive, so the cheap ones you’re thinking about would never come close to the specs needed for the PS5

@hadnic 2 жыл бұрын

Hey John, thanks for all your PS5 videos, they're always nice and useful. Do you know how to submit software improvements to Sony? I can't find anything about that... What I'm most annoyed about is the Media Player app on the PS5. It wasn't perfect on the PS4, but at least you could read videos and activate/deactivate subtitles etc. On the PS5, you have a minimal interface, no subtitle display, and overall it sucks if you want to watch a movie per example, you can basically just fast forward or rewind. I have to keep my PS4 plugged in JUST to watch movies from external hard drives, which is annoying because I need to switch the HDMI cable every time I want to go from PS5 to PS4... Any help on how to submit an improvement note to Sony would be appreciated. Thanks!

@sabinsnake1121 2 жыл бұрын

Use a HDMI hub so you can switch by remote instead.

@hadnic 2 жыл бұрын

@@sabinsnake1121 I thought about it, but they usually mess with the ARC HDMI, that you have to use for surround since the PS5 doesn’t have an optical entry.

@ethanhobbes3476 2 жыл бұрын

Get a Raspberry Pi (Retropie needs to be installed) instead and use KODI.

@brianpass 2 жыл бұрын

i love the fact that for ps4 pro and ps5 the box said 1 tb when it was clearly not

@boots_tx1582 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the 4tb ssd and to be honest the weight of not having to worry for quite awhile is a stress saver, especially considering Feb alone is most likely gonna be 1tb of games being released.

@Jay-dz1ct 2 жыл бұрын

Just how many games are you gonna play at the same time lol. I think it's a huge waste of money. 1tb extra should be more than enough. I won't even get a M2. I can install at least 5 games without running out of storage and that's more than enough for me. I don't play more than 2 games at the same time anyway.

@boots_tx1582 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jay-dz1ct is more then enough if you only play 2 games. I'll play any where between 7-8 games easily, I've already filled almost 2tb. When you're stricken with cancer and aren't allowed to do anything after being use to 100 hour work weeks in the oil field, these games keep you sane. Also lots of reading, lol. So what you call a waste is a life saver for me.

@WorldMundo 2 жыл бұрын

Better waiting for the slim version. I'll definitely pass on this one.

@undatedpeak1829 2 жыл бұрын

See you in 2 years o7 good luck

@BigVirgin 2 жыл бұрын

At that point you should get the pro version, if they’re coming out with it that is

@josipspanjic4166 2 жыл бұрын

That will come out in like 2024

@fortnitecool7921 2 жыл бұрын

The digital version is the slim

@josipspanjic4166 2 жыл бұрын

@@fortnitecool7921 yes kinda but its same storage

@kreepyguy8489 2 жыл бұрын

Buying a M.2 for the expansion slot is a must.

@thescepterofjudah12 2 жыл бұрын

These console’s memory dries up fast! For me, any game I started on the PS4… I finished it there. So far, I have only Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Digital Version), NBA 2K22, and preorder for Horizon Forbidden West (Digital Version). Other than MLB The Show 22 (Disc Version), I should have time this summer to get a new internal SSD 4TB. The External Drive is a great option to extend “some” storage, but I highly recommend exchanging your standard SSD for at least 2TBs or better.

@sidneyprescott7236 2 жыл бұрын

I'll remember this when I'm downloading games to my new PS5 in 5 years.

@FreelancerSD79 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, same. I just acquired a Samsung T7 1 TB external SSD for my PS4 PRO. Load times are way faster than the stock PS4 PRO HDD, and it should be an ideal SSD to use on PS5 once I get one. At this point, I think PS4 PRO is the way to go if you can't get your hands on a PS5. Load times are only slightly slower with a SSD vs a PS5 and basically the same games are going to be coming out for awhile. I'm probably going to just wait for the PS5 PRO or slim models...maybe by then we can actually buy one off the shelf.

@dckelly5994 2 жыл бұрын

Might aswell wait fir the PS6 friend 🤔 😕 lol

@seraphicbluewolf8615 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually normal...they have to keep some space for software updates and important stuff, so they have to kinda use some of the internal ssd for that...this is the case with most devices...including my samsung galaxy phone.. my switch...and even my tablet. They gotta store that data somewhere, after all.

@typhon78 2 жыл бұрын

And the Operating System it self of course ;)

@seraphicbluewolf8615 2 жыл бұрын

@@typhon78 this too.

@mattowczarzak7991 2 жыл бұрын

I did purchase a 2tb ssd for about 329 from Amazon and now only use the ssd for storage thanks John

@mhmd_763 2 жыл бұрын

Ordering mine tomorrow!

@syteanric 2 жыл бұрын

This is only an issue if you're impatient with games. I tend to play one at a time so never run out of space

@laszlonagy02 2 жыл бұрын

That's probably very boring. Especially with grind games and with game where you get stuff for RNG. I don't want to lose my progress juat because there is not enough space for games on a console what made for it.

@syteanric 2 жыл бұрын

@@laszlonagy02 good job I don't play those types of game

@alanrichardson6561 2 жыл бұрын

*The most affordable option that meets playstation specs and comes with heatsink out of the box is Adata XPG Gammix S70 blade 1tb is now on sale for $129.99 while 2tb is on sale for only $249.99 and a 512gb option can also be had for just $89.99.*

@Ancor_Vantian 2 жыл бұрын

129 USD is considered 'affordable'? Maybe for Americans, Canadians and British. In other countries, like the one I'm currently living in, those 129 become a little over 230, so not really _that_ affordable.

@alanrichardson6561 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ancor_Vantian still doesnt change the fact its the most affordable option that meets all ps specs including heatsink.

@alanrichardson6561 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ancor_Vantian and it cost less than any option from xbox

@vBUMPERv 2 жыл бұрын

External hard drives are a MUST nowadays. I purchased an 8TB drive for my Xbox One X a couple years ago and it's been a life saver.

@RKZX2 2 жыл бұрын

i planned for this years ago. i bought 2, 4TB external drives. one for xbox & one for PS. once i finally snag a ps5, i'll probably install a 1TB in the external as well. already decided on the ElecGear heat sink. still deciding on the ssd.

@jwvdberg122 2 жыл бұрын

sabrent or samsung ps5 compatible are both fine there is not really a difference

@DeVries6276 2 жыл бұрын

It might be time to stop mistaking memory (RAM) with Storage (HDD/SSD/ROM)

@legros731 2 жыл бұрын

It might by time for you listen where did he talk about ram answers nowhere You have no clue what you are talking about and 665gig is a joke nowadays

@DeVries6276 2 жыл бұрын

@@legros731 huh? he flip flops between using the words memory and storage to describe storage. did you even watch the video?

@squirtle88 2 жыл бұрын

@@legros731 simply get a 500gb NVME for $90 or so then the PS5 has plenty of storage

@squirtle88 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeVries6276 nowhere in the video does he talk about RAM lmao have you watched the video?

@DeVries6276 2 жыл бұрын

@@squirtle88 what a confused bunch you are. the very first sentence of the video he refers to STORAGE as MEMORY. this is simply incorrect, and is what I was highlighting, as STORAGE should not be referred to as MEMORY because MEMORY is not STORAGE, how is it so hard to understand?

@Clavitz1 2 жыл бұрын

I personally don't mind the "limited" space because it keeps me focused on a select few titles at a time so i can actually finish them and be satisfied. dont get the wrong idea though...the default space for the ps5 is lower than it probably should be at this stage. 2 TB should have been the minimum.

@cmdr101z8 2 жыл бұрын

The console would be too expensive if they made it 2TB

@avylynn4523 2 жыл бұрын

@@cmdr101z8 not really. I’d wager it would actually be cheaper than if you did the 825 version and bought your own ssd aftermarket. Consoles as a whole is a cheap steal. If you bought all the parts it takes to build a similar in strength ps5; basically making a pc on your own it’s in the thousands of dollars. The option would help people with concern actually.

@rollcallxp98 2 жыл бұрын

I have all 3 storage options. Add a 1tb adlink m.2 for my active Ps5 games and I have a 4 tb expansion hhd for my ps4 games and games I both from time to time. All work great.

@elderleos6913 2 жыл бұрын

Bought a 2tb a month after I got it (august2021). Not too bad since it basically just came out so over the years it’ll average out the cost/usage

@trumpjongun8831 2 жыл бұрын

Just bought expensive Ps5 before Christmas, so im not going to buy overpriced SSD storage right after. Btw i've seen people discussing that Xbox memory is so much bigger than Ps5's, but they always forget or don't know that Ps5 uses technology which compress the game install data file about 1/3 smaller size, compared to Xbox. Control game for example is 39% smaller on Ps5, so basically both consoles have same amount of memory for games.

@NotoriousNickNorris 2 жыл бұрын

This is commonplace and only people new to technology with an OS should find this surprising. That said, this is still useful information because there are so many people that this is a new concept to.

@ElultimoDurako 2 жыл бұрын

Updates needs the same storage space of the game, so for example if you have a Warzone update you’ll need the same amount of space to get an update, I don’t know why this happens but, I hope it’s a glitch.

@RandomApexLootbox 2 жыл бұрын

I'm playing two games, sometimes three at the same time. I'm not running out of space anytime soon. :D

@urbanshadow777 2 жыл бұрын

You should also be aware that with cracken compression your file sizes are generally smaller on ps5 than the xbox which does kind of even both consoles out in terms of how many games can fit on the system but both xbox and ps5 are extremely lacking in storage space thanks to the insane space needed for 4k textures and other tech (advanced lighting simulation/ physics simulation/ Advanced AI etc). If you are seriously considering a ps5 or xbox sx then you must also consider extra storage too. Ps5 has more options and is for the most part cheaper but is a bit harder to install where as xbox is plug and play but your only option is the 1tb seagate proprietary ssd at the moment (this will change in time but at current costs could be the more expensive option). Personally I have a 1tb mechanical hard drive for ps4 games, I just bought a 2tb seagate firecuda for ps5 games and I'll leave the internal ssd clear because if it malfunctions due to wear and tear it's non replaceable were as the external ssd is

@adamanderson9881 2 жыл бұрын

A bit harder to install? Takes 5 minutes.

@codyjewell1460 2 жыл бұрын

@Adam Anderson It's all relative, the Xbox ssd is a proprietary design that literally just plugs into thr back of the console like the old memory cards did back in the day. The Ps5 isn't hard to install, the Xbox just makes it brainless. But the Ps5 allows way more room for competition when it comes to pricing.

@adamanderson9881 2 жыл бұрын

@@codyjewell1460 I know, I luckily have both. Anytime I see someone say adding ps5 storage is "hard" I'm like 🤔 how? But I see what your saying.

@halo3odst 2 жыл бұрын

There is an adapter for the xbox series now so you dont NEED to buy the seagate drive. It only works with 2 ssd models so far but the list will likely grow as technology improves. Years into the future we may be installing 8TB pcie4 ssds through it.

@halo3odst 2 жыл бұрын

Also *laughs in replaceable storage.*

@doggiehowzer 2 жыл бұрын

One thing that works in the PS5’s favor is the accelerated decompression hardware which means downloaded/installed games take far less space than the Xbox Series X for the same quality.

@BackwoodSpiritAnimal 2 жыл бұрын

The SSD in my PS5 is for PS5 games only. I have a 4TB external HDD with all my PS4 stuff and that's literally the only way I've been able to maintain a decent library of installed games.

@azetenth 2 жыл бұрын

being part of 5 TB gamg feels like a blessing now

@genome616 2 жыл бұрын

Although the heads up will be appreciated by new users you forgot to actually mention that the PS5 has the ability to compress the data files of games and in some cases shaving off a third of required upload without impairing the game, when this is utilised as a standard it would mean the PS5 can hold more games than the XboxX like for like, do not underestimate the total redesign of the chipset and the patented storage saving software.

@Pat315 2 жыл бұрын

Rubbish

@genome616 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pat315 thankyou for the trolling comment, shame you failed to back it up, would you ike me a citation to debunk your baseless comment, I am happy to wait a few days for you to prove your position.

@robert559 2 жыл бұрын

Does it do this automatically?

@mrjones29 2 жыл бұрын

Here's not fully understanding which console you are attempting to rip out by writing XboxX? U mean the One X or the SX? Well both consoles have decompression hardware for increasing storage space to fit more games.

@genome616 2 жыл бұрын

@@mrjones29 Agree but X box lags far behind the PS5 on compression technology because they modelled the new chipset on the old, Sony however reinvented the build and redesigned it to eliminate bottlenecks that had restricted consoles for yrs.

@TheGoncas2 2 жыл бұрын

People have already done the math and, in general, the PS5 can store more games than the 1TB Xbox Series X. All next-gen games are significantly smaller on the PS5 thanks to better compression.

@DeftestAphid2 2 жыл бұрын

Then why does COD Vanguard need 89 gb of space on the PS5 compared to every other version?

@DoSe420 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeftestAphid2 which versions are you comparing to? Any version without 4k textures is immediately eliminated. Streaming textures is what adds to the extra file size. It's a buffer.

@DeftestAphid2 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoSe420 "Every" means Series X as well....

@travis7patriot653 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeftestAphid2 Except it doesn’t.

@Fuckthis0341 2 жыл бұрын

Install the storage expansion. You’ll be glad you did

@akavxnm7508 2 жыл бұрын

I just want an update on your Sony x85j experience, i bought one and its arriving in a few days but want to know how its been for you so far in terms of movies and gaming.

@MtlPlyr 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah PS5 internal SSD is not much, but most of the PS5 game's size is actually smaller than xbox (maybe PC). so I think that 667GB Almost equal to 900GB for other platform. Like Subnautica, if Im not mistaken. PS4 is around 20GB,while PS5 version is only 5GB. Also,just maybe. Because that SSD is the fastest/custom made. If they use 1TB,I think the price will be more expensive.