Storage space has become one of the key issues among gamers going into the next console generation. It’s no secret that games are getting bigger every year, and with the PlayStation 5 set to launch with several hefty-looking AAA titles, a lot of Sony fans are wondering if the console will be able to fit all these games without much hassle. Odds are they might not like the answer.
All in all, the PS5 and its competitors, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, are taking a huge step forward by replacing the traditional disc-based hard drives with super-fast solid-state drives (SSDs) that can handle next-gen games while offering vastly-reduced load times. But that speed comes at a price, as it’s becoming clear that the SSDs on all of these consoles have to devote much of their space for running operating systems and other important files, leaving less room for games.
Word around the internet has suggested that the PS5 will be hit particularly hard by this, as it’s been claimed for weeks that the PS5’s 825BG SSD will only offer around 660GB to use for games, save files, and other media. Now that many publications, Game Rant included, have had time to run the PS5 through its paces ahead of launch, it’s safe to say that this is accurate. Without any games on it, the console offers just 667GB of free space, which means 158GB is being used to just keep the console’s software functioning. By comparison, the Xbox Series X provides users with 802GB of usable space from a 1TB drive.
667GB might not last players long at all, depending on the games they’re looking forward to. Granted, some major launch titles, like Demon’s Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, will only take up a relatively modest 50-70GB, but then there’s games like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which will be 133GB on PS5. That’s nearly a fifth of the console’s available space taken up by one game, and with file sizes continuing to grow, a lot of players are going to be running short on space after only a few downloads.
Of course, they will be able to mitigate the problem somewhat with the help of NVMe SSDs that can be plugged into the PS5. The problem there is that the PS5 won’t support external SSDs at launch, and Sony has yet to reveal when support will become available, so it looks like players are going to have to be particularly mindful of which games they download for the time being.
As annoying as the storage issue is, it hasn’t put much of a damper on people’s excitement for the console. To quote Game Rant’s review of the PS5, “the future is looking very bright for the platform. Whether it’s immersion, ease of use, or just great-looking/running games, Sony looks poised to take gaming to the next level.”
The PlayStation 5 will launch on November 12 in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, and November 19 everywhere else.
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