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1TB "Ultimate Player" PS4 confirmed
- Thread starter Dimorphic
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Just don't expect to save files for more than five games to the PS+ cloud.
More like 18, but yeah, you can install more games.
runningjoke
Member
Almost. '1TB' usually means 10000000000000 bytes, or 931 GB. And some of that space is going to be used by the OS.
They won't fit.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Switching my HDD to 2tb was the best thing to happen to my ps4. 0 worries about space and I have over 50 games installed.
yeah, pretty much. not sure if people actually juggle 20 games though? so you can always remove games you've stopped playing. it's not like they take long to install if you deceide to go back to a game. 1TB seems like the ideal amount tbh. i have 1.5 and i've never been close to filling it and i own 40+ PS4 games. as long as you remove what you've finished playing even 500gig is fine.
Black Republican
Member
Good for europe. Considering how the original PS3 launch in the UK we got stuck with the measly 40gb consoles, glad they gave them a better hdd storage option.
Even then, id say buy a seagate expansion 2tb and rip the hdd out yourself.
Even then, id say buy a seagate expansion 2tb and rip the hdd out yourself.
It's what these consoles should have launched with. This should have been an announcement of a 2TB version(at least).
With the way PSN is, even with good internet speed, big downloads can sometimes take super long.
OmegaDL50
Member
PS4's HDD cage has a maximum height of 9.5mm so the largest current capacity drive that would fit inside the console is 2TB
Now there are means to get around this such as using a SATA extender cable to plug into a external SATA HDD which has a larger capacity but having a wire sticking out of the console isn't exactly clean, so other than that 2TB is the largest internal HDD size the PS4 will support........for now.
Toadthemushroom
Member
So both the new 500GB and 1TB models will have the lower power consumption and matte finish.
My feelings are mixed on the switch to matte going forward on both new PS4s in production and the new 1TB Xbox One -- it feels a bit like penny pinching to me, and while the quality of plastics on all three current generation consoles isn't amazing, the glossy "quarter" on both PS4 and One were a distinctive part of the design. Both look a bit pedestrian now. Especially so with the Xbox One, which now loses the chrome disc drive, similar to what Sony did with the 40GB and 80GB "fat" PS3 models.
But if it means more margins on hardware I'm all for it, we need this generation to be more sustainable than the last, and I'm sure some people will prefer having an all-matte finish since it won't scratch as much as the glossy plastic.
Edit: 1TB PS4 not matte
My feelings are mixed on the switch to matte going forward on both new PS4s in production and the new 1TB Xbox One -- it feels a bit like penny pinching to me, and while the quality of plastics on all three current generation consoles isn't amazing, the glossy "quarter" on both PS4 and One were a distinctive part of the design. Both look a bit pedestrian now. Especially so with the Xbox One, which now loses the chrome disc drive, similar to what Sony did with the 40GB and 80GB "fat" PS3 models.
But if it means more margins on hardware I'm all for it, we need this generation to be more sustainable than the last, and I'm sure some people will prefer having an all-matte finish since it won't scratch as much as the glossy plastic.
Edit: 1TB PS4 not matte
CyclopsRock
Member
I just hit my 500GB limit on my original last night. I deleted a bunch of games I haven't played in months and freed up about 250GB. Realistically, no matter how many games I buy in total I don't think I'll ever be in a position where I need more than 7 or 8 on there all at the same time.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Which is (partly) why I still buy all my big AAA titles on disc. Just pop it in, and one minute later you're up and running (except for the 5GB of patches you have to download, of course... but you can at least start playing offline without those).
that's why i don't buy digital. lol. discs are cheaper, not linked to a system that will be abandoned at some point, and saves me the hastle of having to download them over and over for the sake of memory management.
20 full size retail games yes. But on my 1tb I have 70 games and still 500gb remaining! Mainly digital titles though
Pankratous
Member
And there's nothing "for the player" about an extra £200 on the price tag.
Pimpbaa
Member
Yeah this is a massive pain in the ass. Especially when whatever game that caused it to go over the ps+ cloud space limit will not auto upload saves anymore even after freeing up space. Unless I'm missing something.
free up space in the cloud, then delete all notifications for uploads/downloads. that should fix it.
Heuelen you should know from my post in line that you can change the hard drive on your own. No having to deal with super slow USB either
But if they shut down PSN i lose EVERYTHING
Heuelen you should know from my post in line that you can change the hard drive on your own. No having to deal with super slow USB either
USB 3.0 is faster than the SATA II inside the console. XB1 owners have commonly stated they have faster performance with their external drives.
Scorpion Soldier
Member
That is assuming there are no patches to download for certain features.
Khaos_Knight
Banned
Nice, I've been using the "Ultimate Player" PS4 since last december... does that make me a wizard?
Still would prefer they support external... 1tb wouldn't get me through the gen if ps4 became my primary. The first thing I'd do is swap it out for something larger, now I'm left with an extra 1tb HDD that I can no longer use to store my games.... It's a waste.
That's a terribly inelegant solution. What of the games I own digitally?... And the games I own on disc; wouldn't reinstalling them only give me access to the early portions of the game until the complete installation is done? If it's a game I beat, then deleted for space, surely I'd like to have access to the whole game if i revisit it.
That's a terribly inelegant solution. What of the games I own digitally?... And the games I own on disc; wouldn't reinstalling them only give me access to the early portions of the game until the complete installation is done? If it's a game I beat, then deleted for space, surely I'd like to have access to the whole game if i revisit it.
That's only for the initial install to boot up the game. The rest installs in the background for about 20 minutes, depending on the size of the game.
I always wait until the full install is done, to get the maximum performance.
I'm mostly talking about the super slow usb2 on the Wii U.
michaelius
Banned
You know you can delete games you are not playing right ?
pock3tmonster
Banned
A 1TB PS4 console for $549.00 AUD has been on Big W's stock system for a few weeks now. I wasn't sure if it was a mistake, given it never eventuated at E3. It's odd that it wasn't part of their conference.
why? you can start once it's installed that first portion. as you say the rest installs as you play. waiting around doing nothing while it installs fully just seem....weird.
http://www.gamesradar.com/1tb-ultimate-player-ps4-and-new-lighter-console-sony/
First PS4 Hardware revision?
It's writing to the drive, the same drive you are reading from when playing the game. I believe tests have been done and shown that performance can be worse whilst the disc is still installing.
family_guy
Member
Forget this. Anyone can replace a hard drive. Go work on your cloud storage space.
i've never noticed anything major playing from the get go myself. you'd maybe have issues in something open world though maybe? something with a lot of assets to stream in
uncleniccius
Member
1TB is fine IMO. 500GB causes issues, but with a little bit of swapping stuff out occasionally 1TB should be enough for most.
Edit: I'd still rather buy a 1TB SSHD to be honest..
Edit: I'd still rather buy a 1TB SSHD to be honest..
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