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With $219 for the external 1TB XBOX SSD, would you buy a 2TB XSS/X or PS5 for additional $100?

Would you buy a 2 TB SSD SKU if it was available?

  • Yes, an XBOX Series S for $399

    Votes: 10 2.9%

  • Yes, a PS5 DE for $499

    Votes: 45 13.0%

  • Yes, a XBOX Series X for $599

    Votes: 75 21.6%

  • Yes, a PS5 for $599

    Votes: 90 25.9%

  • Nope, sticking to one the given SKUs with 0,5 or 1TB SSD

    Votes: 127 36.6%
  • Total voters
    347
Bitch Pudding

Bitch Pudding

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Oct 25, 2017
4,202
So, the external 1TB SDD for the XBOX Series officially costs a whopping $219. That may be a fair price, but it's still enthusiast level pricing IMHO.

For those interested in buying a next gen console: Would you rather buy a 2TB SKU instead, if you had the choice?

I for one would absolutely go with a 2TB PS5 DE, 1TB just seems to be too low given all those 4K assets.
 
Serious Sam

Serious Sam

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Oct 27, 2017
4,354
I would, but they aren't going to make consoles with 2TB NVMe SSD just yet. They are already losing a lot of money per unit. I expect mid-gen refreshes to be 2TB.
 
Shirosaki

Shirosaki

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Oct 27, 2017
831
Wish I could select multiple options as I got both versions of the PS5 and a couple Series X. Either of the three would apply for me.
 
PS9

PS9

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Oct 28, 2017
5,066
nah I'm only gonna be playing PS5 exclusives and Apex on my PS5, got a 3080 for everything else so I don't need heaps of PS5 storage.
 
Nothing Loud

Nothing Loud

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Oct 25, 2017
9,963
I don't even know what to do because with GamePass and PSN deals, I already have my 2TB HDDs on my PS4 and X1X full. What the fuck am I going to do next gen...I'm gonna fill shit up quick lol
 
Garrett 2U

Garrett 2U

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Oct 25, 2017
5,511
The expansion drive isn't a value purchase, its a convenience feature. If you want a cheap storage solution, grab a USB external storage to archive the games you're not actively using.
 
ShimmyShakes

ShimmyShakes

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Nov 1, 2017
471
US$100 is a good deal for 1TB of this type of storage, but nah, still too rich for my blood.

Will probably be just fine with a cold storage drive which will cost half that.
 
blitzblake

blitzblake

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Jan 4, 2018
3,171
Nah, but I think I'm just gonna have to get use to not having all my games installed at once. Complete it then uninstall it going forward I think.
 
Darknight

Darknight

"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
Member
Oct 25, 2017
22,765
$100 for an extra 1 TB? Absolutely. How come your poll only lets you pick one system when people are picking up both?
 
Bradford

Bradford

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Aug 12, 2018
5,423
I delete games when I am done playing them, so I have no need for more than 1tb anyway. Honestly, could probably manage fine just with the 500gb version so... probably not.
 
nekkid

nekkid

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Oct 27, 2017
21,823
The target audience for this console is not someone who's going to be worried so much about this at launch. But it's nice for them to have the expansion option later on.
 
crimilde

crimilde

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Oct 26, 2017
6,004
Nah, prices are gonna go down for SSDs, I'll just buy an expansion if and when I need it.
I'm fine with deleting games I no longer play and redownloading them, I've got fiber internet, without any data caps.
 
Kotze282

Kotze282

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Oct 27, 2017
1,248
I don't really play too many games at once and I also have pretty ok internet, so 1TB is enough for me.
 
rntongo

rntongo

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Jan 6, 2020
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$200 for 2.4GB/s while the Samsung 980 pro has 7GB/s and costs the same? Naaah not worth it at all.
 
0ptimusPayne

0ptimusPayne

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Oct 27, 2017
5,745
I have a 4TB external drive currently. If I'm not satisfied with the speed/time frame of transferring next gen only games from external to internal vice versa , I'll just buy an external SSD for way cheaper than a $200+ memory card, and be absolutely fine with transferring games through Two SSDs instead of one...
 
reelbigeddy

reelbigeddy

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Nov 16, 2017
845
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I'd go for a 2TB version of either console, but realistically I'd probably never fill it. I tend to only keep a handful of games permanently installed, and delete others as I'm done with them.
 

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Oct 27, 2017
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No, I much rather use a 4TB external HDD as cold storage and move whatever I want to play to the internal storage. That's what I've been doing on my PS4: small SSD, large external HDD.
 

GrinWithoutaKat

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Jun 20, 2018
1,269
I'd 100% pay ÂŁ80-100 more for an extra TB in the XSX. I'm going to buy a fairly heft 6-8TB Hard Drive over Black Friday and then just transfer the games I want to play to the SSD. It's not perfect, but I do mostly move from one single player game to the next, with only a few things such as FIFA, No Man's Sky and Sea of Thieves being left on there permanently.
 
Edward

Edward

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Oct 30, 2017
5,097
I would 100% go with a larger internal drive. 1TB is nothing it will be filled extremely fast for me.
 
Cincaid

Cincaid

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Oct 28, 2017
687
Sweden
I might be some exception to this but I've never ever run into issues with HD space. I mostly stick to one or two games at a time and my connection speed is good enough to just download something when I plan to play it. I cannot see how the 1TB drive will hinder me, unless game sizes will increase tenfold the coming generation.
 
Sheng Long

Sheng Long

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Oct 27, 2017
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Yeah probably. For that price with these speeds I'd be good for a long time. I manage my 1TB anyway pretty well.
 
HBK

HBK

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Oct 30, 2017
7,963
1TB will be enough for the time being. If I need more I'll put in the 200$ in the next year or two.
 
StiLteD

StiLteD

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Nov 11, 2017
810
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No question I would have paid more for a 2 tb disc version of the PS5. Was hoping that would be a thing initially. Even at 650/700.
 
Jaypah

Jaypah

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Oct 27, 2017
2,866
Nope. Big ass cold storage. I tend to always have multiple games that I play regularly but I'm just going to shuffle shit around. Can't be more than 10 minutes, right? I can live with that.
 
CalZone

CalZone

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Nov 18, 2017
129
Planning to shuffle games on and off the internal PS5 ssd with an external 500gb ssd I have lying around. Should be fine to start with until a better solution comes along.
 
Lukas Taves

Lukas Taves

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Oct 28, 2017
5,713
Brazil
Nah, 1TB internal is fine. I have a 6tb drive to store my games so it won't be a hurdle to manage them.

In the years to come, when the expansion cards are bigger and cheaper I'll just get one
 
Agrizzlyadventure

Agrizzlyadventure

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Oct 27, 2017
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The included storage is way more than enough for me as i only play 1 or 2 games at a time, ill just leave everything else uninstalled until im finished and moved on to something next.
 
tapedeck

tapedeck

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Oct 28, 2017
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2TB Series X at $599 would have been perfect for me but not sure MS could realistically hit that price and obviously there's the little '599 US DOLLARS' problem.
 
Okii

Okii

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Oct 25, 2017
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Would I buy a $219 item for an additional $100 on the item I don't even have yet. Yes lol
 
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