What’s your next-gen storage strategy?

[zombiejames]

Upgrading the internal storage for both of Sony and MS' consoles seems way too expensive right now at over $200+ USD and Sony hasn't even certified any drives officially yet.

So what I've been thinking is getting a cheap ~1GB/s SSD (either 512GB or 1GB), sticking that in an external USB enclosure, and using that strictly to store and play last-gen games. The PS5's USB ports max out at 10Gbps so going any faster would be a waste, last-gen games would likely still see a big boost in loading performance, and it would free up the internal drive to hold next-gen games only. I think that could work out.

Have any of you given any thought to how you'll manage your libraries?

 

[bing]

4 TB external HDD, sticking with the normal internal SSD. More than enough space for me.

 

[Xiofire]

External 1TB SSD for offloading a few titles, that's about it.

Nothing special.

 

[RPGam3r]

Use what the system has and pull whatever I need from the internet.

 

[LeMillion]

I don't need 1TB worth of games installed at any time for both consoles, so it'll be easy enough for me to manage what games I have downloaded.

If I really decided to go nuts within a given month, I also have an internet package without a data cap so there's that.

 

[Lobster Roll]

Same as what I do on my PC via Steam. Just delete, download, replace. Keep the titles on my drive that I know I'll return to in the near future.

 

[Dest]

Gonna just move my 4TB external I have hooked up to my PS4 over to my PS5 and I'll move games around as I need them. I'll buy a drive similar to that and do the same thing with my Series X when I get one.

For PC, moving to Ryzen 4XXX whenever it becomes available. Gonna throw the biggest pcie gen 4 ssd in the system I can and look at one of those expansion cards for m.2 shit and try and just load up on more storage there. My download speed however is generally big enough though to where if I have to redownload something then it's not a huge deal so I might not even worry about extra storage.

 

[LewieP]

Probably just wait for a 2tb slim variant of either of the high end systems.

 

[wartime]

Use the 1 and 4TB HDDs I have now, upgrade PS5/XSX SSD storage once it gets cheaper.

 

[kubev]

I pre-ordered that expansion card for my Xbox Series X. I think 2 TB will be enough that I'm not constantly having to uninstall games, though I do hope Microsoft will get more aggressive in increasing the capacity of the expansion cards and offering them at a decent price.

 

[PuppetMinion]

Not buying as many games I guess. Which may be easy because of ng prices

 

[Bedameister]

I think I will be good with what the consoles come with for a while. If not I'll just get an extra HDD

 

[SmittyWerbenManJensen]

Install games as needed; delete games that I am done with.

Simple.

 

[Iwao]

I'm learning how to juggle.

I'll be getting physical games so I can freely delete and not have to worry about transferring them or re-downloading.

 

[M.Bluth]

I'll wait for the compatibility list Sony is supposed to publish and consider my options.
I expect I won't pull the trigger, however, until Black Friday 2021, though. The onboard SSD should last me comfortably for well over a year.

 

[CrispyGamer]

I'll be looking for a 250 or 500gb drive once Sony shows the approved drives , i survived this generation on 1tb and with games being slightly smaller this generation I'll be ok.

 

[Deleted member 13077]

Cold storage for BC titles, main system storage for the new shit.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

I am not getting any additional storage, I will delete and add games when needed, same as this gen.

 

[LuckyLocke]

XSX, 1TB expansion card.
PS5, 1TB SATA SSD plugged via USB3.1 for fast game swapping and BC (eventually fast SSD in the expansion slot)

 

[Chamber]

I uninstall games once I'm done playing them.

 

[RoadDogg]

I will just delete games when I am done with them and redownload them if I want to play them again.

 

[MonadL]

Thankfully I don't have data caps so I can delete and re-download shit to my hearts content. Whenever there are 2 or 3 TB hard drives compatible with the PS5 that won't cost a shitload of money, I'll get one of them.

 

[thenexus6]

Can you get a decent USB-C external hard drive that you could play off at decent speeds?

 

[Fliesen]

delete shit i don't play

 

[Darren Lamb]

I just bought a small 2TB external, figured that could be where the BC stuff lives. I think I will be fine with 1tb for active games

 

[Nameless]

Getting a PS5 DE + Series X at launch so between the two that's 1.8+ TBs of space to work with. I'll split my purchases/installs accordingly.

I also have a 4TB USB drive on my Pro that'll use for BC games and cold storage on PS5 if needed.

That should carry me a couple of years. By then SSD expansion options should be in a much better place.

 

[suedester]

I uninstall games once I'm done playing them.

Click to shrink...

What a radical idea. I honestly don't get the appeal of hoarding games on a hard drive.

 

[nib95]

Hold steady for now, buy expansions at reduced prices later.

Given the 1TB 7GB/s Samsung SSD is $230 now, I'm hoping in a year or two's time, I might be able to pick it up for half that, or a 2TB alternative for a similar price.

With the Series X/S Expansion, I'll just have to wait for a sale, offer, Black Friday deal or something.

 

[Einhandr]

I'll internal by 1tb once Sony approves a drive and I'll compliment with a 4tb external for BC titles and potential cold storage for NG games if needed.

 

[Reszo]

Just delete what I'm not playing currently if i run out of space.

 

[Webbo]

Probably just the SSD storage in the PS5 for now (I'm never playing more than 2 or 3 games at a time anyway).

Then down the line if i'm struggling ill just get a big external HDD to use as cold storage.

 

[DavidDesu]

Getting PS5. I'll just use my external HDD for the meantime but get an internal SSD upgrade in a couple of years when we know what's what and the pricing is more sensible.

 

[jroc74]

If that Samsung Evo 980 is approved for PS5, that would be great. Its alot cheaper than many of us thought.

After that, external hard drive for storage. I have a 4TB now.

Series X, external hard drive and that proprietary one.

 

[zombiejames]

Can you get a decent USB-C external hard drive that you could play off at decent speeds?

Click to shrink...

For BC games, absolutely.

Samsung T7 Touch Portable SSD (MU-PC500K/WW) Black, 500 GB: Amazon.ca: Computers & Tablets

Samsung T7 Touch Portable SSD (MU-PC500K/WW) Black, 500 GB: Amazon.ca: Computers & Tablets

www.amazon.ca

Keep in mind that's Canadian pricing.

edit: You could most likely put together something cheaper with an internal drive and sticking it in an enclosure.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

External USB drive for cold storage attached to Series S.

 

[CrocodileGrin]

I'd most likely just buy a second external drive or take the one I have for PS4, but mainly use it for the PS5 as priority. I bought a 2TB external and it definitely helped prevent me from re-downloading games all the time like I used to do.

 

[Issen]

Keeping my Sabrent 1tb SSD NVMe + Samsung 512gb SSD NVMe (both PCI-e 3 but very damn fast) until RTX IO is available on laptops, then getting a laptop with a chonky drive.

 

[boybrushdRED]

I think I'll just delete the games and redownload if I wanted to play them again

 

[JCal]

Physical discs. Play a game, delete install data once I'm finished with said game.

 

[El_TigroX]

I'm going to use the 2 TB external I currently have on my Xbox One X... and see what happens.

If I'm just seeing the speeds be an issue, I may consider one of those NVME addons... but I hope it doesn't come to that.

 

[platocplx]

waiting until i fill it up, and store current gen games on a fast external.

 

[OtterX]

I have great internet an no data caps. In fact, I've never heard of home internet data caps where I live. My only exposure to them is in gaming forums.

Just going to be honest about what I play and download what I need. Manage as needed.

 

[Transistor]

With the PS5, I'll probably get an expansion drive when they get a bit cheaper. In the mean time I'll hook up a 4TB external HDD for cold storage.

 

[BitsandBytes]

After seeing the pricing?

If/when I pick-up a XSS I'll use a spare 1TB HDD I have.

 

[Wollan]

I rarely play more than one or two games at a time so I doubt I will be needing any additional storage. I have a super fast Fiber Internet connection so re-downloading something is mere hours in a worst case scenario.

 

[NoWayOut]

I have an external 1TB SSD, but I also don't mind redownloading stuff. Downloads speeds are pretty good for me.

 

[Megabreath]

I don't have one, I will just juggle games on the base storage for the entire gen while getting continually more annoyed at it as the gen goes on.

 

[Deleted member 4976]

The Samsung drives (hopefully compatible) for the PS5 should become fairly reasonably priced by the time I need extra storage.

 

[BigHatPaul]

Play games to completion, delete.

 

[Citizencope]

Nothing. Just like this gen and delete what I'm no longer playing.