With update 4.50 on the PlayStation 4, users have the ability now to use an external hard drive to store game content. As expected, it’s not as fast as the internal hard drive, but let me know in the comments if the times I got in the video would be a deal breaker for you.
Tested drive – https://www.wdc.com/products/portable-storage/my-passport-x.html
Price: $3.99
Drive
(as of November 17, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
Price: $1.99
Drive In Movie Ads
(as of November 17, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
Price:
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Great product! (as of November 17, 2020 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)
Price: $9.99
I have a 6t external. I download everything to it. And I bought a ps4 pro and gave my 500 gig ps4 to a friend.
I’ve got a fairly small, rather old (from 2011) 500GB SSD that I use, and I’m going to get a 4TB external as well. I’ll keep all my stuff on the external and just transfer over whatever I’m currently playing.
I’m your 1,000th subscriber!!!
what you don’t say is if the external hdd is a 5400, 7200, SSD, SSHD, I believe that the the Pro has a Hybrid
you my good sir have earned a subscriber I’ll be sure to check out more of your content
Maybe test with a quicker external drive, like the WD Elements desktop, instead of this 5400rpm mobile one?
If I use a 500GB external hard drive with the internal hard drive will it be like I have a 1tb?
what format does the PS4 use for the drive? if i do that will i still be able to use the external hdd as an external storage for other device, like PC? thanks.
I don’t play a lot of games, so I’ve been using an internal SSD for a bit now and I like it. Good to know if I expand my library, I don’t necessarily need to buy a bigger SSD which would probably cost as much as the console.
Why can’t they make a 2TB hardrive
Great review man.
OK I’m so confused so if I download a Game from the PlayStation network to my external hard drive can I play the game? Or does it need to be on my internal hard drive. Also if I have a disc game I can save the file onto my external and put the disc in and play from the external?
I have a 5tb on my ps4 no problems works fine
I’m sticking to my external might move to internal later ssd, keep my online games like bf1 on internal.
the 4tb Western Digital is awesome
I got a 4 terabyte one for 50% off
and it’s great
If you can’t even be bothered to swap an internal harddrive, your console will die sooner. Unless you can afford a maid to dust and vacuum your place habitually, you will have to take your ps4 at least somewhat apart to clear the dust out.
Is it possible to use the external drive for photo’s and movies after it’s formatted for use with the PS4?
do I have to reinstall everything back again????
I just ordered a 3tb passport
It takes you 96 seconds to download 1.5 gigs?! Can I move in with you?
Yes now moving on.
My PS4’s internal HDD seems to have lost space. I always used to have about 408GB available, but it’s gone down to 364… I tried to rebuild the database, but it hasn’t fixed the problem.
Wonder if the speeds are any different with the 1st version of the PS4, initial release version when compared to the Pro..?? I have the launch version so this could go into my decision on that as well…
I just need extra space lmao
Its the update files that are the real pain the ass when you re-install a game. I got a 5 TB external drive and I’ll probably never have to re-install another game for the entire life cycle for my PS4.
Good video. But what a stupid question!! “Are you happy w/ the size of the stock HDD?”
That 500GB HDD was a joke from the beginning. I own 158 games for PS4, and I can only hold 30-ish games on that HDD. Am I happy w/ the stock HDD? F**k you. (Just playin’. But the rant was serious)
Legit vid
Such fast internet speed, for me it took 6 hours to update farcry4
I’m going to find and purchase the Limited Red Gears of War Seagate External Hard Drive for my PS4.
please guys what name intro song please
just an fyi – using a ssd does not make much of a difference, because of the slow sata controller the ps4 uses. take a look at digital foundry videos on ssd improvements for ps4 for further information.
Should I just get an external drive than buying and upgrading my ps4 hahaha. It will be cheaper to get an external drive than buying a 4tb HDD and a Nyko Data Bank. Plus going to the process of backing up your PS4 and Re-installing your OS then restore your backup 😀 The only thing I see that is bad with the external drive is the loading time.
1000 subscriber ❤️
Buy the Seagate, which actually has a Samsung drive in it. Works MUCH better than the WD. I know i tried both.
what name that song in video when he start
i have a question about external hard drive can you save your games on it because i have a 1 TB on my pro, can i use a 2 TB to have more space so i can save more games. because on a 1 TB i only have 6 GB left so will i be able to use a 2 TB external hard drive for more space thank you as always forever young god bless bobby lee 007 at asainwin@aol.com
i need one usb hard drives
so far my games have been crashing after about 1 hour, when using my external drive
So keep games needing fast response on the Internal and others to External Drive.
I got 2 terr bits pen drive
Where’s the link to the external hard drive
I haven’t read below, but I do wonder if you can play the games directly from the usb hd? With the disc loaded, of course!