Topic: Dealing with a 500 GB HD

@Gamer83: Well the XB1 didn't have that feature from day 1 but were able to add it in one if their frequent updates. Part of the blame of why games are so 'big' is because of PC's . These games are developed to run at 4k/ultra settings and then ported across to consoles and 'optimised' in a similar way to how people optimise their PC gaming experience - selecting an output resolution (1080/900) and selecting various texture/shadow/lighting etc quality until it runs at an 'acceptable' frame rate. Its also why developers can increase the visual quality with a 'simple' patch (a new set of values for these settings) without having to patch in the 'new' 'data' for these (the extra pixels, the extra quality textures/shadows etc) - handy for when the Neo/Scorpio comes out but a pain in the proverbial for storage...

I also just replaced the harddrive. I put a 2tb in before ever playing a game. I got so fed up with data management on the ps3, and didn't want to repeat that. 500gb is not nearly enough.

I desperately need a bigger hard drive. 500GB is nowhere near enough. Between me and my girlfriend, we have 200 games for the PS4 and there's some that she plays that I don't and vice versa. Keeping them all on the system at once has pretty much maxed it out, and then when you have games that you might only play occasionally - FIFA, Overwatch, other multiplayer games etc - but still don't want to have to download every time it can become a pain to look after them.

I've managed to cope so far with the standard 500GB, but only just. A couple of times I've been unable to download games because of a lack of space, meaning I need to uninstall some of my older games. There are some I know I won't go back to, but there are others that are relatively old that I've yet to finish - it can be hard choosing what to delete and what to keep. I like to keep my couch co-op/multiplayer games installed for when friends come round, like Towerfall Ascension, Nidhogg, Stikbold etc. but they aren't games I play other than that.

I did upgrade my PS3's HDD from 60GB to 160GB, which isn't a huge leap, but it made a big difference at the time. I might need to look into upping my PS4's storage too, but nothing drastic. I think 1TB would suffice (unless a 2TB isn't much more expensive).

i still say the simplest and best option is for Sony to add External HDD support

not only does it mean that you don't have to change the internal HDD if you either don't want to or can't but it also means you basically have unlimited space if you keep getting new HDD's

and i don't really see any reason why they can't or wont add it, the people want it and i'm sure if MS was able to add it to the XB1 then Sony can add it to the PS4