PS5 Has 667GB of Usable Storage Space

PlayStation 5 will allow for 667GB of usable storage space on its 825GB SSD. IGN can confirm that the console, when totally emptied (including having deleted pack-in game Astro's Playroom), offers 667GB, meaning 158GB is reserved for the operating system and essential files. With game sizes continuing to grow, that 667GB may not go too far - as an example, the PS5 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War takes up 135GB of SSD space alone (seemingly without installing Warzone). [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/11/06/playstation-5-review"] You will be able to expand the storage on a PS5 relatively easily by installing off-the-shelf NVMe drives, which can be plugged in by popping off the consoles' removable faceplates. By comparison, Xbox Series X offers 802GB of usable space (from a 1TB drive) and Xbox Series S offers 364GB (from a 512GB drive). By a very small margin, PS5 does offer the most efficient use of a solid state drive out of the next-gen consoles launching next week – 19.1% of its drive is untouchable, as opposed to 19.8% of Xbox Series X and 28.9% of Xbox Series S. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/09/biggest-ps5-teardown-takeaways-next-gen-console-watch"] We also have news on why PS5 doesn't seem to have custom themes, what its new Activity Cards are for, how the Create button differs from the PS4 Share button, and you can read our full PS5 console review. And if you're interested in the PS5's launch lineup, check out our Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales review and our Astro's Playroom review. PlayStation 5 will launch in the US, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea on November 12. It launches in all other territories on November 19. Preorders for the PlayStation 5 are currently sold out, but if more go up they'll be in our PS5 preorder guide right away. For everything you need to know about PlayStation 5, check out our PS5 guide. Here's a guide to all the best PlayStation holiday gifts for 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.