Post Game Report 251: Don't do it. Don't buy the Xbox One.

JVB has an Xbox One on pre-order, but the rest of the PGR staff have something to say that may change his mind.

Microsoft announce that external HDD support will not be ready for the Xbox One launch. How does that impact the Xbox One during it's launch window?

[falviousuk]

It doesn't impact it at all unless you are getting every launch game and installing them onto the box.

Ridiculous article looking for hits by jumping on the 'let's bash MS bandwagon'

Just like me the 360, this will come post launch

[StoutBEER]

Wait. I thought you could'nt do this on the PS4 as of yet either.

[falviousuk]

Ps4 doesn't support external drives, you can put a larger HDD inside the console

[stuna1]

The PS4 does support external drives, you just can't play games off of external drives.

[G20WLY]

Actually you can upgrade the internal drive of the PS4 to increase game capacity from day one, if you like.

You can also add a massive external drive for the rest of your media, like movies, music, pictures, or whatever. Not that you should need to, but it's nice to have that choice.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

SMDH....

[StoutBEER]

Holy shit. Is this what the Podcast is about? Hahaha! I've had a 320 gig Hard Drive for over 2 years and have many full retail games downloaded/ arcade/ indie. And guess what? I still have over 90 gigs. Lol. The biggest game I have on there is Red Dead Redemption and its 7 gigs and change. You would have to buy not only EVERY launch game, but with 500 gigs, you would have to buy well into the future. So yea no, still getting the X1 XD

[MartinB105]

I've got a 1TB in my PS3 with 200GB free, and that's only games (I have a separate box for other media). I believe the largest game on it (Ni no Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch) is around 22GB, and games are probably going to become even bigger in the next generation with higher definition assets.

[WeaseL]

Put a 500gb drive in my ps3 less than 18mths ago and I keep on deleting stuff for more space, thanks to PS+

[G20WLY]

Do you not realise that next gen games will be BIGGER?! lmao :/

Extra space will be a necessity at some stage, but it should be no big deal at first.

[boneso82]

Ps+ is a nightmare for eating up hard drive space, too many free games!!!

[MasterCornholio]

Yep which is why i will probably upgrade my PS4 to a 1TB hard drive. Plus gives to many games dang it i dont have the time to play them all.

[Foxgod]

What a load, sooner or later the X1 will get support for installing on external hd's.
I cannot imagine either that anytime soon someone fills up the entire 500GB.

Besides, you can also uninstall games you dont play.

[MasterCornholio]

Since the XBOX One doesnt have a service like PlayStation plus i doubt that XBOX owners will fill up their hard drives soon. However for PlayStation owners who use Plus it is an issue and i know this because i filled up my 320GB hard drive quite quickly with the free games that Sony gives their Plus users.

[christocolus]

its not a big deal...ms will release an update later on to include ext hdds..that aside nothing could possibly stop me from getting the xbx1 at this point.

[AnteCash]

Guess what happens when Hdrive fails in x1.....rrod.
You cant replace the drive.