With the release of updates v4.50 Support has been added for external USB 3.0 drives to be used as external storage. What does it mean? After the hard disk before you can connect to the PS4, to transfer to backups, screenshots and recorded video, or saves files, So what's so tough in this?
Now, Now, connecting to the hard disk system via USB3.0 port, It can be stored and run the game directly from the external hard drive! undoubtedly, It's very cool feature, which should have added a long time, in addition, This feature opens up a potential hole for hackers, I hope, This can lead to the possibility of cheating PS4 licensed via a USB dongle in the future, some. Same, mounted drive can be configured as “main” to install new games. For those, who in the tank, and buy games on disc, thinking, what “But I have the same drive on hands, what for gave me hard”, I tell, that as soon as a disc is inserted into the PS4, he begins to fully copy the game to the HDD, so even I (man, playing only exclusives) 850GB of space already occupied 500! Imagine, what's going on in people, in which the internal hard drive or less are played only on the console!
Therefore place finishes on the disc, generally, very fast. All, now you need to do, is to buy a box (HDD Case) with USB support 3,0 (required condition), insert the disc any suitable (can be SSD or HDD) and to sacrifice a single port 3.0 PS4 on this case for external storage. What it comes at a price? Turns, you're spending money on the cost of the external drive, Well, USB3.0 port is sacrificed. As for me, so this is the cheapest way to expand the amount of disk PS4.
other methods
IMHO, set PS4, let us say, 5TB hard drive 3.5 inches — This is the best way to expand memory for games and forget about, what free space, as 5TB run not so fast. But this method is perfect only perverts and geeks, second, in its turn, put this solely for fun, because I myself was wondering. But how to do that? There is such a deviceNyko Data Bank, It is essentially a simple adapter for the internal drive PS4, Allows you to connect to it 3.5 SATA hard drive. Such drives are faster, reliable and can reach maximum volume 10TB, of course, and they will be noisier, but who cares for this, if the console itself so screaming like a mad. As a result, your PS4 will turn into a creature:
Another way, simplest, it just put the hard disk to 2TB (or more, if there is) inside the PS4, For example here This kit for morons perfect, in addition, very good price.
Results
undoubtedly, support for external drives gives good opportunities
- Extensibility of internal memory the easiest way without screwdrivers and vskryvany housing
- The ability to connect to USB3.0 Box HDD3.5 (true, I have not tested)
- Stick up to 2TB may well be used (if you do not mind the money)
- Transfer installed games with one another PS4 (not tested)
- The ability to sell games now and on a USB stick (well, as an option, is it possible)
- The ability to insert in PS4 pretty cheap SSD at 200GB to improve system performance and some of the games and the use of an external HDD for the bulk of games.
Minuses
- It works only when connected directly to the PS4 (no USB hubs are not supported, or will interfere with the operation of games)
- Sacrificing only port USB3.0
- Not all discs will work USB3.0 (eg, USB3.1 hdd case has not earned)
- The file system can not be read on a PC, so the HDD / SSD, which is used for games, It will now work only with the PS4 and only, use, let us say, as an external disk to store files from the PC will not work, if not completely formatted.
