10 Features The PS5 Desperately Needs

10. Expanded SSD Storage

By far the PS5's most egregious upfront oversight is its disappointingly small 825GB SSD, which in addition to being smaller than the PS4 Pro's own 1TB HDD, leaves just 667.2GB of space after necessary system apps are accounted for.

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This wouldn't be quite so frustrating if the PS5 had expandable storage options ready to go on launch, as you'd reasonably expect.

And though Sony has confirmed that players will eventually be able to add approved SSD storage via the console's dedicated internal M.2 slot, at present there's no such list of authorised hardware, nor a clear timeframe on when we can expect to see it.

Between this and the fact there's no option to offload PS5 games or saves to external devices, players are left with enormous storage limitations for the launch period.

Given that Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War alone takes up a stonking 135GB, the PS5 can only hold a small number of similarly-sized, full-fat AAA titles, potentially requiring players to delete and re-install games ad hoc in order to shuffle precious GB around.

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