I bought a PS4 advertised as having 500GB but the actual storage space is only 128GB, why is that and how do I fix it?

I bought a PS4 advertised as having 500GB but the actual storage space is only 128GB, why is that and how do I fix it?

You got jew'd. All you can do is learn from it and move on with your life.

I see. Thanks anyway user, who would have thought Sony of all people would sink this low.

Was it 2nd hand, I didn't even know they made them that small

From EB games.

Exchange it. If they refuse, return it.

Get an external?

but the PS4 does have 500 GB as advertised
the fuck is this nintenbro thread? maybe remove all your bestiality porn and check again you piece of shit liar

Someone lied to them when they sold it to EB and they didn't check because it's a terrible place.

128gb?
They don't even make them that small.
I have a 500gb PS4 right here and it is nowhere near that low.
It uses some space for OS-related stuff and in general most 500gb storage hardware are never exactly that.
My PC for example has a 500gb ssd and a 1tb hdd.
The ssd only has 465gb in practice and the hdd has 931gb in practice.
You must be new to how this works.

Then kindly explain how this shit happened to me.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
That is the first and only playstation 4 in existance to have this low HDD space.
Are you sure this isn't replaced with an SSD?
Are you really sure this isn't second hand?

You probably bought used one and the previous owner had changed the hdd.

Something is wrong OP, it shouldn’t be that way. I put a 2TB external on to mine because 500GB was never enough, but mine never did what yours is doing, something is up.

Whe I decided to trade my ps4 for ps4 pro, I took default 500 gb hdd and put in some 320 gb hdd. Those faggots in the shop didn't notice anything and traded without questions.

Second hand?
Because the new units with 500GB HDD have roughly 410GB for user storage.

I'm gonna guess it is second hand and EB outright lied to me. Gonna have to return it now.

They will say it was you who swapped hdd and will refuse to return.

Then I'll have to replace the HDD.

My 1 tb Pro has 856 gb of space

Fucking kek. Sorry to hear that mate.
Hope EB games aren't assholes about it.

1TB is too much space anyways, it's not like you'll play all your games all the time

Before I replace the hdd should I remove this PS4 from my PSN account? Or will that still carry over even with the new hdd?

I got a 4tb external too hahahaha... hey you could just do that

Well, something like that is probably reason for what OP got.
Game shop guys either dodn't notice at all or noticed but kept quiet because they didn't want to have to deal with the fuck up.

Yeah i think it will carry over but you can always do it to be sure.
How are the load times?

Yes, if you are logged in, this info is stored somwere in internal memory of the playstation. And when you replace the hdd you remain logged.

I don't notice a difference

Ok thanks.

FFXV with the season pass stuff is up to 90GB. My point is that 1TB won't be enough for games in the future

Really strange number. I don't thinks there is any hhds that have 128Gb of storage. 160Gb had 148Gb. I think it's ssd.

You got stooged m8, take it back and explain the situation. Bring your receipt with you.

you sound like an entitled weasel, get over yourself

You take it back and get a refund/exchange.

Gtfo imposter... I had no point

You are absolutely dense if you really wanna allow those hooknosed shitstains to jew you out of your money. You have every right to get that crap replaced, that is unless you aren't from some third world shithole of course.

Yes, there aren't any PS4 models with a HDD smaller than 500GB, and even that should have 460GB free at the very minimum.