The PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition each have 825GB of storage space, yet only 667.2GB of that is actually usable. External SSD and HDDs are capable of expanding that, of course, but SSDs run PS5 games much better. External SSDs are not cheap either, with 500GBs costing around $160 dollars, 1TB costing around $250 dollars, 2TB costing anywhere from $360 to $550, and a 4TB PS5 SSD Hitting a whopping $999.

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Eventually, these PS5 SSDs will likely be cheaper, but that won’t be before February 2022. And, looking at all the games hitting early next year, that initial 667.2GBs worth of space is basically already gone (not counting current games).

February PS5 Games

For quick reference, here is every PS5 game releasing in February 2022, as well as their storage size if known. Some may not be exact but can give readers a ballpark figure for the games they plan to pick up in February.

Life is Strange Remastered Collection (February 1) According to the Microsoft Store, Life is Strange Remastered Collection is 80GBs. It is likely comparable, if not exact, on PS5. Dying Light 2 Stay Human (February 4) According to supposed PS Store leaks, Dying Light 2’s file size is 21. 099 GBs Sifu (February 8) File Size Unknown Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires (February 15) According to Steam, 50GBs is needed. It is likely comparable, if not exact, on PS5. The King of Fighters XV (February 17) According to Steam, 65GBs is needed. It is likely comparable, if not exact, on PS5. Horizon Forbidden West (February 18) Horizon Forbidden West File Size: 70-96. 35 GBs (Without Day One Patch) Destiny 2: The Witch Queen (February 22) According to Steam, 105GBs is needed. It is likely comparable, if not exact, on PS5. Monark (February 22) File Size Unknown Martha is Dead (February 24) According to Steam, 30GBs is needed. It is likely to be comparable, if not exact, on PS5. Elden Ring (February 25) Elden Ring File Size: 44. 472 GB (Without Day One Patch) Grid Legends (February 25) According to Steam, 50GBs is needed. It is likely to be comparable, if not exact, on PS5.

February 2022 Games’ Impact on the PS5 Storage Space

Considering no approximate or exact file size for two games, the lowest possible file size for Horizon Forbidden West, and no day one patches, this total still comes out to be very crudely 515.571GBs. It wouldn’t take much to push that number over the available space on the PS5. Of course, not everyone is bound to play and download every single one of those games, but just looking at the biggest doesn’t help much.

Arguably, the biggest games coming out in February 2022 are Dying Light 2, Sifu, Horizon Forbidden West, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen, and Elden Ring. Sifu is unknown, and The Witch Queen’s size may very well include the base game. Still, however, that comes up to be an approximate 240.571GBs, meaning the most anticipated games of February 2022 take up at least 36% of the PS5’s storage space.

Of course, games can still be deleted and moved and all of that. There’s still no denying that on a base PS5 with no externals, February 2022 will murder its storage space more so than 2021 already has.

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