Is Switch 2's 256gb on par or worse than PS5's 825 launch model?

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SvennoJ said:

LegitHyperbole said:

I'm awake and fresh minded. While I understand exactly the deal between GB and GiB I don't understand how SSD manufacturers and Sony are using this to manipulate the data on the drive. I need to know exactly the size of the OS or it's going to drive me bonkers. There is ZERO data online and I can't figure it out. Can someone please help, in standard GB that are used by games.

My PS5 Pro reports a 1.89 TB SSD, just to add to the confusion.

2 TB = 1.82 TiB = 1,863 GiB = 1,907,349 MiB = 1,953,125,000 KiB.

1.89 TiB = 2.078 TB.

It also says 132.8 GB reserved for System storage. (And that it depends on how the system is used)


I don't know what standard GB is used by games lol,

My biggest installed game is GT7, 138 GB, smallest Akka Arrh 131.7 MB, but no way to tell if that's GB or GiB. I assume it matches what's used for storage and at least it reports the same amount in storage as in properties on the dash board.

Oh ffs. And it's different on the slim than the launch model too. Oh that's so aggravating, that's all so aggrevating. I seen from the article someone posted above that there were class actions about this, for good reason too. This is an issue where you standardise like USB and everyone gets on board for that standardisation, USB-c happened in an easy flash, this shouldn't be so hard to sort out, it's not their mistake but it's their mistake that they aren't fixing it for accurate numbers on the box. 

Edit: There is an "oother" section on the storage that seems to shift size, maybe that's it. Something that holds data from apps or when you install an app in reserves data in "other" or something like keeping a YouTube video buffered when the app is closed. 

Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 30 April 2025