At launch, the PlayStation Plus Collection features 20 curated picks from the past generation that players will be able to dive into, but just how much space will those 20 games take up on thePS5’s SSD?
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What is the PlayStation Plus Collection?
ThePlayStation Plus Collectionis a selection of 20 games, featuring both first and third-party games, that PlayStation Plus members will have free access to on their PS5 on launch day. The split is 1o and 10 when it comes to first and third-party titles, providing an even mix of Sony-exclusives and features from other studios. Here are all 20 titles featured as part of the PlayStation Plus Collection currently, starting with the Sony first-party titles:
The third party titles in the PlayStation Plus Collection are:
There are a ton of big names on both lists, and thePS Plus Collection could potentially add more gamesin the future if it does well enough. Big first and third party titles are noticeably absent from this list, likeSpider-Manand more recent titles likeThe Last of Us 2andGhost of Tsushima,but perhaps as time goes on, these big name games will make it to the collection as well.
Sony First Party Titles Breakdown
When looking at the size comparisons of all the titles, it is worth noting that the sizes below are what is listed in the PlayStation store as the minimum requirements to download, and do not include any additional DLC or other content. Here is the breakdown of the first-party titles and how much space they take up:
Just in first-party titles alone, these games take up a whopping 337.14 GB of storage, roughly half the size of the PS5’s internal SSD space. Granted, some of these titles are absolute worth their storage space, like the critically-acclaimedLast of UsandGod of War. Plus for those who have not tried out these first-party games yet, there is no better way to experience them than running on the PS5’s fast new hardware.
Third Party Titles Breakdown
While Sony’s first-party line-up is pretty solid, the third-party features are nothing to scoff at either, unless trying tomake the most of the PS5’s SSD space. The third-party list is a very solid collection of games, and one that could very well benefit from even more titles being added. Lots of great third-party games made their way to the PlayStation 5, and would look great alongside these games here. Again, the storage size of the files is based on the PlayStation store’s listing for each of the titles and does not include DLC or other content. Here is the third party breakdown:
Storage Management Woes
The grand total for all 20 PlayStation Plus Collection games totals out to 663.52 GB, which is essentially ALL of the PS5’s SSD space. Now, realistically, no sane person would install all 20 games at one time unless they had no other games to play. Even so, several of these titles are verylong-form games (such asPersona 5), so a couple can be installed and jumped between as the mood arises, but there is honestly no reason to install all 20 at once.
Additionally, while thePS5 does not support internal SSD expansionat launch, external hard drives work just fine so long as the games are PS4 games—which all of these are. Players can enjoy any of these games via an external hard drive without worrying about that limited SSD space. But at the end of the day, it’s truly up to the player to decide where to install their coveted video games, whether that’s on the SSD for quicker load times and better performance, or on an external to save the SSD space for PS5 titles.
