I usually do it right out of the gate honestly. Like day 1 of me owning the system so I never have to worry. I like the internal just because I don’t have to worry about anything hanging or getting disconnected by mistake.

Sony makes things simple as hell. Anyone who knows how to use a screwdriver can do it. At the time when PS4 came out though the 2.5 capacities were too small for me though. I ended up waiting for nyko to release their drive enclosure and went with the largest 3.5 drive I could find at the time which was 4TB. I would absolutely recommend it. Only thing is if your PS4 is where a lot of people touch it the enclosure cover doesn’t snap in as tight as the original so if you’re alittle rough it will come loose. But this may have been resolved in newer generations.

P.S sorry for the double post. I thought I hit reply but apparently did not. Also just realized that link leads to the Xbox one now but you can still find them on eBay

I usually do it right out of the gate honestly. Like day 1 of me owning the system so I never have to worry. I like the internal just because I don’t have to worry about anything hanging or getting disconnected by mistake.

Sony makes things simple as hell. Anyone who knows how to use a screwdriver can do it. At the time when PS4 came out though the 2.5 capacities were too small for me though. I ended up waiting for nyko to release their drive enclosure and went with the largest 3.5 drive I could find at the time which was 4TB. I would absolutely recommend it. Only thing is if your PS4 is where a lot of people touch it the enclosure cover doesn’t snap in as tight as the original so if you’re alittle rough it will come loose. But this may have been resolved in newer generations.