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PS4: 500GB hard drive can be swapped-out by users

News by Dave Cook Contributor

Published on June 11, 2013

PlayStation 4's on-board 500 GB hard drive can be swapped-out by gamers, Sony's Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed.

Yoshida confirmed the feature on Twitter this morning:

And yes, PS4's HDD is upgradable like PS3 <3

— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) June 11, 2013

Shacknews spotted the tweet and added that like PS3, PS4 uses a notebook-style 500GB hard drive that can be replaced by users if need be. Xbox One however, does not allow hard-drive swapping.

What do you make of the above?

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