When 4TB is worth the premium
4TB suits players who refuse to uninstall. It holds roughly 50 to 80 large games, enough to keep an entire active library plus a backlog installed at once. If you play across many franchises or capture a lot of clips, the headroom means you stop thinking about storage entirely.
The trade-off is price per terabyte, which is higher at 4TB than at 2TB. If you mostly keep a handful of games installed, 2TB is the smarter buy. Choose 4TB when convenience and future-proofing matter more than squeezing the last bit of value.
Heatsink fit on 4TB drives
Some 4TB modules are double-sided, with NAND chips on both faces, which can make them run hotter and pair with slightly taller heatsinks. Keep the total height under 11.25mm and prefer a 4TB drive sold with a PS5-ready heatsink, or confirm the stated height of a bare drive plus your chosen cooler before buying.
Every 4TB drive in the table meets the Gen4 NVMe spec and is sorted by price per terabyte, so the best-value option that still fits the bay is at the top.