# Install issues **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830 "2013-10-29T08:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ticklekidswithsnakes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/1 "2013-10-29T08:10:27Z")
I have one of those black xboxs that came with only 4gigs of space built in. I have plently of room, but it won’t allow me to install the optimal quality content. An error message reads I need a hard drive and thumb drives won’t work. So I now have to soend another 100 dollars to play? ---
**Author:** ![loliver10](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e0b2c6/32.png) [@loliver10](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/loliver10)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/2 "2013-10-29T11:32:34Z")
Yes. I have 3.2 gbs of space left. I even have an external hard drive that holds 500 gbs of space. ---
**Author:** ![Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ticklekidswithsnakes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/3 "2013-10-29T18:56:59Z")
Even when I go to system settings and go to memory, the 4 gig harddrive comes up as “storage device” and not “hard drive”. ---
**Author:** ![slaughtersmurf](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@slaughtersmurf](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/slaughtersmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/4 "2013-10-29T20:10:49Z")
That’s because console sucks!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ticklekidswithsnakes)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/5 "2013-10-29T20:34:07Z")
Clearly you misunderstand what was written. I was well aware of what was required to play the game. I, however, wasn’t aware that the factory memory that came with the xbox wasnt considered a “hard drive”. ---
**Author:** ![kshazzzz](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bc8723/32.png) [@kshazzzz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/kshazzzz)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/6 "2013-10-29T21:22:34Z")
Felloe 4GBer here, and yeah you cant download the update on a 4gb console, your best bet is to go to best buy, over there they have a 60GB hard drive for about 50 bucks, and the smaller ones for less ---
**Author:** ![Imblaci](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@Imblaci](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Imblaci)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/7 "2013-10-29T23:31:42Z")
You know its people like you that.make reddit a fucking pain in the fucking ass to be on. Some people are on a budget couldnt afford a hard drive. If gta V can instal 8gbs to a flash drive why the fuck can’t battlefield 4 do that!? ---
**Author:** ![Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Ticklekidswithsnakes](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ticklekidswithsnakes)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/8 "2013-10-30T06:20:21Z")
I have 3 different thumbs drives I use for my games. And bf 4 comes along to ruin the fun lol. All I good (hopefully), I just ordered a hard drive. ---
**Author:** ![Imblaci](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/e480ec/32.png) [@Imblaci](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Imblaci)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/9 "2013-10-30T16:45:35Z")
Same here. I just lost my job right before bf4 came out so I can’t go buy an hdd ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jcb5150](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@jcb5150](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/jcb5150)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/install-issues/109830/10 "2013-10-31T21:10:51Z")
“Hard drive with 2 GB available storage space required.” It does NOT say that they will only allow a hard drive and not an internal flash drive. The legalese is bullshit considering the next line is about how hard drives are available separately. Source: I’m a fucking lawyer and I know this is bullshit. This solidified that I will never buy anything from EA - and being cheap isn’t the issue. I have money, but I don’t need to buy fucking addons just to play a video game.