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Everything on PS5 SSD upgrade

Sony has a special SSD for the PlayStation 5 (Slim). The PS5 has a built-in SSD, but your console is full quickly due to the limited 825GB storage space. That's why Sony works together with Samsung. We'll keep track of all the news for your, and you purchase the SSD at Coolblue directly.

Sony PS5 SSD release

Type of SSD M.2 (NVMe)
SSD protocol PCI Express 4.0
Platform PlayStation 5 (Slim)
Heatsink Yes
Storage capacity (expected) 1TB

Next-gen performance PS5

Thanks to the SSD, you can load new terrain quickly with the PlayStation 5

The PlayStation 5 (Slim) has a high-quality built-in SSD. With this SSD, you'll have very short loading times when you game. With the maximum read speed of 5500MB/s, you're in the lobby right away, and you can smoothly render the images of your favorite game. White Sony says you can store 825GB of data on this SSD, it appears you can only use 667GB for games. For this reason, Sony announced expansion options for the console.

Including heatsink

With the heatsink, you prevent overheating

It's possible to expand the storage capacity of the PS5 and PS5 Digital with an M.2 NVMe SSD, like the Samsung 980 Pro, WD Black SN850, or the Seagate Firecuda 530. In September 2021, this was finally announced by Sony. These SSDs have a heatsink, or they need a heatsink to keep your SSD cool. This heatsink can be 11mm high at most.

Firmware update

The SSD makes sure that your PS5 can run demanding games without problems

Fans are hoping that the firmware update will also allow the fans of the PS5 to spin faster. During the State of Play 2021, Sony announced that the firmware update will take place this summer. That's shortly after the launch of the PlayStation exclusive Ratchet & Clank: Drift Apart, and before the release of Horizon Forbidden West. This way, you're prepared for the newest games.

Larger and larger game files

Play games with PS4

The installation size of the newest games start at 10GB. The game files also get bigger and bigger. If you want to play Warzone and Modern Warfare, you're at more than 50GB. The SSD of the PS5 is already full if you store 10 to 15 medium-sized games. You can connect an external drive via USB, but you can only play PS4 games from an external drive. A PS5 games only works from the internal SSD of your PlayStation 5.

Extra SSD slot already available

The slot is already present in your console

All PS5 consoles have an extra SSD slot. This M.2 expansion slot is still disabled in the software. For this reason, you can only expand your gaming library with PS4 games which you can store on an external storage device. Do you prefer to play the newest PS5 games? You can only play these from the internal PS5 SSD, because Sony can guarantee the fast loading times you expect from next-gen games this way.

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