ps5 ssd upgrade question

[Cecilmax]

Hello, I am about to buy a ps5 and would like to upgrade the internal space.

Im a bit confused. There is a slot to "add" extra storage with another m.2 or we need to replace the ssd inside the ps5 ?

 

[godreborn]

can't replace it inside. it's soldered to the mobo. you're supposed to add it to extra storage.

 

[KiiWii]

 

[Hayato213]

Can't upgrade the 825GB, what you are buying is for the m.2 SSD slot, you can use 250GB to 4TB SSD, 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 NVME SSD.

 

[Cecilmax]

Can't upgrade the 825GB, what you are buying is for the m.2 SSD slot, you can use 250GB to 4TB SSD, 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 NVME SSD.

ok so we have 2 storage space, does the game install automaticaly to the 2nd ssd if the 1st one is full or you have to "move" games from one to another ?

 

[Hayato213]

ok so we have 2 storage space, does the game install automaticaly to the 2nd ssd if the 1st one is full or you have to "move" games from one to another ?

You can only use one at a time but you can store PS5 games on external drive and move them when you want to play.

 

[godreborn]

originally, I was dumping all my ps5 games, then putting them on external, but it's a bad move, because you have to transfer the ps5 game back before inserting the disc or it will just copy it again. I deleted all of those games after that happened to me, it seemed pointless anyway. I just put the psn+ games on the external hdd, since they're digital anyway.

 

[Cecilmax]

You can only use one at a time but you can store PS5 games on external drive and move them when you want to play.

ok but why use external hdd when you can have an aditionnal internal storage ?

 

[godreborn]

ok but why use external hdd when you can have an aditionnal internal storage ?

I'm not sure if he meant he does that, just a scenario where you don't have to buy an expensive m2.

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that's what I'm doing, because I can't afford extended the storage. plus, it's not like I play one or two games at a time anyway.

 

[Cecilmax]

I'm not sure if he meant he does that, just a scenario where you don't have to buy an expensive m2.

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that's what I'm doing, because I can't afford extended the storage. plus, it's not like I play one or two games at a time anyway.

ah ok I see, in my situation I can pay for an extra m.2 thanks for the clarification, very appreciated.

 

[godreborn]

ah ok I see, in my situation I can pay for an extra m.2 thanks for the clarification, very appreciated.

The biggest game I know of is around 200GBs with patches iirc, so it fills up fast.

 

[Hayato213]

ok but why use external hdd when you can have an aditionnal internal storage ?

It come down to the case if you filled up the nvme slot with 4tb of data, then you would run out of space on the nvme expansion slot.

 

[JenAtkinson]

How many games do you guys play, i wish i had that much time, i just delete and reinstall if i have to. lol

 

[loveShmups]

I post my question here , because it's related to this post :
One of my friend (who has too much money.. hum...) want to buy a PS5 PRO.
He has a question about the SSD expansion bay : do we know if there is an expansion bay on the PS5 PRO?
Sony never spoke about it but at least we know that the internal SSD will be a 2Tb SSD.
I've check the internet and it seems that no one has the answer (but the PS5 PRO will be launched November the 7th so....)..