How to Expand PS5 Storage | PS5 Storage Expansion | Simple PlayStation 5 Storage Expansion Guide

How to Expand PS5 Storage :- PS5 is the most in-demand gaming console the generation has ever seen. The console also has some revolutionary components in it. The PS5 has PCIe Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD internal hard drive. This is some next-gen feature in terms of efficiency and overall performance. But it does has a con, it’s size is limited. It has a total of 825 GB of storage out of which only 664 GB is usable, the rest it used by the system files (OS). This 664 GB of space stores not only but also the multimedia files (images, themes, videos, etc).

But you need not to worry, as Sony had all of this issue under his supervision. The PS5 does have a SSD expansion slot available in it. It can be accessed but not to ignore the fact that it wasn’t activated at the launch of the console. But we do have other ways to get things going unless PlayStation gives us some valuable information about it.

Let’s see How to expand PS5 storage referring both recommended and non-recommended aspects.

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How to Expand PS5 Storage?

There are a total of three method by which you can expand your PS5’s storage space so that you can have more games in your arsenal ready to be played. First of these methods is by using an external storage and moving your PS5 games to external storage device. To checkout how to expand PS5 storage using external Storage, click here. Second, you can plugin an external SSD hard drive. And last but not the least, using the PCIe expansion bay which is we are going to discuss here.

The PCIe expansion bay is an extra storage lot available in the PS5 console. But it was inactive at the time of launch. This is the recommended way to expand your console’s storage. This is a PCIe Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD card slot. We highly recommend you to use the Sony-certified SSDs to get optimal performance. If it is not Sony-certified, then it may not have the appropriate size or specifications compatible for PS5.

How to Expand PS5 Storage using the PCIe expansion bay?

Following are the steps towards how to expand PS5 storage using PCIe slot.

• First, remove the side panels of PS5 console.
• Second, with the help of a screwdriver, remove the metal panel over the green internal slot.
• Third, Insert the SSD.

NOTE :- PS5 does supports the USB external storage but it is not recommended for PS5 or upgraded PS4 games, as it will not be able to perform with respect to the intended speed of SSD. It will affect the performance of the game and so will reduce the expected efficiency of the console.

Why Wasn’t the SSD Storage Expansion Not Activated at the Launch?

According to Mark Cerny (Professional Game Designer, Producer, Entertainment Executive), PS5 needs some really fast SSDs for a standard performance, which is a need cannot be fulfilled by all of the available SSDs in the market. Sony has stated that, this upgradable option is reserved for a future update, but theirs no further intel given about it.

Sooner or later it will be available as the expandable storage is going to be a must have feature in the near future. And since the slot is already available, it will be available soon enough.

This is a brief guide towards how to expand PS5 storage using PCIe slot. For more PlayStation related guide, stay tuned.

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