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Check out the best SSDs for PS5 to upgrade your internal storage

Running out of storage on your PS5? After an incredibly helpful update in 2021, you can now use the internal M.2 SSD slot. Sony finally confirmed hardware requirements for the M.2 slot on the PS5, and the latest software update allows you to use an internal SSD to increase your console's storage. These are the best external SSDs for PS5. PS5 M.2 SSD requirements Before we get started, we'll need to take a look at the list of hardware requirements for an M.2 SSD to work as an internal drive on the PS5. On Sept. 15, 2021, Sony released a software update that lets everyone use the M.2 SSD slot to extend the storage of their PS5 consoles. Sony's M.2 hardware guidelines are pretty stringent, so you will need to pick up the latest M.2 drives. These are the full requireme

We can't believe how cheap these PS5 SSDs are today

We've been keeping an eye on the early Black Friday PS5 SSD deals this week, and we've seen some fantastic prices on the super popular brands. But today's deal absolutely blows them out of the water. Seriously, if you've already bought a PS5 SSD, maybe you dived in early during the beta or as soon as the bay unlocked for everyone, stop reading as you almost certainly paid a hell of a lot more than this. Amazon is currently selling the 1TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade for just $147.99 in the US. Over in the UK, you can also save a lot of cash as the same PS5 SSD is reduced to £123.40 (when you tick the 30% off coupon voucher). These are the sort of prices we're more used to seeing with half the capacity and without a heatsink. PS5 SSD deals of the week XPG 1TB Gammix S70 Blade $147.99 at Amazon $147.99 at Amazon The $12 discount really undersells the value you're getting here, as even at full price the XPG is way, way cheaper than 1TB PS5 SSD options from WD