How to Expand Your PlayStation 5 Storage
Got a new PlayStation 5 and already filled up the internal storage with games? Fortunately increasing your pool of available storage is easy and relatively cost-effective. Here are your options.
If your priority is playing native PS5 games, your best option for expanding storage is installing your own high-speed internal NVMe M.2 solid-state drive. Expanding is a relatively straightforward process, making it one area where the PS5 differs from Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and S which depends on pricey proprietary expansion cards.
Why does it have to be an NVMe drive? It’s the kind of drive built into the PlayStation 5 and is necessary to play native PS5 games, which require fast storage for quickly streaming in-game assets like textures. This is why modern games have fast load times and games like Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart can offer a “seamless” experience while jumping between wildly different environments.
Even though your PlayStation 5 console can play older PS4 games (and earlier, assuming you have the right tier of PlayStation Plus), native PS5 games must be stored on internal NVMe storage and won’t run from an external drive. Unfortunately, the console only ships with just over 650GB of free space on its 875GB drive.
You can’t just fit any old drive in your PlayStation 5, though, so first make sure any drive you choose meets Sony’s exacting specifications. To recap, any NVMe M.2 drive you want to fit in your PS5 must:
If that sounds like a lot of things to keep track of, take solace in the fact that many manufacturers market their internal drives as being suitable for the PlayStation 5. You can also check out our best PS5 internal NVMe drives roundup to see a list of recommended drives that will work.
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