PS5 Storage Expansion Becoming More Feasible As SSD Options Get Cheaper

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If you're lucky enough to own a PS5, you may well encounter a problem fairly soon. While the onboard SSD is one of the definite upgrades from the previous gen, making loading screens far shorter, among other major benefits, it is also a bit small. As SSDs tend to be pricier than the old spinning disk hard drives, which are found in the PS4, Sony understandably tried to keep the price of the PS5 in check by fitting it with a 825GB SSD.

Unfortunately, it's not that much in practice since the console uses a large chunk for system files and the operating system, leaving about 667GB of usable memory for games. And since games these days can be pretty large files, sooner than later PS5 owners have to play another, less fun game: that of file management. Fortunately, SSD prices are now reducing and PS5 owners have been discussing the benefits of installing a secondary SSD into their consoles.

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SSD prices are set to drop further, according to forecasters. One market analysis firm TrendForce predicts consumer SSD prices to decline 3 to 8 percent this third quarter (via Tom's Hardware). This reduction in prices is the result of NAND oversupply, TrendForce reports. Meanwhile, some consumers have been benefitting already through deals via the likes of Amazon, GameStop, and BestBuy.

PS5 owners have been discussing the benefits of the reduction in SSD prices more specifically, since the Sony console doesn't use proprietary memory but can take off-the-shelf M.2 NVMe SSDs. This is unlike the Xbox Series X, which requires a proprietary card in order to expand memory. Adding a secondary SSD to the PS5 has improved the experience, say some owners.

"I can't believe how well it performs.. and sometimes it loads