Is an extra SSD for PS5 worth it?
With the PlayStation 5, users have the option to add an extra SSD for storing and playing games, increasing the overall storage capacity. But is it really worth it? In this article, we’ll weigh the pros and cons and answer this question.
Native Game Storage
According to the PS5 official information, regular external hard drives can only store games on the PS5 but can’t play them natively. Only compatible M.2 internal drives like an SSD can store and play PS5-native games, making them a popular choice for those who have already invested in the gaming world.
Read-Write Speeds
Read and write speeds are vital aspects to consider when talking about SSDs. In reality, upon purchase, a PS5 has read/write speeds of 5.5MB/s and potentially up to 7000MB/s depending on what M.2 drive users buy for their device.
Gaming Concerns
Gamers concerned with storage, the need-to-know for a comprehensive strategy is:
- Typically the average PS5 games run between 40 and 50 GB.
**Mixed PS4 and small titles, with the best way to fill a large chunk of that 825GB SSD capacity is realistically playing 10-15 of your PS4’s current library along with all sorts of new indie stuff coming out with smaller titles from the current market
That’s just to explain – you would be mixing everything together; your big ps4 titles and you other games as well you wouldn’t ever be without too much stuff.
Storage wise, to fill every square inch (1TBS) will require filling half of those with fullsize games for PS4 plus some ps5 too… That 1 TByte is almost a PS1/2 PS 5/3, we were talking, you only, and with all else full size to make those fill the available space from scratch. (Note we made a statement of approximately size of game sizes
Gaming size-wise for other new games with new libraries)