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PS5 gets high-speed M. 2 SSD storage support in new beta system software

Seagate says its Firecuda 530 M. 2 drive will work with the PS5. [credit: Seagate ] New PlayStation 5 system software rolling out in beta today finally unlocks the long-promised ability to expand the system’s 667GB of usable internal storage, using M. 2 SSDs that fit certain technical and physical requirements. As listed on a […]

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Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer

Enlarge / This style of PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD should soon work with the PS5, though that massive heatsink won’t fit inside the system’s expansion bay. Bloomberg cites unnamed “people briefed on the matter” in reporting that PS5 owners will finally be able to expand the system’s built-in storage by this coming summer. The planned […]