Soon you can finally expand the fast, but scarce internal space of the PlayStation 5 with M.2 NVME SSDs. But can a memory extension at all with the internal SSD DERPS5 with regard to speed? And for whom is it worth it?
There are numerous PS5 owners: Many PS5 players are currently waiting for the release of PS5 firmware 2.0. Although this firmware is currently still in the beta phase, it will come with its introduction a sichnilly expected feature: the extension of the fast memory with PCIe 4.0 m.2 NVME SSDs. And the expansion of SSD has been one of the largest needs of Sony's latest console since the SONYS's latest console.
Because yes, Sonys internally installed SSD is really fast, but this fast space is relatively scarce. Players are effectively available only 667 GB of free memory for games, apps or media. And they are faster than you can look. In addition, PS5 games can only be played by the internal SSD or equivalent alternatives, which is currently not possible outside the beta. Therefore, many users conflict with the final release of the new system software.
This question asks many PS5 users: But how does it look like? Can subsequently compatible SSDs with the speed of internal memory? Finally, Sony has always praised his Custom SSD of the PS5 as an ultra-fast.
Well, some beta testers have already built a suitable SSD in their PS5 and have gained initial experiences as well as tests, including the experts from Digital Foundry. And the results are optimistic.
New SSD invites games even partly faster than the internal
Digital Foundry has traditionally carried out extensive tests. Among other things, different games and apps were tested on the newly installed SSD with regard to loading times and compared with the fixed SSD of the PS5.
This SSD was tested: was installed the 500GB version of the Samsung 980 per SSD - once "Naked" and once with Heatsink (Passive Cooling, recommended by Sony but no MUST). The Samsung 980 per SSD is one of the few SSDs, which is currently known to be suitable for the PS5 as an equivalent alternative to internally installed memory (besides, for example, the Western Digital SN850 or the Seagate Firecuda 530).
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The result: In short: The loading times of the Samsung 980 Pro are almost identical for both versions used (with and without heatsink).
The interesting thing: For some games, the followed SSD even charges faster than the internal custom variant of Sony. However, the loading times are in most cases only a few seconds (or less) faster, so there are no world-minute differences such as between the SSD of the PS5 and the HDD of PS4.
Here you can see some summarized test results from Digital Foundry (here for PS4 games):
For PS5 games, the picture looks very similar:
This is how the new SSD is installed: This is still relatively simple, but far from the comfortable "Plug & Play" solution removes Microsoft with the memory card with its Xbox Series X. At the PS5, the whole procedure should not last more than 10 minutes.
To do this, you have to remove the right side plate of the PS5, open the tray for the SSD (with cross-screwdriver), then insert the SSD accordingly and close the whole again.
See the installation and the test in detail in the video of Digital Foundry:
Is it worth the upgrade?
It depends on what you have about the upgrade or hopes or hopes for you.
If you generally want more faster space: In this case, the upgrade is definitely worthwhile. If you already have problems to accommodate all your games on the internal SSD, but do not want to outsource them on an external (and slower) USB data carrier due to faster charging times, then you will hardly come around another SSD - just when it is are PS5 games. For those is an equivalent SSD alternative.
If you just want to load faster load times: If you come up with the memory circumference of the internally installed SSD of the PS5 in itself, but it turned towards even faster loading times - then the upgrade is not really worth it - at least not in the test used Model. Yes, the 980 Pro SSD from Samsung is faster than the internal solution for several games, but so minimal that these differences can be neglected easily. By and large, it is approximately on one and the same level with the solution installed by the factory. Here you can save the many money so confidently.
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What about you guys? Do you already meet your new firmware to finally install another fast SSD in the PS5? Or is the whole thing about the whole thing and you can also handle the internal memory well? Let us know and other readers from Meinmmo in the comments.
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