The addition of a powerful SSD is a pretty great new thing, and if you’re here, you’re probably wondering if you can add to and change out your PS5’s SSD storage. Here’s what you need to know.

But you also don’t want to just go willy-nilly and slap an SSD in there. You’ll find all the steps you need to add expandable storage to your PS5 below.

This is update finally unlocks the PS5’s previously dormant expansion slot and allows owners to add an additional PCle 4.0 M.2 SSD, which native next-gen games can be played from directly.

Regardless of the variant, it's incredibly easy to add a bigger SSD to your PS5 console—check out our PS5 storage upgrade guide on how to do it. The only real concern is making sure you choose a ...

Why you need a specific PS5 SSD Unlike your average laptop or computer, the PS5 can’t really accept any sort of SSD you want to put into it. While it’s true that, at the very least, you need ...

Typically sold for $550, you can pick up a staggering 4TB SSD for $480. That is probably excessive for most PS5 owners, but no doubt the capacity will be useful with so many big games launching ...

It's official: with the latest firmware update, you can now add an SSD to your PS5. But Sony's new console won't take just any SSD you have lying around. Solid-state drives must meet some very ...

Samsung 980 Pro 1TB SSD w/ heatsink: was $149 now $119 @ Amazon The Samsung 980 Pro SSD is fully compatible with Sony's PS5. It takes just minutes to add to the console's storage expansion slot ...

ReRAM wouldn't need to replace the PlayStation 5's SSD but work alongside it. This way, Sony could use cheaper 2TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 drives or even SATA drives to ensure the PS5's purported $499 MSRP.

The best PS5 SSD storage expansion options for you might be any combination of the biggest, the fastest or the most affordable NVMe SSDs available. Here are your options from a variety of those ...