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Sony will fix the PlayStation 5's biggest issue this summer: limited SSD storage space via the built-in M.2 expansion slot.

X marks the spot.  26 February 2021 Yesterday's news that original video game development at Sony's Japan Studio was ceasing wasn't so much a surprise - Gravity Rush and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama departed late last year, taking some of his team with him to form new studio Bokeh, while there's been a steady stream of other departures ever since - even if it still felt desperately sad. Japan Studio is an odd little outfit, and while you'll be familiar with the logo from start-up screens from countless PlayStation classics, most of its work has been don...

PS5 Firmware Update to Enable SSD Expansion This Summer Feb 26, 2021 04:29 EST The ability of SSD expansion built into the PlayStation 5 was unveiled almost a year ago by System Architect Mark Cerny. Sony, in fact, did add an NVMe M.2 port for this specific purpose, but when the console launched in November, we learned that it would not be active for the time being; a later firmware update would actually enable the SSD expansion. Right now, if you try to insert an NVMe SSD through the M.2 port, the PlayStation 5 doesn't boot anymore. Of course, technically you can also connect a USB hard...

Back when Mark Cerny revealed the PlayStation 5 hardware for the first time, we learned that the console would support third-party M.2 SSDs, just as long as they meet certain performance criteria. The PS5 has now been out for several months now, but this additional storage support has yet to be implemented. Fortunately, that is apparently set to change this summer.  According to Bloomberg’s sources, Sony is planning to ship a firmware update this summer, which will add support for additional storage drives on the PS5. This means PS5 owners can finally upgrade from the 667GB of free space t...

The PS5 has an M.2 SSD slot for expandable storage. The ability to use the storage is currently locked and will be unlocked via a future update. The update could increase the speed of the PS5 fan to cool the console.