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[The Verge] Sony confirms PS5 won’t support internal SSD storage expansion at launch (Certification process may not be complete)
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I meant as far as transferring PS5 game data from the internal drive to be stored on the external and then back to the PS5 again. Will help so you don't have to re-download the data..
That's.. a bummer. I was planning on storing & playing a large amount of PS4 BC games in addition to Demon's Souls & Mile Morales.
Oh well, not really a huge deal.
Oh well, not really a huge deal.
He said there wouldn't be a drive that met their requirements, not that if the driver met, that it wouldn't support.
This seems like the perfect time for Sony to clarify whether PS5 games can be moved temporarily to external storage.
Cerney said "...It would be great if that happened by launch, but it's likely to be a bit past it." So us hearing that it's confirmed to not be launch is still newsworthy.
edit: people were assuming that you'd be able to just give a try yourself and slot in any 7gb/s drive available on the market at launch though but it seems Sony disabled just in case to avoid any issues until they can approve.
Niche video with 16.2 million views.
Yes.
If you don't think that being able to expand storage is a big thing, you're entitled to that opinion, but it doesn't give you the right to call another persons opinion as "hyperbole".
A many other other threads here on ERA have proved lately, it's a pretty important subject for many.
It almost does, but it's worth noting that the vast majority of games on PS4 are comfortably under 100GB, with at least 90% of those falling under 20GB.
External expansion is still supported though right?
We know this since professor Cerny's class many months ago. Isn't his fault that the market can't keep up with PS5 innovation
I think it's a big deal. I also think some are being disingenuous in their framing.
Cerny told us very clearly, 7 months ago:
- Do NOT to buy any SSD until Sony compiled a list of compatible drives
- The list will not make it for "launch day", it will be "a little past that"
- They have samples from manufacturers
- They expect, by year end, drives available will saturate 7GB/s
- Do NOT to buy any SSD until Sony compiled a list of compatible drives
- The list will not make it for "launch day", it will be "a little past that"
- They have samples from manufacturers
- They expect, by year end, drives available will saturate 7GB/s
This feels like a mistep and huge mistake not to have ready at launch, or maybe soon after. With PS plus collection installing games to SSD, and then add a few PS5 titles like WDL, Black Ops, Spiderman, Demon Souls. You will be filling that SSD in no short order. So now we get to sweat whilst Sony pulls their finger out..
Considering this thread has at least four people just on the most recent page who have already bought >$200 'certified SSDs' for their PS5, I think it's probably a PSA worth repeating.
Western Digital shows their first PS5 compatible SSD on their press material (update: Nov 5th, Sony confirmed these won’t work at launch)
I do have a PC with a PCIe 4 slot. Hmmmm. I also got an NVMe with an enclosure, but its PCIe 3. For external use. I'm about to be broke before Christmas ....😩 Look, somebody has to get the list started!!! Might as well be the customers. lol.
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Considering this thread has at least four people just on the most recent page who have already bought >$200 'certified SSDs' for their PS5, I think it's probably a PSA worth repeating.
Western Digital shows their first PS5 compatible SSD on their press material (update: Nov 5th, Sony confirmed these won’t work at launch)
I do have a PC with a PCIe 4 slot. Hmmmm. I also got an NVMe with an enclosure, but its PCIe 3. For external use. I'm about to be broke before Christmas ....😩 Look, somebody has to get the list started!!! Might as well be the customers. lol.
Yes, folks need to stop buying stuff before Sony certifies it. This thread is a great PSA for that.
We knew in March that there were no drives fast enough but that they would be approving drives in the future. I don't recall him saying categorically that they wouldn't be ready at launch, but maybe he did.
Regardless, if the WD/Samsung drives are in fact fast enough for the PS5 then I hope they will approve them quickly.
PS4 games can be played off cold storage, an external usb drive. Indeed they're encouraging people to do just that to keep SSD space for PS5 games.
Yes and spin about it being a problem on a system level.
Cerny told us very clearly, 7 months ago:
- Do NOT to buy any SSD until Sony compiled a list of compatible drives
- The list will not make it for "launch day", it will be "a little past that"
- They have samples from manufacturers
- They expect, by year end, drives available will saturate 7GB/s
I just love this use of gif and it deserves repeating cos it's facts.
