PS5 Firmware Update to Enable SSD Expansion This Summer

The ability of SSD expansion congenital into the PlayStation 5 was unveiled almost a twelvemonth ago past System Builder Mark Cerny. Sony, in fact, did add an NVMe 1000.2 port for this specific purpose, but when the panel launched in November, we learned that it would not exist agile for the time existence; a later on firmware update would actually enable the SSD expansion. Right now, if you try to insert an NVMe SSD through the Grand.2 port, the PlayStation 5 doesn't kick anymore. Of course, technically you tin also connect a USB difficult bulldoze in order to exploit boosted storage capacity, but that only works for PS4 games working through backward compatibility.

A new report published today by the Japanese version of Bloomberg suggests that update is on its style and scheduled to hit at some bespeak this Summer. The same firmware update should likewise 'improve the rotation speed' of the console's cooling fan. This will be needed to avoid any potential overheating bug once users add together an actress SSD into the console.

Still, the SSD expansion will definitely exist the highlight of that upcoming PS5 update. Storage capacity is becoming a huge issue due to some games such as Phone call of Duty Warzone/Modernistic Warfare/Black Ops Cold State of war. Just this calendar week, Activision warned PS4 users that they might have to 'make room' in lodge to keep these games installed and upwards to date.

PlayStation 4 Players: File Size and Making Space

Those who own a standard PlayStation 4 with a default hard drive of 500 GB may need to make room if they have the full versions of Modern Warfare®/Warzone and Black Ops Cold State of war with all modes and packs installed.

Should you have both games installed and have kept up to appointment with updates, you lot may need to delete some unused Game Content to have a successful download and install of the Warzone patch tonight.

The PS5 doesn't have much more than available space past default (667GB versus PS4's 407GB).