A key selling point behind the PS5 is the inclusion of the SSD that powers the system’s high speed processing that is expected to eliminate loadtimes in Next-Gen gaming. However, this SSD and the increased loading power do come with downsides, most notably among them that players can’t play games off of a USB device connected to the PS5 the way they can on the PS4.
Unlike PS5 titles, any PS4 game can be stored and played on an external device, although Next-Gen games will have to be installed on internal storage to be played. However, if players do find themselves filling up their internal storage, it is also possible to add an M.2 SSD to both the standard edition and digital edition of the PS5 in order to expand the space available on both. Both of these features will be added in future updates, and Sony suggests that players wait before rushing to grab accessories, as the company intends to share a list of suggested products to best work with the PS5.
As games begin to take up more and more space, finding enough internal and external storage on any system can be one of the biggest struggles for players maintaining their gaming libraries. So, seeing that Sony is addressing future storage issues on the Next-Gen console is comforting to see, especially considering that backward compatibility on PS5 is meant to be a huge selling point. These future updates might not be able to completely solve the issue of storage space, but it should at least make memory management easier to handle.
PS5 is set to release on November 12th, 2020.
Source: PlayStation Blog
