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My interpretation from this is all drives work as long as they use a PCIe 4.0 x4 connection, but drives that perform worse than the integrated 12-channel SSD will result in stuttering and/or LOD issues.
Playstation 5 [PS5] [Release November 12 2020]
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My interpretation from this is all drives work as long as they use a PCIe 4.0 x4 connection, but drives that perform worse than the integrated 12-channel SSD will result in stuttering and/or LOD issues.
But that's the thing they can't guarantee that any will work. "Buyer beware!"
Sounds like even the faster ones available may have issues. If they had one that met all the requirements & was guaranteed to work, you would think they would mention it, no?
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Sounds like even the faster ones available may have issues. If they had one that met all the requirements & was guaranteed to work, you would think they would mention it, no?
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Hm, lol. Seeing how XSS/XSX handle this, its just to buy the freaking SSD card made for these devices and plug it in right to the back of the console unit, lower priced aswell, it seems. As a pc gamer myself, a console in my hands should be free of any hassle in that regard but ok.
You can install quite a few games. However, if you install COD then it's just one. It consumes all space, or at least it feels like it since they all the same anyways.
Turns out you also can use it for cameras with CF express slot, and on pc with card reader. It's way cheaper than other brands.
Benchmark on pc with card reader https://www.storagereview.com/review/seagate-storage-expansion-card-for-xbox-series-xs-review
Btw is there already hdmi 2.1 audio extractor optical port in the market? I gonna need it when I finally get a ps5 (dunno when, still waiting for exclusives)
It’s the usual small print IMHO, eventually there will be a good number of these drives available that might not have the same level of QC as you might expect…this is a catch all, pretty sure they said similar about upgrading the HDD last gen and on PS3.
Looks promising
installation steps says the expansion slot cover need to be reinstalled after inserting expansion drive, wouldn't leaving it open be better for an airflow around heatsink? That way it can even accomodate taller heatsinks.
edit: I'm still not a big fan of buying $200 storage expansion for $400 console, maybe PS5 Pro will have bigger internal storage.
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From the sample we have so far? A lot of PS5 games, or a handful of late PS4 games.
Uninstalling is almost instantaneous, installing pretty much depends on your Internet speed.
You don't need to spend $200. At Newegg I can find a 1TB Gen4 M.2 for $160:
https://www.newegg.com/pny-1tb-xlr8-cs3040/p/N82E16820177092
How much is the Series dongle? I can only find it for $220 at amazon and Newegg.
Not a bad deal considering the M.2 is >2x faster.
But those prices won’t drop as quick and you’re stuck with limited options.
At least the option existed back in November 2020 and are absolutely guaranteed to work.
I would prefer to have more options at various prices though.
Maybe by the time PS5 pro is produced the chip shortages will already solved. The ~600 GB usable space on PS5 would be pretty limiting by the time PS5 pro came out, I think. As usually game install size keeps getting larger and larger.
And hopefully also got optical audio port hahaha so I won't need to buy a hdmi audio extractor
Is that one of the approved ones?
Personally I don't think speed in comparison to XS is to relevant. Think it's just capacity and cost. Guess speed does matter if you get ones that performs worse than internal drive.
Are there higher performing ones to internal, does the PS5 limit the speed?
One benefit is that it be can move between pc when upgrading storage.
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