PS5's Internal SSD vs External SSD vs External HDD (PS4 Loading Speed Test)

PlayStation 5 is backward compatible, and it's time to test out how fast the loading is for PlayStation 4 games with the internal SSD, external SSD, and external HDD. We test this on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, Persona 5 Royal, Control, Doom Eternal and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
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[@RetroReflux]

Interesting to see, I mean under 2 minute load times is still pretty impressive. HD may be slower but your going to get a ton more room for the price point. 2 TB for 300+ when I can buy 8 TB for 150 it’s a no brainer, especially with my catalog of games. Awesome video!

[@YEDxYED]

For now, it’s a no brainer but as time progresses a solid state drive will be what’s required to play certain games. Ofc, the catalog is very slim for “true” Ps5 games atm so buying an external HDD is the smart choice for right now

[@jethrohaha]

@@YEDxYED let’s hope by then we can install m.2 to that empty slot in the ps5

[@Hijynx87]

@@YEDxYED You can't play ps5 games on external drives anyway, so you wont NEED the external SSD. I'd rather have a 4tb HDD for $100 rather than a 1tb external nvme for $150. Definitely a 1tb internal nvme for sure mixed with a storage drive for ps4/overflow.

[@jabbajawz]

@@Hijynx87 But with the external SSD load speeds, there is really no reason to not allow this.

[@TheBrandonn]

Not to mention I still have my 4tb from ps4 which has 20+ games already installed on it.

[@Frost4Real]

Thanks so much for this video and your testing! Was just what i was looking for. I have an external HDD i was using on my PS4 and am now using on PS5, but didnt notice much difference in loading times between the consoles. After seeing this I think I'll be copying the games I'm playing atm onto the internal SSD and keeping the HDD purely for storage - especially when I get round to Odyssey!

[@PepeAgain1025]

It's still kinda crazy how fast Ghost of Tsushima is.... Goes to show how what good optimisation can do for ya.

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[@oscardavis2438]

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[@alandpal79]

Great vid. Like so many others, I was wondering the the SSD speed difference justified the price difference. Especially considering that I'll be primarily using my external drive for storing not playing games. I'll take the extra storage at the lower price point for an HDD. Thanks

[@DKZK21]

So basically dont bother loading your PS4 games onto the internal SSD, get the external solution of your choice instead.

[@BigTrip23]

I find it interesting that the external SSD was pretty much faster on all tests vs the internal SSD.

[@Leweise]

well the reason for that is because these games are not optimized for the internal storage on the PS5 which is why you virtually have no load times on the PS5 version of these games.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Im no expert and I don’t know the specs but is it possible the external SSD used is simply better quality than the internal SSD..?

[@Leweise]

@@DaveTheFuckingBrave it could be but it’s bottlenecked by the limits of the USB port

[@LitaviousBunvious]

@@DaveTheFuckingBrave Nope, the internal NVMe SSD used by the PS5 has a way higher read and write speed than a dedicated external SSD. Like what Leweise said, it is most likely that these games are PS4 games not optimised to take advantage of the internal SSD. Which is also why Sony doesn’t allow PS5 games to be installed on any external storage simply because they aren’t fast enough.

[@mohammadnorouzi6769]

5:45 if you play optimized ghost of Tsushima on internal storage ps5 you will not seeing even white tip screen only a black screen for only 1 or 2 seconds then straight to game Only 1 second

[@fiyahblaze8732]

Great informative video! Exactly the comparison was hoping for.

[@MichaelEC1]

This was very informative! Thanks!

[@janeriksvendsen752]

The fact that the HDD is much cheaper and u can get 4 tb for the same price as 1 to SSD makes it much better. Yea sure the SSD is faster but ps4 games don’t need ssd speed, they’re fine with HDD. I strongly recommend buying external HDD and the internal SSD m.2 drive.

[@drewngure]

I heard M.2 SSD bricks your ps5?

[@Joxanx59]

Thank you so much for this comparison! I was wondering if buying an SSD considering the price was worth it (not in my case) and found just what I wanted to know :D

[@NerdReactor]

Glad to hear that!

[@FighterFlash]

But would this come out the same if you buy an internal SSD compared to the one that came standard with the PS five?

[@thriftypsgr]

I wasn’t going to get external at all but I may now. This is a great video

[@cheturrin]

Hi. Does external SSD having temp issues? How long did you use without performance degradation or heating.

[@PawwwMan]

Can you please make one with WD Black P50 Gaming SSD?

[@johngallego1667]

Exactly the video I was looking for... Thanks you so much!!

[@johngottie732]

GREAT video!!! Very informative. I purchased the WD external HDD before coming across this video. I am currently playing ghost of Tsushima on the PS5 and I'm midway through the game. If I transfer it from the ps5 to the hard drive will I lose my progress and have to start over again? Or does it save my progress aswell?

[@NerdReactor]

Saves transfer as well. That's how I'm able to test it out at certain unlocked areas.

[@mortalkombtmastr9239]

@@NerdReactor Do you think an External hdd will affect multi-player games in a bad way compared to an SSD or is it not very noticeable on a Ps5?

[@NerdReactor]

The SSD mainly just gives you faster loading times, so performance won't be affected. If you're playing multiplayer, it just means players will have to wait until everyone is loaded to continue.

[@T50N6]

Nice. Just what i was looking for. Thanks.

[@justinhalen2126]

i just want to point out that the vast majority of the time the internal and external load times are close to the same, except for whatever reasons certain load times hang the system and cause one to load slower then the other... its really more system instability rather then drive performance

[@soapa4279]

Super old comment, but also just pointing out that's not entirely true. It's because the regular PS4 uses Sata II internally (which is only 300mbps), but the external USB port is USB 3.0 (625mbps). So a SATA SSD with a theoretical read of about 550mbps will saturate the external drive more, thus resulting in slightly quicker load times for the games that can actually utilize it. With that said, at the end of the day like you mentioned, the loading times are so close anyway it's not really an argument haha.

[@justinhalen2126]

@@soapa4279 this comment was regarding the ps5. But if were talking about internal vs external ssd performance on the base PS4. Digital foundry’s video they did years ago shows otherwise. The internal ssd always was slightly faster compared to the same ssd connected externally. Yes in theory USB 3 5gb/s is more bandwidth than sata II 3gb/s with the OS, game recording and saved data hogging the internal drive as well. It’s very weird but some sort of software or hardware bottleneck (probably motherboard chipset limitation) causing internal ssd to be the fastest way to load games on a ps4 console.

[@soapa4279]

@@justinhalen2126 Wow I'm a fool, I completely mis-read this as a PS4 test lol. My bad. Yeah with the PS5, there's basically no difference.

[@joetee5105]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.

[@TheBrandonn]

I wonder how a faster internal SSD would compare, like the one you can add in yourself.

[@mortalkombtmastr9239]

Do you think an External hdd will affect multi-player games in a bad way compared to an SSD or is it not very noticeable on a Ps5?

[@NerdReactor]

Only thing I noticed for the External HDD is longer loading when trying to jump into a match.

[@lastmanstandingtactical]

Great comparation video. I don't have the budget to get a 2TB Internal SSD m2 so I will just buy a External 2TB SSD, and it does the job same as an Internal SSD.

[@Chilla_Danube]

Hey you sound like you know what you're talking about. Did this work as expected? Nervous about installing internal SSD expansion, would rather purchase an external SSD

[@zaynumar0]

Thanks for this bro. I'm stuck between a 2TB HDD or a 1TB SSD. I might just blow my money and get a 2TB SSD but it's expensiveeeee

[@NerdReactor]

Glad I could help

[@kalebcropp1927]

I’m kind of scared to open up my ps5 and put a SSD in it

[@mariog4674]

I did one test of my own with Days Gone. Granted, I've had this HDD for a few years now, but shit was it slow. Over twice as long to load from the external. It's not a huge issue, but if I find a decent price on an SSD I'll get it.

[@nigel8uk]

thats the thing 5tb HHD £99 uk pounds, or 5tb SSD £550 uk pounds !! i know witch one im getting (as of 24/1/2022) it may be slow but at 1/5 the price...

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Slow loading times or slow copy/installing times..?

[@weakbomberman47]

Great video. My issue with the PS5/PS4 is that the copying process is lengthy and atrocious 😫

[@kingbrewer3236]

I thought I was tripping

[@ZumaB]

Copying for the most part is largely better in the ps5 for me and I install on an HDD. As for the PS4, it's still gross how slow that ish is to this day.

[@mh0Ang95]

That’s why for me as a student I don’t have a lot of time already, so I got an SSD with really fast read/write speeds. Whatever can help expedite things. Also eventually I’m sure PS5 games should be able to be put on an external storage, so I’m anticipating the SSD to put a bigger gap against the HDD there

[@MichaelGeovini]

Really usefull video review dude, thanks

[@DaMichaelViews]

just the video i was looking for ! 🎉🎉🎉

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Is there any advantage of an internal SSD over an external SSD? The internal ones are more expensive, right? I don’t get why people chose this solution. Unless I don’t understand something

[@NerdReactor]

The advantage would be the ability to play PS5 games for internal SSD. As for cost, it's not that huge of a difference. But when you compare SSDs to HDDs, then yes, price difference is huge.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

@@NerdReactor ok thanks, i wasn’t sure if SSD vs HDD or external vs internal was the issue with launching PS5 titles.

[@ques24]

VERY VERY IMPORTANT VIDEO because i can get a 4tb on the cheap even 7200 rpm and it would be better for storage till internal m.2 patch for PS5

[@levidavis1093]

Can you change the PS5's INTERNAL SSD so that way you can use the SATA cable capability instead of a USB cable for an external...? Also, was wondering what SIZE SSDs the PS5 supports in terms of PHYSICAL size (ergonomics) and whatnot and how hard it would be to install one and how practical and whatnot...

[@MrUchiha]

How is the external SSD faster than the Internal lol??

[@cagycee5296]

Probably more expensive external SSD. There are different SSDs with different read/write speeds

[@rickjamesia]

It goes back and forth for me with a good SSD. The Internal SSD can't do any of its fancy stuff on a PS4 game because they're not designed to use any of those features. That's why PS5 games have way faster loading times. Spider-Man Remastered (a native PS5 game) literally never shows a loading screen with splash art like in this video, because everything loads instantly except when initially loading the game at the start of a new game. PS4 Spider-Man still takes awhile to load, because it isn't using any of the features that utilize a combination of the processor and SSD to stream data from the drive or use a wider bandwidth than PS4 games recognized.

[@greywilson11]

@@cagycee5296 This cant be it, the internal is a PCIE 4.0 nvme drive. nothing should be faster than that

[@damiank9443]

@@cagycee5296 internal also handles additional os stuff whereas external is just storage

[@dmo848]

@@rickjamesia I guess u haven't tried using an external SSD on PS4 then cause it totally makes the games faster n quicker to get into. I used sata to USB and a Samsung 870ssd from an old laptop I had laying around.

[@MintMercs]

Yes Mister Cheng

[@dustinakadustin]

I think the moral of the story is transfer your PS4 game to system storage before you play it.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

Can you also store ps5 games on an HDD?

[@zacthegamer6145]

I have got 4TB Gen 4 7500 Mb NVME and 4TB Gen 4 NVME in Asus Arion enclosure. I’m all set 😊

[@DjRavix]

I have seen a video where somebody used the 8TB WD Black drive (the 3.5” one with external power supply and usb charging ports on it) And that one seems to keep up with most usb 3.x gen 1 SSD’s It was just a bit slower in some games but for the price and capacity you get it is pretty insane

[@atrain132]

Which one?

[@MarkTomeh]

​@@atrain132 WD Black D10. Make sure it's the D10, not the P10.

[@rggudao8810]

thanks now i know how fast using external ssd for ps4. thanks sir🙏🏼

[@EastPh1lly]

I’ll definitely use my actual PS4 pro internal 2TB SSD as an external PS5 Drive for all of my PS4 games. BUT what will happen when an external storages PS4 game receives a PS5 or nextgen update/upgrade? I’m lookin at cyberpunk for example?! Thanks for your effort, appreciate it! :)

[@NerdReactor]

I upgraded Ghost of Tsushima from PS4 to PS5, and the PS5 version gets installed in the internal drive.

[@EastPh1lly]

@@NerdReactor aaaand there goes my external ssd thought. Welcome internal ssd upgrade 😄

[@itsChanandler]

How is your Sandisk External holding up? Any heat problems?

[@jayjayrecordz]

I have the same 1TB Sandisk drive plugged into my PS4, wondering if I should upgrade the hard drive to a 1TB.. would it make a difference?

[@emilybaxterthecartoonywitc1805]

I'm currently playing Assassin's Creed , and it loads way quicker than what your test showed.

[@cagycee5296]

Game probably had a recent update. This was 2-3 months ago

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

I know that you can’t play ps5 games from the HDD.I know that you CAN play ps4 games from the HDD. I know that you can STORE ps4 games on your HDD and move it back and forth from the console storage. But can you also STORE ps5 games on HDD drive? (And then move them to the console storage once you need them)

[@NerdReactor]

Yeah, you can move PS5 games to external storage then move it back to Internal to play.

[@DaveTheFuckingBrave]

@@NerdReactor thanks! So i suppose this works both for external HDDs and external SSDs. What’s the difference between external HDD and SSD..? Or rather: what’s the difference between external and internal SSD..?

[@whitefang924]

I think you labelled the benchmark backwards for internal and external ssd. Now way internal is slower than external. The read write speed for external ssd is 400mb - 500mbps where the m2. Nvme is ten times that speed and Sony's recommended NVMe spec says 5.5gbps and above.

[@NerdReactor]

Nope it's correct. Sometimes the advertised speed is different from real world trials.

[@whitefang924]

@@NerdReactor is the factory internal ssd a m. 2 or sata SSD?

[@NerdReactor]

It's actually an onboard built-in SSD.

[@archiemcreed1305]

Does anyone know what music is playing in the background? It's very relaxing.

[@gurdmlb666]

Bad Snacks 'In The Atmosphere' is the song info ;)

[@archiemcreed1305]

@@gurdmlb666 Thank you so much!

[@papabersan]

I got a 1tb PNY pro elite to speed up transfer speed after the ps5 update. The performance is terrible. 5 hours to transfer 120gb compared to abt 30 minutes on the Apacer external hdd.

[@Ur_Mothas_Lova_716]

So I just bought the wd black p10 , and found out I can’t move ps5 games to extended storage ? Any info on this?

[@NerdReactor]

PS5 Games can only be stored internally. The external are for PS4 games.

[@Ur_Mothas_Lova_716]

Well that’s dumb , I wonder why ps5 would do that I literally have 6 games and it’s full 😡. Thanks for the reply tho

[@NerdReactor]

Sony does plan to give us access to the other internal SSD slot soon so that we can add more space. For now, we have to wait.

[@Ur_Mothas_Lova_716]

Yeah I noticed the 2 tb one is going for over 400$ which is crazy

[@HijjazAzwan]

@@Ur_Mothas_Lova_716 you can now dumb

[@CaptainCrockpot]

Should I choose to format my storage "external" or just use as is?

[@gameworldintel9924]

Great video bro 😎🤙🏽

[@steveOHH26]

My buddy has both setup on his PS5 i was wondering what was batter to have and what would the benefits youd get having both

[@EthanHebert-]

Really late to your comment but. It would benefit if you just load your PS4 games on the external since they can’t take advantage of the PS5 ssd. Then you will have tons more space to load PS5 games on your internal ssd.

[@jordanmarzuki]

Hi! I have question, which port is the fastest for the Sandisk external SSD? (2nd gen) Thanks!

[@NerdReactor]

The superspeed ports in the back and usb c port in front should both be the same since both are capable of 10gb speed. However, Sony recommends plugging to the usb c in the front. I personally use the port in the back to hide the cables and SSD.

[@jordanmarzuki]

@@NerdReactor thank you!

[@vinokobe]

is the performance for the games still the same with hdd?

[@armysully]

Any improvements on this topic?

[@czarzander]

what about external SATA SSD vs external NVME SSD for PS4 games?

[@zaynumar0]

SATA 🤣

[@czarzander]

@@zaynumar0 yes, what do you call the sata ssd?

[@drewngure]

Did you find the answer?

[@alvinhalim8326]

​@@drewngure i finally use external sata ssd, external nvme tend to be hot

[@drewngure]

@alvinhalim8326 yeah I got a SATA too and it's fine!

[@stq891]

If you put the ps5 into rest mode while the game is passed on the external ssd does it come straight back on when you turn your ps5 on or do you have to start it from the beginning?

[@NerdReactor]

The game will continue where you left off.

[@DarkNessBear]

I’m confused though, Spider-man has instant loading on PS5, why did this not show that?

[@NerdReactor]

This is to show the loading speed of PS4 games. That includes the PS4 version of Spider-Man.

[@rblack110]

Thank you for this video. If you have the PS4 disc version of a game instead of the digital copy, but you save the install files to the external drive, will you still notice this big of a loading time difference between an external ssd vs hdd? I guess I don't know how much is loading from the disc and how much is loading from the external drive.

[@NerdReactor]

Ghost of tsushima is using a PS4 disc and so is Spider-Man, but it installs the files so you can see the difference between external and internal in this video.

[@nehsgnoy5304]

So external ssd speed loading time is faster than ps5 internal ssd?

[@taxi615]

Next time film with 10X or more so we don't have to wait to see the time lol. Is the SanDisk a gen 1 or 2 because gen 2 is twice as fast as gen 1. The fact the SanDisk beats the internal drive is very weird I suspect sony is caping the speed but why. Sony is doing so many weird things with this ps5. Seams like it could be so,much more without all the obstacles and controlled firmware. What I would like to see is sony letting ps5 games play from a ssd drive like xbox does but if the external ssd is in the same specs as the internal then all the next gen stuff still work.

[@HijjazAzwan]

He need to get that monetize $ for uploading video 10min and above.

[@ww8085]

will external ssds be able to run ps5 games later on?

[@park2086]

Division 2 on external hhd on ps5 (moved from ps4 pro per Sony instruction) loads so slow and many things are still brick looking around me, still trying to load texture. I do not recommend external hhd for ps5 users if you expect faster performance. Will be same or worse than playing on ps4 (tried other games as well)

[@nirvanarocks83]

Do external hdd or sdd affect graphics rather than using the internal? Basically will i still get the same graphics using internal than external

[@NerdReactor]

The graphics looked the same on my test. Only difference is there might be slower loading of textures for certain games on external HDD.

[@YEDxYED]

The internal SSD should be faster by default which leads me to believe Odyssey has a problem

[@NerdReactor]

The external SSD was faster for some other games besides Odyssey

[@alix1493]

Is it true you cant play your ps5 games if they’re stored on the external ssd? Can someone confirm if true or not? Thinking about getting the samsung external ssd

[@NerdReactor]

Is has to be internal.

[@gengpan]

so what edition of sandisk you used? e60 e61?

[@NerdReactor]

E61

[@gengpan]

@@NerdReactor thanks

[@dejournetkelly6745]

Wow the internal ssd is kinda trash . Samsung has a 8tb External SSD for like 800 or 900

[@DKZK21]

These are PS4 games. They are not designed to take advantage of the full bandwidth of the PS5, it's a limitation at the architectural level that couldn't be properly fixed even with patches. Im assuming this is also why ext. SSD outperforms the PS5's fancy internal SSD in several of these titles.

[@maxitay2258]

@@DKZK21 Thanks for this comment. The similar performance between the internal SSD and external SSD is due to PS4 games don't taking advantage of the PS5 SSD that is waaaaayyyy faster in theory. We need to wait for more PS5 games. Well current PS5 games have almost no loading times so it already shows the big difference.

[@PlayJewel]

A good external ssd is expensive too, better go for internal one.

[@jameshowlett414]

Woah wait a minute…..how is an external faster than internal nvme?

[@standbymode7599]

So is a external SSD larger and cheaper than internal? Larger as in memory?

[@NerdReactor]

The new beta will allow users to install an internal SSD with larger space, but the external versions are usually available for cheaper. (Depending on the model you're getting.)

[@TToneF]

the san disk one is very expensive

[@kamikazilucas]

not really worth getting a sata ssd rn, maybe when they are cheaper, my 2tb hdd is fine enough and is actually faster than it was on ps4

[@Thuggaz]

How is the transfer speed for lets say 150gb game like battlefront?

[@hitmansadventure735]

what cables are you using for the ssd and hdd ?

[@foxfire6767]

For the sandisk and the western digital I’m almost certain the boxes have wires included inside but I’m only researching them and I haven’t actually purchased one yet

[@NerdReport]

Dope!

[@Mustafa_9628]

Ps5’s internal ssd is pcie gen 4 How the external ssd beat it in odyssey I know the loading screen in this games are absloute ugly in hdd on ps4 But for an external ssd to be faster than ps5’s ssd is weird

[@acwbit2368]

its a ps4 game bruh

[@happyhoildays2010]

Is this still worth getting for my ps4 games I just got a ps5 is it almost the same speed loading time as the ps5?

[@NerdReactor]

Depends on what you value more. The external SSD as around the same speed as the PS5's internal SSD.

[@happyhoildays2010]

@@NerdReactor ok do I get the external

[@happyhoildays2010]

Thank you

[@JuanJohn013]

He use the WD-P10 really

[@mikkosrussos]

Software rather than hardware issue i think.

[@matth3903]

Have you had any crashing with the external drives?

[@NerdReactor]

I did when using an older external HDD. This new one is working okay so far.

[@owensfan246]

@@NerdReactor Is there a performance difference (i.e graphics or FPS) when playing a ps4 game from an external SSD as opposed to the ps5’s internal SSD?

[@SmallHalfBeard]

@@owensfan246 No. The storage device will only affect the load times. Things like textures should be dealt with by GPU

[@kingjamesangelo23]

Storage capacity matters

[@icecool8661]

So the external SSD is better then Internal SSD and the external HHD is just super slow. Good info.

[@hitmansadventure735]

i dont get this the hdd can be could and is good

[@reezwasarkhan]

Good day sir🌈☺️. Is it ok to just leave it plug to the console at all times & does digital download of huge 100gb game files from PS store will affect both console & external ssd in terms of overheating etc? Btw great sharing sir & tqsm in advance😍🔥💪👍👍

[@NerdReactor]

Ymmv but I leave mine plugged in at all times since these are new drives. I had a really old one, however, that was giving me issues. I have FFXV which is 103.4 GB, but haven't really played it to check overheating.

[@reezwasarkhan]

@@NerdReactor cool,i guess grabbing the normal not pro's sandisk extreme will do just fine i guess. Thanks man👍

[@Bakerwar]

Does playing games through the HDD affect graphics?

[@NerdReactor]

As for overall, it looks the same, just faster loading. I did notice in Control the texture pop-in was slower on the HDD for Jesse's face.

[@Bakerwar]

@@NerdReactor Thanks a lot!

[@solar_playz]

@@NerdReactor what about FPS?

[@NerdReactor]

@@solar_playz pretty much the same.

[@DKZK21]

Digital Foundry had a really good video showing how an SSD fixes a lot of texture pop-in in a variety of games like Witcher 3 and FF7 Remake. So yes it can, but it mostly depends on the game.

[@BeastExtreme]

Does the external SSD also work for xbox series S/X?

[@gellister]

Yes, you can run any generation besides series X/S on an external usb drive. Still load really fast too.

[@SmallHalfBeard]

Yes I run my backwards compatible games off an external SSD and they work fine. For a really in depth Xbox video check out Digital Foundry

[@gengpan]

I just have me ps4. It eats space so quick. Every game need install ation

[@gengpan]

I just ha 14 games and 1tb is full

[@king8941]

@@gengpan how big is each game on average?

[@gengpan]

@@king8941 30 to 60G. I moved the 2t harddrive from xboxonex to ps4.

[@gengpan]

So usb 3 is fatser

[@gee70usa]

New Subscriber and Follower

[@mohammadnorouzi6769]

Watching hdd is painful

[@Daniel-oi2vi]

But does the ps5 keeps his power with the external ssd’s? I mean like for example, Hitman 2 plays 60 FPS in 1440p but is registered as a ps4 game, so I can download it on a external ssd. But does the performance stay the same?

[@NerdReactor]

Haven't tried Hitman 2 but on Ghost of Tsushima it plays at 60 fps instead of the regular 30 fps on PS4.

[@acwbit2368]

everyone keep in mind these are ps4 games

[@philliphernandez9796]

Thank you

[@philliphernandez9796]

Or could you run games off the external SSD or you would have to move it to your internal ssd

[@Scarrus666]

"THE external harddrive"... Didn't knew the PS5 came with an external HDD /s

[@Dannyuh7]

It doesn't

[@Yuspliff]

External SSD is too expensive, 5TB HDD goes for 150$ these days

[@grandassassin4135]

I saw a 8TB HDD for that price

[@kingteb]

might get a 5tb hdd for my ps5. larger memory for cheaper sounds like a better deal even if its slower.

[@WilliamTheUnkownShoutout]

Cool😀.

[@user-sz6hk1nv3o]

those save minutes just simply do not justify the prices on SSD is just ridiculous with 250$ you can have 8tb on the wd black compare to 750$ or more if you try to get an SSD of that size ridiculous.