What is the Best PS5 External Storage Drive to Buy? (Everything You Need to Know)

[@kidapollo3000]

The thing that pisses me off about the PS5 storage situation is while transferring games to the extended drive you cannot leave the screen. You are stuck until complete. They need to fix that. On Series X you can do other things while transferring.

[@FezCaliph]

I agree! Unfortunately, it's still the same 😩

[@JakeRandall]

Number 7 is not working for everyone-link has been removed!! - Looking for Internal SSD's? That video is now up here: t.co/tcr6kGXN4M?amp=1

[@RollingFireDragon]

please read your email dude

[@JakeRandall]

@@RollingFireDragon what email?!

[@RollingFireDragon]

@@JakeRandall the one associated with your youtube account ( the ...712 one) Sent on April 8

[@slay3rja626]

Thank you. I’m prob gona get an internal one though because I don’t think you can play on the external drive

[@blinkonceonsunday1325]

It seems the best storage drive for PS5 is actually the Samsung 870 QVO 8TB with a SATA to USB 3.1 10 MB/s enclosure.

[@comingforya690]

It's only cause of you that I'm able to enjoy this with my new PS5. Thanks jake!!!

[@biscariot1074]

I never thought I'd need an external hdd this early into the consoles life cycle. It's pathatically small. I was shocked when it gave me a warning that there isn't enough space when I wanted to download Returnal which is the first triple A Ps5 game I ever downloaded. Before that I was using it to finish up my ps4 backlog.

[@leoreyes3802]

Just bought mine today and already got my warning like WHAT

[@jon_ovo3653]

@@leoreyes3802 same I got that warning on same night I got it lol

[@AlexRocks80s80s]

It is really pathetic the storage it comes with. Its advertised as 825gb but the os takes up more than 200gb. I checked and you really only get 550gb. And I don’t want to hear the fanboys defending this.

[@RKZX2]

i planned for this years ago. i bought two 4 TB hard drives. one for xbox. one for playstation. once i saw how big games were getting, i thought it would be smart to plan ahead. here we are today all ready to go.

[@SldOnEmWithDa45]

It’s not “pathetically small” in perspective it’s double the amount of space that the PS4’s had and with that being said 1TB is a lot of space, the main problem is that games nowadays are MASSIVE asf with some being close to 200GB at that point you can only fit like 3-4 AAA games or like 30 indie games that range from 2-10GB 😂

[@jamievera8462]

Dude i followed you and got my ps5 on my 1st try because of your alerts. It doesnt happen that way for everyone but it did for me. Big love to you and all you do. I love you channel and all the info you put out like this video here. Keep doing what you do we appreciate it.

[@dnndaddda6698]

I got my ps5 in November I still come back to watch because you the goat

[@Kanoog]

Same, I got mine on November 22nd from Best Buy after 10 days of agonizing disappointments. I got back into coffee from that hunt and I wouldn’t change a thing, I love my PS5.

[@DJNICO120]

which one you have bro ? Want a good one, is crazy hoe sony makes a console with just 700 gb when the best games are around 150 each , want a external one but good,

[@Kanoog]

@@DJNICO120 I bought (after research) a SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 500GB months ago from Best Buy at the time it was $45. That T5 loads games extremely fast you won't even notice it being on that drive and now I have more than enough space. You can also upgrade to the 1TB if you needed more space. Trust me it was beyond worth it.

[@rebelliousgoat1557]

Same got mine in November

[@MrAlito27]

Yeah man for real. He even took the time to recommend some real good quality and balance prices. Not to many yiutubers cares like that. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@anonymousperson1315]

Spend a lot of time picking out an external HD, once the new PS5 software was released. Then saw your video, confirmed my purchase! Going with WD_Black P50 HDD, mostly to transfer/store PS4 games. Not going to splurge for SSD right now, as internal PS5 drive expansion is coming that will be even better. Thanks, man! Finger guns for life!

[@brendanhutton7452]

They don’t do a p50 hdd do they? I think your referring to the p10?

[@frankvasquez3255]

Hay bud have a question I have the same HD hard drive do you safely remove the hard drive before putting your system on rest mode or complete shut it off ? Since it's a hard drive does it turn off safely when the system goes on rest mode?

[@MarkTomeh]

You are splurging if you're talking about the P50 lol

[@TheAlmighty8969]

I’m tryna get a good game drive for Xbox one and a ps5 could I give me some help

[@ramonterrell1897]

Thanks for putting this together. Really appreciate it. All I need is carousel style storage. I only play games once at a time, so 5TB of HDD works for me!

[@Cee_Nelly]

This video is gold now, and will be platinum when we get closer to black Friday. Thanks for compiling this!

[@streamer_clips89]

Black Friday’s in more than half a year and most likely during the summer the ps5’s expansion bay will be unlocked so you might want to use a m.2 drive anyways so it directly increases your ps5 storage instead of transferring games to and from an external drive

[@zackt.d3438]

It’s Black Friday ✌️

[@MrSansan9]

Appreciate anyone who put time stamps even though I watched the entire video. Thank you for the clear explanation!:)

[@jasonfry8537]

I just got the WD_ black 8tb on Amazon for $180 HDD after taxes it works good and loving it so far

[@josesalinas6691]

I just closed Google after looking for storage devices then I get this video in my notification lmao.

[@lunatictheater6901]

Anyone remember the good old days when you bought a $20 memory card and that held your game memory and when you just put the game in and played it without having to install it. Those were the days

[@jonathanngo7452]

The bulk of games in my library are PS4 games, so for me personally I went with the WD My Passport 4TB (in Sky Blue) for $99. Sure it's an HDD, but transferring a game and playing it natively is always faster than deleting and redownloading games. It helps that's I only play 1-2 games at a time, so I don't have the need to hop around too much or have everything in my collection ready to go at a moments notice. THANK YOU for the information and research of this video! It helped me make an informed decision for my purchase

[@Sammy10100]

Did u purchase the wd black p50 4t for 99. Cause I just did from best buy

[@robwoods5434]

Jake - you are the best. I recalled this video from a year ago, and my son and I just watched it together to help solve our storage problem for PS5. I think the external storage is the best option because the internal heat in the PS5 is crazy and, despite the heat sink, I have to believe adding more internal memory would only add to the heat. An SSD transfers superfast is not really than much of an inconvenience. I like the transfer back and forth concept. Take care of yourself, amigo - Rob. My boys Jack and Robert love their consoles, acquired two years again with your guidance.

[@milehigh3054]

I'm thinking the 100% exact same thoughts. Heat over time could shorten the life of the ps5. Thinking about going with a 5tb external ssd.

[@robwoods5434]

@@milehigh3054 5TB should get the job done for sure! For us, we tend to play fewer games but play them until we lose interest...we will prob go 2TB.

[@josueochoa9267]

SSD is the way to go and since we are all looking at external storage that means we all play a lot of games. Do not get anything less than 2TB especially since we don’t know how much storage the new upcoming PS5 games are going to need. :)

[@TheWorstCAFisherman]

No actually we just all have cod and warzone

[@brandonroche21]

@@TheWorstCAFisherman this is very true 😂

[@User_guest]

@@TheWorstCAFisherman 190 gb it’s bonkers

[@nomadhomad3685]

I got a 2t HDD for ps4 games I would still want to play on PS5. I was hoping to get a 1t Sabrent, but you make a valid argument. I'll prob keep saving up to get a 2t ssd

[@OttomanTurk209]

I love the way you presented all this info. Not easy to explain it in the manner you did! Because of that I'm subscribing. Great job bro!

[@TheBlasor]

I got a PlayStation using your tips. It ordered Thursday got it today.

[@Jordan-vy6fp]

I got my ps5 but I still come to watch because I love you

[@PatrickMartinez1]

Same here.

[@PatrickMartinez1]

More content!

[@NoCluYT]

At those pruces, you're better off getting an internal SSD that you can play games straight off of. External drives aren't worth it unless you like to switch games between consoles for whatever reason which 99% of people don't do anyways. You can find a 1TB internal drive for like $100 now

[@Zuela550]

Thank you so much, Jake! You are the MAN, helped me with my PS5 hunt last year and still helping a year later with my drive choice. PUMPED to get me a solid SSD!

[@kylegreer7070]

For anyone that wants to buy the #10 of what he explained, I have 2 of them that storages my PS4 games to play on my PS5 but sadly if you want to transfer the game to the hard drive to get more storage on the console storage and thinking that you could play it while its on the external hard drive, unfortunately when you want to play the disc version of that game, it will redownload the game back to the PS5 console storage instead of letting you keep it on your external hard drive to play a PS4 game and even PS5 games. I wish it could just stay on the external drive when playing a game that you downloaded on the external hard drive to save console storage space instead of redownloading it back on the console storage to play the game 😕

[@JakeRandall]

You can fix this in your settings

[@kylegreer7070]

@@JakeRandall I tried, but when it gives me a location to change to the external drive, it keeps on telling me that this location is not available or cannot change location to the external hard drive 😕

[@Micsta2001]

This video is a blessing. Getting a SSD today from BB. Can't wait for next stream. Have a terrific day! 👉❤💯

[@cruzerla824]

Was actually recently having trouble about which one to buy ,thanks for the options 🙏🏽

[@dmo848]

I do thank this man in helping me get my ps5. I woke up early n watched his channel. Sure n behold not long after I was picking up my ps5 at Target. Only 8 th time trying. 1st time with him though. Thanks again

[@smgofdvld]

I always perfer more storage over speed ssd are still expensive. thanks for all your help Jake you make peoples day by helping us 👍

[@jollama]

See but SSDs also last longer so the higher price is worth it

[@Krackalacking69]

@@jollama yeah but how much longer

[@jollama]

@@Krackalacking69 Google it

[@dmo848]

U would rather wait a minute to play a game verses 15 seconds. Hhmmmm

[@CheeseDBD]

@@dmo848 hmmmmmm

[@ManoFrankBR]

Thanks so much for all the support, Jake. Got my PS5 for Christmas last year, and I will certainly purchase one of those SSD's as well! 👉🤘

[@yato1god764]

I got the Samsung T7 500 GB, games run way better than they ever did on my ps4 pro

[@jb8662]

thanks jake, was looking for a vid like this because i wanted to look for an external drive as soon as the update dropped

[@Bop9012]

Thanks to you jake I got my bundle from GameStop your video helped me and now I can’t wait for it to ship to me thanks a lot and hope you have a great rest of your day keep up the good work 🙏👌😁

[@comingforya690]

Lol I saw you on twitter. I got one from Target cause of Jake. I'm glad you picked one up too!!

[@Bop9012]

@@comingforya690 did you get yours from the target drop from 2 weeks ago and that’s wsp at least you got yours now and don’t have to wait for a drop you can sit back and relax 👌

[@comingforya690]

@@Bop9012 It was!! It was a week after the not so good walmart march 18th drop that I cancelled the day I got the Target drop. Got Jake's live ding and bam. Lol I was so lucky, your going too love it. I love the 3d pulse.

[@Bop9012]

@@comingforya690 well congrats to you 🎉

[@captainjaber5610]

I got tired of waiting for the restock and just bought it off someone from Craigslist for 650. Still new and great condition. I will sell my PS4 base model very soon.

[@SaithusX]

I have the Spider man PS4 pro and I just can't get rid of it. Got my ps5 back in April and it's been gravy.

[@captainjaber5610]

@@SaithusX the pro is good, but the base has a lot of frame rate drops. The PS5 makes you not want to go back to a PS4, sorry.

[@SaithusX]

@@captainjaber5610 Oh I just saying my PS4 pro spiderman is kinda rare so it'll be hard letting it go even if it's a dust collector now.

[@captainjaber5610]

@@SaithusX it’ll be worth a lot of money down the road, good idea to hold onto it.

[@Nothingmuch1039]

Everything I could possibly want to know. This was great! Thank you!

[@NinoInTheComments]

I copped mines today on the PS Direct drop, thanks for the tips bro you helped a lot

[@lolprodx]

The pizza looks delicious and perfectly cooked approved

[@zainah3446]

It's good to see you back on youtube ^_^

[@VendxttaHill]

Omg thank you Jake because I wasted so much space and now I can finally play new ps5 games in peace

[@bobeotm2]

Thanks for this, really Helpful! You helped me get a PS5 and I'm totally using this as a guide to buy a drive.

[@RickMidds]

Hey Jake, just here for the support. You helped me get my PS5 back in March. Thanks again. Just to let you know, my PS5 automatically updates PS4 games on my external ssd drive that is connected to it. Check it out in the Notifications on your PS5 it will tell you which games were updated.

[@Bloodspxrt]

Which ssd do you have ?

[@RickMidds]

I have the Crucial X8 2 TB portable SSD. Got it for $219 on Amazon. But there’s a caveat, it is one of the drives that crashes if you put your PS5 in “Rest Mode” . I found a post on Reddit that gives you the site to download the latest firmware for the SSD chip. I don’t put my PS5 in Rest Mode so I can’t confirm that the firmware works but plenty of Reddit users said it worked for them.

[@Bloodspxrt]

@@RickMidds thanks

[@timmaciver6550]

This video was incredibly helpful, concise and informative. I love your delivery style. Liked & subscribed. I ended up going with #3 (WD Black P50) based on your comment about it being the best. Thanks!

[@JakeRandall]

Thank you so much! I do put an excessive amount of research whenever I do a video like this one (10+ hours) and then I usually film the video at least 5 times to keep getting more and more comfortable with the script and consolidate it a little more each time. So a comment like yours is so greatly appreciated, thanks again!

[@timmaciver6550]

@@JakeRandall That explains it! Your careful research, time and commitment really pays off! Thanks again.

[@drudrumauro]

what i dont like about the external storage situation on playstation is how games from the external hard drive leave information for each game on the internal drive on and it takes up space and i wish playstation would change that to stay on the external hard drive, to see what im talking about if you're not aware of it safely disconnect your external hard drive and go into your internal storage you will see all the content left over for each game that is on the external hard drive until its plugged back in then it won't show anymore, it happens both on ps5 and ps4 when the external hard drive is removed

[@jasmondavis4250]

Jake your the best! Totally just saved me hours of research! You helped me cop me and my gf ps5 and I will forever be a fan!

[@K4MIK4ZI]

i had to come back even after I got my ps5 i still gotta support the channel thanks for the help

[@kixbagsandblocks]

Jake helped me get two ps5’s. One for me and one for my bro. This is a great video like, I was thinking about grabbing another 500 gb because I really don’t like deleting games

[@allheronocape8372]

You helped me get my PS5 on day one. Your the absolute Truth and still give value everyday. Ty

[@PeacefulPariah]

Dude, were you playing Lotus remixes in the background? It sounded like it and if that's the case, you are my new favorite KZbinr. Nobody plays Lotus. That's my favorite band of all time. Holyshit man.

[@Jaydensnkrs]

Thank you so much I didn’t know what to get🙏🏽

[@mohinderdesh4536]

exactly what i needed to know. thank you

[@Darylsmith4565]

I feel like 1 or 2 TB is not enough storage. I have a 5 TB external hard drive and I’ve already used 3 TB with all my digital games.

[@bigphaarma8741]

Just discover this channel the most helpful KZbin so far continue the work brother

[@thegreatfulgamer5749]

As of now, I have 2TB Western Digital for my PS4 and my PS5 has a 2TB M.2 SSD with a Seagate 2TB HDD.. I'm good

[@TheLostAndNotFound]

@11:27 I have this drive and use it with my PS4 Pro. What's funny is it seems faster than the internal drive. It's a great drive and worth the money for sure!

[@EditCrazy]

Thank you for doing this video - Finally ordered one of these drives as it dropped in price!!

[@praveens8651]

Nice video Jake, very well explained 😊

[@lilgoatarop2x468]

Because of you jake I secured the ps5 from target 6am Thursday sometime in March! Big ups !

[@TyBlackwell1]

So essentially it’s gonna be a while before we get the we all really want

[@midnightgutz5689]

Really liked how you want straight to the point and explained it well thank you.

[@robertoolivares9241]

Cuz of this guy I was able to secure a bag ps5 all the way thanks man I appreciate you

[@Jc50gt]

You’re the reason i successfully got a ps5 and XSX. XSX arrives on 5/7! Your tips on how to checkout and all that jazz is why. So thanks!

[@Grandprix400]

I've had a 8TB Western Digital My book for both Ps4 and Xbox one. They both hooked up to Ps5 and Series X without a problem. Not a SSD but great HDD.

[@_agua_de_horchata__4350]

you recommend i should buy it?

[@Grandprix400]

@@_agua_de_horchata__4350 Yeah I have the 8TB my book hooked to my Ps5 for Ps4 games and grabbed a WD SN850 2TB with heatsink M.2 for my Ps5 games.

[@godsonofnumberslotterysmas4987]

Thank you very much bro. Very informative. I just bought 2 PS5 'S digital. I'm fine. I only play a few games. But my son's play so much more and are upset about the download limit. So I appreciate your help. Thanx again

[@troymartin4260]

All these technical updates on the ps5 and I still need an external hard drive to be able to hold more than 4 games on it

[@unseendayz]

Appreciate u for the information. Hopefully we can get those finger guns in a live later if u feeling ok tho😉

[@RollingFireDragon]

this ​@Jake Randall is an imposter

[@alexander2685]

Jake thank you I was lost but now I am found cause of your knowledge god bless you always you have bought so much joy for us thank you for all you have done I will never forget my brother.

[@jaysonbleakley6627]

Just subbed. You obviously put time into this presentation and put together a good video. Thank you

[@JakeRandall]

Thank you so much. I did put about 6 hours of research in before I even attempted a script. Re-recorded 7 times because I kept being over 20 to almost 30 minutes. Had to cut out a lot of the in depth detail to focus on the most important and essential. Your comment means the world to me, thank you for noticing.

[@bestestnana939]

Thanks Randall because your help I have my ps5

[@siddharthsen7035]

The ps5 is a beast so it can play these huge games but it doesn't have enough storage. Basically 667gb out of 825 can be used. I had to buy an xpg gammix s 70 blade ssd 1 tb

[@ElGust]

this was by far the most helpful videos i have watched about PS5 storage drives thanks found the one i want

[@ChurchKeys]

Suave! Thx Jay! Been looking for a compatible 8tb SSD. Didn't think about the USB differences. This helps my search a bunch. Stay healthy! See you soon!

[@albertawheat6832]

Very informative information, Thanks for sharing. I've book marked your channel for future info....( New to the PS5.)

[@captainkirk9849]

Finally got a ps5 from direct yesterday thank you so much for everything and good luck to everyone on the hunt still

[@jasonortiz7751]

I dropped my 4T hard drive and it dont work now so I have to buy a new one 😭

[@majesticdragonfly]

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[@inakasone9564]

Great info!!! Thanks for doing the video.😎

[@supremelewis6743]

Awesome info!! No time wasting at all and super informative!! Also you're the reason I'm play ps5 now.....finger guns💪🏾👏🏾

[@Islesfan290]

6:54 not when you play cod 😂

[@69theworld]

You were very helpful, thank you

[@itsshayday321]

Thank you for this info! It was really organized and ez to understand. I overheard my daughter saying she needed more space and I wanted to surprise her and get her external storage device. I had absolutely NO CLUE! This was Great and informative. Thanks 🙏🏽

[@undone14]

Awesome video! I was debating on the size of the external ssd I should get. I just got a 1tb ssd. I was going to pay extra to get the 2tb (approx $100), but i figured, 1tb would be plenty for the ps4 games i want to play on the ps5. The $100 I saved by going for the 1tb, i will use to upgrade the actual INTERNAL memory of the ps5 so i can store more ps5 games when Sony announces compatible nvme drives this summer! Best of both worlds (1tb external, and hopefully a 2tb internal expansion to the ps5)

[@taliban223ms3]

The ps5 games can be put into the external ssd I thought, or will the new internal drives allow to play the ps5 games

[@johndez4567]

This is the video I have been looking for!! Maybe do another video for the best INTERNAL drive.

[@lampoyo]

Yes, I'll be running out of space just in time for this update-- fingers crossed

[@Keepergirl44]

Subscribed! Don't want to miss any more of your incredibly helpful videos. Thank you so much for the time you put into them all!

[@JakeRandall]

Aw thank you so much! It’s so important to me to make sure I put the time in to get it right with all my videos. I really appreciate your comment!

[@Midnight7thgen]

Very informative video thanks man

[@spencerlewis2216]

I just got a 2.5 Sata SSD 1TB and a USB3.1 enclosure for it and it seems to be working great

[@drewbozeman8578]

Bro honestly thank you so much for the explanation. I just got one and thought I messed up and bought one that didn't work for my PS5.

[@TheScouser2112]

Brilliant advice...one of the best I've seen 👏, well done.

[@francistorresNP]

MY PS5 storage wasn't too full until I downloaded Cold War....Sheeesh!!!

[@Nyeeluh]

Thanks again Jake I was able to cop the ps5 yesterday 🥲💚

[@DeadPresidentsEnt.]

I Got the #9 in Ur List Jake Awesome!!!

[@gaucho05]

Definitely I’m going for the SSD, thanks brother 👍🏼

[@FezCaliph]

Just got 5tb hdd for 100$. I am very happy.

[@ramblingram3662]

Wait, so you can’t play directly from the external hard drive, but you can just use it to speed up re-downloads and transfers? Not that serious for me.

[@chelseamoloney9642]

Totally worth it got a Seagate 2tb for my ps4 and now I can wipe it and put it on my ps5. It worth transferring because you using the solid state of the ps5 instead of the ps4 using the ps4 games off the hard drive which is slower on ps4.

[@mtbse789]

Fantastic. You did a lot of research. Thanks.

[@TheAetarango]

This is an awesome video thanks for all the research you are awesome keep up the great work

[@bharv2309]

Awesome video. This was very in depth and exactly what I needed. Thank you.

[@nuclearmonkey313]

Bro the T7 is not working for ps5 and I bought that boy

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

I got the Firecuda 5TB external drive shortly after getting my PS5 in June. It works fine. They do make an 8TB version, but it's only compatible with Xbox.

[@Phizzy]

I have the "Seagate backup plus hub" (6TB version) you linked in your description (not on your recommendation, just coincidentally). The PS5 refuses to format it for use as extended storage. Error message: "Can't format this USB drive as USB extended storage. Use a USB drive that satisfies the following conditions: > Supports SuperSpeed USB (or faster) > Capacity of 250 GB minimum and 8 TB maximum > Directly connected to your PS5" Thinking it might be the 'directly connected to your PS5' part as it has a built in USB hub.

[@0530bambi]

Can you do a review on that Seagate external hard drive

[@zachary9385]

Just got my ps5 a couple of days ago from walmart thanks to your vids, thank you!

[@danielfatfingahs5649]

Jake, the Logitech C920 will give you better performance than your current setup. If you're using an actual camera, you need the Elgado Cam Link.

[@oneschance]

Is the WD - WD_BLACK P50 still the best drive for the PS5? You know, the PS5 that I’ve had for a year thanks to your help.