Luckily, the PS5 is fitted to accept M.2 SSDs that can hold additional storage. Here’s everything you need to know about installing an internal SSD to your PS5.

The console has an extra slot for a solid-state drive, or SSD, but until now it's been disabled. Once installed, you'll be able to store and launch PS4 and PS5 games from the extra drive just like ...

Luckily, you can add a heatsink like the Sabrent M.2. NVMe PS5 heatsink to any SSD you install into the PS5, giving you that much-needed extra heat dissipation.

The M.2 2280 form factor ensures you’ll have no issues installing the SSD in your PS5, and the drive comes with a five-year warranty, too.

Installing an extra SSD into your PS5 console is similarly easy, and really does only take a matter of minutes. In fact, the hardest part is managing to pop off the PS5’s plastic face plates.

The game's install size is roughly 28GB on PS5 versus 57GB on PS4, which is a reduction of nearly 50%. The PS5 version includes 4K textures and all the hardware-based optimizations intact.

The majority of M.2 SSD devices with the above type numbers (M Key Type 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280 and 22110) and without a built-in cooling structure will fit the PS5 console’s SSD slot.

The FireCuda 530 is probably one of the more expensive SSD options for your PS5, but it’s also currently the drive that boasts the best specs. 7.3 GB/s read and 6.9 GB/s write times easily ...

Before you get started, make sure you consider that installing the SSD into the PS5 will require a format, so if you have any outstanding data on it, be sure to back it up first.

Like I mentioned before, experienced tech people won’t have much issue with pulling apart their PS5s and installing the correct M.2 SSD, but I doubt more casual PS5 users will even make an attempt.