PS5 NVMe SSD Expansion - Physical Installation Guide

The PlayStation 5 has now been officially launched in the majority of the world and, although the reception has been mostly positive, there is one feature about the device that has drawn early criticism, namely the storage. Despite the fact that the PS5 arrives with one of the fastest internal storage systems in the world, commercially at least, the storage available appears somewhat limited with 825GB in the base model and once the system software is installed, around 665GB left to play with. To counter this, Sony provided users with the hardware upgradeability on the PS5 install M2 NVMe SSD upto 22110 in length and this allows users to buy off-the-shelf SSD from brands like Seagate, WD and Samsung to increase the base level storage. So, what is the problem? Well, at launch, Sony has temporarily disabled this upgrade feature to the negative cries of many. The hardware upgrades slot is STILL physically available and you can install NVMe SSD drives inside, but the ability to use this expansion slot is disabled in the software at the moment. however, many users including myself, want to know what happens right now if you install an SSD inside the system? Will it see the SSD and/or can you interact with it in the current version of PlayStation firmware at all? So, I went ahead and installed an SSD inside the system to see what will happen and the results are below.

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[HGXGaming-playstation]

thanks for this looks very easy to do, i suggest to skip and go to 4:50 of the video too long intro

[PaladinLarec]

I saw your guide and bought a 2TB NVME and used this vid and everything went perfect first try. Powered on, formatted, and off to the races! Thanks man. Removing the plastic plate was the hardest part for some reason.

[oxymoron]

I don't even own a PS5 but I was glued to this video.

[SeriAutumn]

Many thanks! It worked perfectly for me today, much appreciated for the time you took to explain and show everything.

[Kingdottie]

My screw was stripped. What screw can i use to replace the old one?

[Act_Of_Vengeance]

Suggestion: Add extra camera on your cyling. Is easier to shown what are you doing on the table. You don't have to lift everything up and show it on camera that way.

[SafetyFooT]

Fantastic tutorial! I feel like I have done this myself already now. LOL

[spooniermonkey]

Here on June 7 2021 and I'm still waiting for this wtf

[williammims]

Bro i can't believe i just read an article about how hard this is to do. This is fucking simple.

[XcentrcK]

The video for doing this on XboxSX is a lot shorter

[XiLock_Alotx]

Just received my viper vp4300 nvme m.2 SSD. Waiting for PS5 beta to end and go live for all users then will finally have more storage!

[chrisstyles]

I just wish they would start getting suitable ssd's out already both ps5 & xbox should've been 2TB consoles

[thebigk]

I heard that this summer, a firmware upgrade will allow internal memory expansion

[REDDEVIL]

Great video really going to come in handy!

[ericsherfield]

First thanks for your insightful informative and definitely step by step instructions 👍yes Sony confirm summer 2021 will be out to update for internal development to install ssd

[marcuspuh]

Great video.
Easier than i thought to open it up.

[andydang]

just to clarify. We're not replacing the current SSD right? We're just adding an addition SSD to the bay. For example, Our PS5 comes with a 1TB, so if i expand to 1TB. My PS5 becomes a 2TB. Is this correct?

[AHR_James]

Doesn't look like there's any airflow over the drive...

[ADAMMAGIC]

With Covid and the limited supply of PS5, I except sony will activate the NVMe SSD Expansion sometime in the Fall of 2021.

[dnyce]

Thanks bro 👍🏾. Got you a new subscriber