How to Increase Your PS5's Internal Storage
Sure, your Sony PlayStation 5 comes with a built-in 825-gigabyte solid state drive. (Seriously, why not 1 TB?!) But did you know it also has an expansion slot you can use to add extra storage? If not, now you do, and it's honestly not that hard to install a second SSD and boost your PS5's capacity by several terabytes.
With the file sizes of games getting larger to take advantage of the new technologies the PS5 has to offer—including ray tracing, the haptic feedback DualSense controllers, and 4K resolution—that 825 GB of internal space (of which only around 670 GB is usable) will only get you so far. Yes, you could plug in a compatible external drive, which is technically the cheaper option—but then you'd have to remember to take it with you when you lug your PS5 to your friend's place for a good ol' fashioned couch party.
Installing a drive in the PS5's internal M.2 SSD expansion slot is actually one of the biggest upgrades you can make to the console. Once done, you can use the drive to store and play additional PS4 and PS5 games, launching them straight from the SSD. You can also use the added storage for media apps.
