Seagate has quickly followed up on news that some PS5 users will soon be able to expand their console's internal storage by confirming the prices and sizes of its first PS5-ready SSDs.
PlayStation added a support page for people who want to add M.2 SSDs to their PS5 earlier today. An upcoming system update, which will only be available to console owners who are a part of the PS5's system software update beta, will allow for the addition of more storage via a compatible M.2 SSD. There are strict instructions you need to follow laid out on the support page.
Knowing what you can and can't use to up your PS5's console capabilities can be a minefield for those without much knowledge of SSDs. In the grand scheme of things, that is probably the vast majority of the ten million people who already own a PS5. The easiest option is to pick up one of Seagate's PS5-ready SSDs, the prices and sizes of which it revealed today following PlayStation's own update.
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Seagate has been working closely with PlayStation to create its FireCuda 530 range. The SSD's slim design means it fits perfectly into the slot provided inside your PS5. It has a read speed of 7300 MB/s, the minimum requirement outlined by PlayStation is 5500 MB/s, and includes a heatsink, something PlayStation also insists on.
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“The SSD card slot is very narrow, so there’s not much room for the SSD to mount. However, with the FireCuda 530 – even with the heatsink on the top – the slim design allows for it to fit,” Seagate's Jeff Park told Finder. The FireCuda 530 comes in four different sizes at varying prices.
A 500GB FireCuda will cost $169.99, 1TB will be $274.99, 2TB for $569.99, and a massive 4TB FireCuda 530 SSD will set you back $1049.99. That might seem like a lot of money, but it will almost guarantee you have enough space for all the games you could possibly want until the PS6 arrives at some point in the very distant future. 4TB is almost six times as much as the available space a base PS5 has for games. You will need to wait until the upcoming beta update is rolled out to everyone for the FireCuda 530 to work in all PS5s, though.
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