Last year, as Sony enabled external SSD support for the PS5, we published an article on the best PS5 SSDs at the time. This was almost a year ago however, and, although the list hasn’t evolved much, the prices have dropped significantly since then.

With more and more games available for the console, and the original 600GB worth of storage available on the console being fairly small, 2022 might be the year more people expand their PS5 storage. It’s worth mentioning that not all SSDs are compatible with the PS5, so not any model will do. People looking to buy additional storage for their PS5 need to make sure the SSD they buy is compatible with Sony’s console.

Possibly the most important thing compared to last year is that 2TB models are now very affordable (you can basically find them close to the price of the 1TB last year), and that’s probably what most people will choose now. Also, when we wrote about those disks last year, there was a massive shortage, which seems to have resolved. 4TB models exist (for example the FireCuda 4TB) but are too expensive in my opinion to recommend at the moment.

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Which SSD for my PS5? TLDR

TL, DR, all the following disks are getting great reviews from specialized press, and are confirmed to be compatible with the PS5. Any of the SSDs below is a great choice, just make sure you get a version with heatsink (or buy a heatsink separately and install it yourself).

If you can afford it, go for the 2TB version of these disks, which is usually in stock, and can comparatively be a better deal.

• Corsair MP600 Pro is a new entry in this list. It wasn’t widely available last year, but is in stock now, and has some of the best speeds on the market. A strong recommendation from most of the testers as well.
• WD Black SN850 2TB Heatsink is the number 1 recommendation we could find on most sites, and the one used by Mark Cerny himself.
• Crucial P5 Plus is in general the cheapest option of the bunch, while not compromising on quality (Crucial are the Hard drive experts).
• Samsung 980 Pro.
• Gigabyte Aorus Gen4 . This used to be the cheapest 2B one, and my recommendation last year, but things have changed.
• Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB.
• Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus. Kind of the underdog here, used to be cheaper than other options, but the 2TB version is now on par with the competition. You’ll need to buy a heatsink!

PS5 SSD Specifications

As a reminder, here are the specs an SSD needs to meet in order to be compatible with the PS5:

Using an M.2 SSD with your PS5 console requires effective heat dissipation with a cooling structure, such as a heatsink and a heat transfer sheet. You can attach these to your M.2 SSD yourself, either in a single-sided format, or double-sided format (single-sided cooling structures are an easier fit). There are also M.2 SSDs that have cooling structures (such as heatsinks) built-in. For information on how to attach the heat dissipation mechanism, check the instructions that come with it.

(more details on Playstation‘s support site)

Best PS5 SSDs Compared

Prices are accurate at the time of writing, but may evolve quickly. They’re just here for reference.

Conclusion

At the time of this writing, all reasonable brands of PS5 SSD are available at or below MSRP. All brands mentioned above have a solid (no pun intended) reputation, and there’s no bad choice here. I would personally go for either the Corsair MP600 Pro or the WD Black SN850 simply because of all the praise these models has been receiving.