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Can You Play PS5 Games On External Hard Drive?
The PS5 community waited so long until Sony eventually released its April Update for PS5 system software. That update came with the support of using an external hard drive on PS5, but unfortunately, as of the time of writing this article (i.e. 18th of Jan. 2022), it’s still not possible to play PS5 games from…
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[VERIFIED] PS5-Compatible External Hard Drive List
Since Sony has released its April 2021 update for PS5 that allowed the use of external storage devices, so many users went out searching for an external hard drive that fits their PS5 console. Unfortunately, not all external hard drives out there on the market are compatible with PS5, even if they seem to conform…
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Choose and Install the Right PS5 External HDD
You can expand the PS5’s storage capability using an external USB storage device as long as that storage device is compatible with the PS5 system. Many PS5 users got very perplexed after Sony announced the requirements for upgrading the PS5 internal storage with an M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD). It’s because that many M.2 SSDs…
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Does Seagate External Hard Drive Work With PS5?
Seagate is one of the oldest and pioneer external hard drive manufacturers that are known to produce quality and high-performance devices for computer systems. In 2018 Sony decided to produce a special external hard drive for PlayStation 4 consoles and named it “Game Drive”. It was a matter of a few months until the Seagate…
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How To Use PS5 Games On External Hard Drive
In April, Sony released an update for the PlayStation 5 which added several interesting new features to the fifth-generation console, including the ability to store — but unfortunately, not play — PS5 games on an external hard drive. Because the PS5 only has 825GB of storage (with just 667GB of usable capacity after formatting with…
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External Hard Drive (HDD) vs External SSD | Full Comparison
Whether you own a game console like PlayStation 4/5 whose games come in huge file sizes (some games have exceeded the 100 GB file size limit) or you are just a computer owner, the need for an external storage device is essential and inevitable. This is a matter of intuition to every serious user. What…
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Using PS4 External Hard Drive On PS5 | Expert Guide
One of the things that concern a wide variety of PS4 users and hold them back from buying the fifth generation of PlayStation is that they’re not too sure if the PS4 external hard drive will work on PS5 or not. In fact, one of the most frequently asked questions by PS4 users is: can…
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How To Connect an External Hard Drive to PS5
PlayStation 5 allows users to use their external hard drive on it with limitations, it’s just not the same case as PS4. In PS4 systems you can use your external hard drive in several ways, especially playing your PS4 games directly from your external hard drive, but that’s not the case with PS5, as you…
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The Pros and Cons of Using a PS5 External Hard Drive
Your PS5 is a fantastic gaming console, but its standard internal storage device may not be sufficient for your needs. Your console may be plagued by a lack of storage space, thus you consider expanding it either by adding a secondary internal SSD or by just get an external HDD for your PS5. Although having…
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PS5 External Hard Drive Issues | Fixed by Experts
After Sony has enabled the use of an external HDD on PS5, so many users went for getting one for their game console. But, like most new features, many issues may occur while using external hard drives on PS5 that must be fixed. Backing up your data is crucial, and while most PS5 users now…
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