Console or handheld support
Officially licensed and, Sandisk says, tested and approved for PS5. Sony does not allow PS5 games to be played from USB extended storage.
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD for PS5 1TB
An officially licensed USB SSD for storing PS5 games and playing PS4 games, with IP65 water and dust resistance.
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1TB, model SDSSDE62P-1T00-G25
1TB, model SDSSDE62P-1T00-G25
What works. What doesn't.
Speed
Sandisk lists up to 1000MB/s read over USB 3.2 Gen 2.
Capacity limits
1TB and 2TB versions, within Sony's 250GB to 8TB USB limit.
Installation
Sony says to connect it directly to a 10Gbps USB port on the console, not through a hub, and format it as USB extended storage.
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