The PS5 might be available in digital and disc models, but both of them offer only 825GB of storage. By today’s standards, that’s not a lot of space seeing as games are getting larger in size than ever before. Sony seems aware of this and is ready to dole out a firmware update that will enable owners of the console to upgrade their SSD storage using external hardware.
A Sony spokesperson has revealed to Bloomberg that the update is set to arrive this summer to enable the vacant M.2 slot that’s already present inside the console. With the new firmware, Sony also intends to increase the speed of PS5’s cooling fans to ensure there’s no overheating taking place when the additional SSD is in use.
Both the digital and disc models of the PS5 ship with the same 825GB SSD that leaves just 667GB of actual storage for games. Making matters worse is the absence of the PS4 feature that allowed you to connect any external drive to offload your games onto it.
Meanwhile, a shortage of stock still plagues the PS5, as it does the Xbox Series X/S consoles. Various supply chain and logistics issues brought about by the pandemic are being held responsible for this. And while there has been a shortage of games meant for the console as well, this problem has been solved by the console’s backward compatibility, which allows almost all PS4 games to run on it smoothly.
Despite the shortage of stock, the PS5 was declared by Sony as the largest launch in PlayStation history, two weeks after its arrival in the market. The console managed to sell upwards of 4.5 million units through Sony’s fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020.