PlayStation's sof­tware update is here, and in addition to some nice UI tweaks and enhanced features for TV audio, there's a much-desired feature that fans have been craving… support for expanded SSD storage!

While for a long time it looked like compatible drives were going to strictly be first-party, it's now been confirmed that we can use storage from manufacturers other than Sony. That isn't to say you can just yank any random hard drive out of your PC and slap it to the side of your PS5 – this console is still all about that speed, so there's some minimum requirements in place to keep your sleek new gaming system running at peak performance.

First of all, you'll want an M.2 SSD with an integrated cooling structure. It'll need a sequential read speed of 5500 MB/s or faster, and be no larger than 25mm wide, up to 110mm long, and up to 11.25mm thick. For the nitty gritty, that thickness breaks down to up to 8mm above the board and up to 2.45mm below.

Sony has provided a full page of FAQs and Minimum Requirements for storage, but we've gone ahead and curated a list of Compatible PS5 storage for easy upgrade options!

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