This excellent PS5 SSD is $80 off at Amazon

This splendid PS5 SSD is $80 off at Amazon

WD_Black SN850 SSD in a PS5 with a Deal tag

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The PS5 has been bachelor for long enough to build up a library full of quality titles. Considering that some of the best PS5 games can demand due north of 70GB of storage space, it'due south not surprising that some users are already pushing the limits of the console's stock 825GB stock. Thankfully adding more than storage to your PS5 is like shooting fish in a barrel, and with this deal information technology's now even cheaper as well.

For a limited time, yous can go a WD_Black 1TB SN850 NVMe SSD for $199 at Amazon. That'south a massive $fourscore off its standard retail toll of $279 and just $2 shy of its all-time low price. This SSD comes with a pre-installed heatsink, which is important. Sony advises that whatsoever SSD added to a PS5 panel comes with a cooling organisation, so by buying this model of the SN850 you're saving yourself the hassle of having to source a compatible third-party heatsink and installing it yourself.

The WD_Black SN850 SSD hits all of Sony's required benchmarks and has been certified as PS5 uniform by Western Digital itself. We've also thoroughly tested the drive in a PS5 ourselves and tin can report that it works perfectly with the side by side-gen panel. When running games off the SN850 SSD we really experienced reduced loading times compared to playing them off the PS5's stock hard bulldoze.

One of the best things about upgrading your PS5 internal storage is that calculation a new SSD doesn't supervene upon the console's stock bulldoze. Instead, yous go the actress storage infinite on top of the 825GB that comes as standard with the PS5. This means yous'll have no trouble storing dozens of games, even titles that require massive amounts of storage space such as Phone call of Duty Vanguard or Far Cry six.

Much like the panel itself, PS5 uniform SSDs have experienced stock issues in contempo weeks. Therefore, this deal is unlikely to stay in stock for long, and so be sure to grab yourself an SN850 SSD for a discounted cost while you have the opportunity.

Rory is a Deals Editor at Tom's Guide based in the Uk. He covers a wide range of topics only with a particular focus on deals, gaming and streaming. When he'southward non scouring retailers for PS5 restock or writing hot takes on the latest gaming hardware and streaming shows, he can be institute attending music festivals and being thoroughly disappointed by his terrible football team.