That's for completely backing up your entire console and restoring it, sadly. IGN is just wrong I'm afraid.
PS5 games can be stored on an external HDD but need to be copied back to the SSD to play, though the near-instantaneous loading times for PS5 games make this palatable. However, it's worth noting that losing time later to the task of moving stuff around when my SSD invariably fills up may feel a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Gamespot specifically said you cannot do this. Hopefully Gamespot is wrongIGN's review says this:
PlayStation 5 Review - 2023 Update - IGN
In 2023, the slimmed-down PlayStation 5 maintains all of its strengths. Extremely fast loading times and a best-in-class controller make it a pleasure to use.www.ign.com
So conflicting reports about it. Hopefully someone clarifies soon.
Pushsquare said:We'd also like to add that, at the time of writing, it's impossible to copy PS5 games across to an external HDD for storage purposes, meaning that you'll have to either re-download or re-install any next-gen titles that you delete.
Gamespot said:Another point of differentiation between PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is that the latter allow next-gen games to be stored on an external drive. You'll need to then move them to the system's internal SSD or expansion card in order to play next-gen games (backwards-compatible games can run off an external drive). On PS5, next-gen games can only be downloaded to the internal SSD (although, again, you can play PS4 games off an external drive).
I would guess technical instead. If they achieve those fast times by loading SSD to memory directly, it might not work with the external SSD.
Nobody is expecting to play PS5 games off an external. People just want to move their games there temporarily to free up internal space.I would guess technical instead. If they achieve those fast times by loading SSD to memory directly, it might not work with the external SSD.
Yes.
Whats actually kinda funny, this person above hit the nail on the head there must be some term of a security issue for hackers which their finding out after the system has been taped out hence why their not pushing that firmware through software to sort that certain issue out
Nobody is expecting to play PS5 games off an external. People just want to move their games there temporarily to free up internal space.
Yes.
I thought it was known that PS5 games can't be on external HDD/SSD? Only PS4 games can because of the speed of reading the content. This isn't new?
The outlets in the OP saying games can't be stored externally?This is the 3rd thread about this and I still don't know what to believe.
What?!
So for me as a dummy:
No option to extend PS5 game storage by external or internal SSDs at launch?
No, they haven't finished the certification process yet.So for me as a dummy:
No option to extend PS5 game storage by external or internal SSDs at launch?
The outlets in the OP saying games can't be stored externally?
They had a new firmware update the day they received their consoles, as did the dualsense. Was that not the release firmware?I suspect this was a pre-release firmware issue. It outright says on the box that you can cold store PS5 titles.