western digital – Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt https://gamingbolt.com Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:16:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Western Digital’s WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD Will Also be PS5 Compatible https://gamingbolt.com/western-digitals-wd_black-sn850-nvme-ssd-will-also-be-ps5-compatible https://gamingbolt.com/western-digitals-wd_black-sn850-nvme-ssd-will-also-be-ps5-compatible#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:16:42 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=488479 Sony announced yesterday that an upcoming firmware update would allow for the PS5’s M2 SSD expansion slots to finally begin working, a few months on from its release last November. Soon, it was also confirmed that Seagate’s upcoming FireCuda 530 NVMe SSD would be compatible with the PS5. Now, a second PS5-compatible SSD has also been confirmed.

Western Digital has confirmed in a statement to VGC that its WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD with Heatsink, which is available right now, will be compatible with the PS5. A company spokesperson said: “Based on Sony’s published requirements, we can confirm our WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD with Heatsink (500GB-2TB) meets the stated requirements to expand console storage on the PlayStation 5 for those with access to the PlayStation 5 Beta software. Compatibility testing is in progress.”

As you’d expect, the SN580 SSD isn’t exactly cheap. The 500 GB model retails for $149.99, the 1 TB model for $229.99, and the 2 TB model for $529.99.

The PS5’s SSD expansions will become available for beta users when the console’s next update goes live. Stay tuned until then for more details.

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