After scouring the Black Friday PS5 SSD sales I found one of the best deals yet

24 November 2023 , 17:17

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Black Friday 2023 is the perfect time to get rid of those PS5 storage woes with a new SSD (Image: Western Digital)

You won’t need to constantly delete PS5 games to make way for new ones once you have this console-compatible 1TB SSD installed.

For as great as playing new PS5 games are, veteran players will have noticed that it doesn’t take long for the console’s storage space to quickly fill up. This is because AAA games aren’t as small in size as they used to be, with this year’s Call of Duty alone, Modern Warfare 3, requiring a staggering 234.9GB to play. Sure, the PS5 comes with 1TB of storage, but when you account for aspects such as UI it’s more like 800GB. That’s why an SSD upgrade will be sorely needed by most players and you can get your hands on a relatively cheap one thanks to this Black Friday PS5 SSD sale.

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The best PS5 SSD deal we’ve found is the SN850X M.2 2280 NVMe from Western Digital. At 1TB, not only will it effectively double the existing amount of storage in your PS5, but it’s also currently 59% off at Amazon in honour of Black Friday 2023. So where you’d usually be expected to pay a staggering £157.99, for this weekend only you can pick it up for just £64.99 – that’s almost £100 in savings.

• WD Black SN850x 1TB SSD for PS5 – £64.99 at Amazon UK
• WD Black SN850x 2TB SSD for PS5 – £109.99 at Amazon UK

Just bear in mind that the process of installing an SSD can be a bit involved, so be sure to have a gander at our guide on how to install one. That said, unlike the Xbox Series X which uses a proprietary storage system, Sony saw fit to give players the freedom of which manufacturer and brand to use. There is a 2TB version of the same SN850X we’ve recommended, too, for PlayStation owners who want to install even more titles – it’s now just £109.99 down from £371.71, and marks an even better 70% saving.

Aaron Potter