List of PS5 Compatible SSDs*

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Originally Posted by NARMAK

Apparently when it comes to reliability, Samsung are actually on the more reliable side but there's also an oversupply apparently of the memory side so there's actually a healthy discount on NVMe drives atm, even 2TB sides for £150 or less in the UK now for like a 990 Pro.

Some claim you need to upgrade the firmware whilst some say its not needed which is causing confusion for those looking at that particular model for the PS5.

Not sure about that. At least in my case.

Had a 2015 Samsung SSD in my PS4. Memory issues after 4 years.
My Samsung External SSD for PS5 I bought a few years back is already showing signs of memory issues that require a full System restart to correct.

I put a 2TB WD M.2 this time for my PS5 instead of going Samsung. When people were testing both drives a common theme was popping up. When PS5 reads the drive it tests its speed. The 980 always came in around 5.5GB/s while the WD always came in around 6.5GB/s.