Sony has just announced what will be the first major update for PS5 , its new video game console. With it, the possibility of saving the games on an external USB storage unit will be enabled. An interesting option that was already needed, but there is a small but totally understandable one that you should know.
Sony will allow storing PS5 games on external drives
Sony already has ready and prepared for an imminent launch what will be the first major update of its recent PS5 console. It will be next April 14 (tomorrow) when it is launched and users who have been lucky enough to get a unit can update. But, what news does it bring? Well, along with some improvements at the level of performance or fixes of errors that have been able to solve, the highlight will be something related to the storage of the games.
Thanks to this new update , PS5 users will be able to save their games on an external storage unit connected via USB. And yes, you read that right, we are talking about storage. Therefore, the games that you have that disc will not be able to be executed and it is something completely understandable.
That is, the PS5 makes use of a very fast internal storage unit that allows the loading times of the games to be minimal. Trying or pretending that you can get the same performance using an external USB drive is impossible, so forget the possibility of that happening now or in the future.
The only option to be able to expand that capacity and be able to play games would be by enabling the M.2 SSD drive bay that the console has. But this will still remain inactive after this update, so be patient if it is something you had in mind to be done shortly. What you can do is install the PS4 games on an external USB drive
The good thing is that with this new possibility to store PS5 games is that you save the download process if by any chance you were running out of space on the internal disk. In addition, the games stored on the external USB drive will be updated. Thus, the moment you feel like playing again, you will have everything you need to do so.
In addition to this, Sony also announced that PS4 and PS5 players will be able to share screen even with consoles from different generations. This option will allow you to pass a virtual controller to a friend or a second controller to play cooperative titles.
Interesting news that also adds to improvements in the app for mobile devices as well as other small details focused on the social issue with a new statistics and trophies screen, adjusting the volume of other players or being able to deactivate the chat. Although surely many want more to be able to buy a console that is still difficult to find. So only those lucky enough to buy it will enjoy this first update.
How to install the new PlayStation 5 update
The new PlayStation update from Sony will be available tomorrow April 14 as we have already mentioned and you will have practically nothing to do. When the console connects to the internet it will detect that this new update software is present and it will give you the option to install it. If not, if you could go to the settings and in software update, check for updates.
Likewise, if doing the search process for said update manually does not appear anything, be patient and try again later. Because it will appear and you will have access to this new option.