If you’re looking for more storage space for your PC or gaming console, Black Friday tends to bring an avalanche of deals on pricey SSDs and external hard drives. PS5 owners can now expand the console’s storage space by installing an NVMe SSD. Meanwhile, Xbox Series X|S owners can pick up the Seagate Storage Expansion Card–it’s not on sale just yet, but we expect to see discounts closer to Black Friday. Of course, you can also use external hard drives for the PS4 and Xbox One and store PS5 and Series X games (they have to be transferred back first to be played). We’ve rounded up the best Black Friday SSD deals available now. We’ll continue to add to this list as more deals go live.
Best Black Friday SSD deals
After a year on the market, it’s not unusual to see many PS5 owners going under the hood of their consoles and tinkering with it so that it has more accessible storage capacity. It’s worth noting though that many NVMe SSDs will not work optimally in a PS5, and you’ll need one that meets the following requirements before you can start popping the console face-plates off:
Interface: PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD
Sequential Read Speed: At least 5,500MB/s
Form Factor: M.2 type 2230, 2242, 2260, 2280, or 22110
Socket Type: Socket 3 (Key M)
Capacity: 250GB – 4TB
Cooling Structure: Single-sided format or double-sided heatsink
Total size including heatsink: less than 110mm (L) x 25mm (W) x 11.25mm (H)
