PlayStation emphasizes that it will be possible soon through a system update.

We’re just days away from PS5 hitting stores, so the network has become abuzz with news about Sony‘s new console. Now, we have just learned through The Verge portal that PS5 will not be compatible with external SSD storage devices at its launch, although an update that allows it is expected to arrive soon.

Ever since the console was introduced, Sony has bragged about how fast the internal SSD will bring to its next-gen console. And also, from the outset, it was announced that the M.2 SSD storage could be expanded. It can be done, but as Mark Cerny ventured when he presented the technical architecture of the console, not from the day of its launch. “This is reserved for a future update,” they have said from Sony to the aforementioned medium.

Cerny himself asked for patience in the presentation, and it seems that we will have to wait a while to expand the storage of the console. The PS5 architect said that not all M.2 SSDs are fast enough or designed to fit into the console port to perform perfectly on the PS5.

This news can be a setback for users who plan to expand the memory of the console from day one. Keep in mind that games are taking up more and more, and there are titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War that occupies 133GB or Demon’s Souls that weighs 66 GB. If we accumulate several, the console’s hard drive may be more limited than we would like.

Among the latest news from PS5, Sony itself has confirmed that there will be no units in stores on launch day to avoid crowds. And he has also posted a series of videos about the console’s operating system and its functions.

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