I tried an INCOMPATIBLE drive with the PS5
Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping @manscaped at https://manscaped.com/TECH Add Honey for FREE and start saving today at https://joinhoney.com/ltt Thanks, Honey for sponsoring! Sony recently launched their first Beta system update for the PS5, which added high speed M.2 SSD storage expansion support. Some journalists have been quick to criticize this as being too difficult... but does Microsoft s Xbox really have the better solution here, or was Sony right all along? Recommended M.2 SSDs for your PS5 Seagate FireCuda 530 On Amazon (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/OyBwd2 On Best Buy (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/0kwwI On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/WrIxHS Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD (specifically the pro, non-pro is gen 3 and will not work) On Samsung (PAID LINK): https://howl.me/chSR9SpSKvX On Amazon (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/tL7V On Best Buy (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/2lPYP On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/LPd3Pd Buy Playstation 5 On Amazon (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/nijWOf On Best Buy (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/TSR0 On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/BL7d3K2 Buy iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit On Amazon (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/YKBk5 On Best Buy (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/AIUKLw1 On Newegg (PAID LINK): https://geni.us/AKA1 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1364485-i-tried-an-incompatible-drive-with-the-ps5/ ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: https://lmg.gg/sponsors ► PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/podcastgear ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: https://www.floatplane.com/ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 1:12 The benefits and drawbacks of choice 2:39 Microsoft s offering 3:13 How about internal storage? 3:42 Drive requirements 4:09 How to install an M.2 SSD into the PS5 5:38 Note about heatisnks 6:35 Games only note 7:32 Gameplay 9:11 What happens if we install an incompatible drive? 10:13 Using a drive that doesn t meet the minimum speed 10:27 Linus Drop Tips 10:30 Using a drive that doesn t meet the minimum speed 12:45 How can this be made easier for consumers? 14:32 Conclusion
