What kinds of external Hard drives are compatible with PS5?

I'm looking to see if anyone knows off hand types of external HDs to look for specifically for PS5/PS4.

Solution 1:

Any USB plug and play hard drive is fine, the PS5/PS4 will reformat the external hard drive so it's usable. This is not the case with the secondary SSD slot for the PS5.

Solution 2:

The information below is taken from PS5 Extended Storage and PS4 Extended Storage. The requirements are roughly the same, which a few differences. While the information provides a good overall view on what is supported, it is best to research the harddrive to ensure it is compatible:

• Space - The harddrive capacity must be between 250Gb and 8TB
• USB - The harddrive must support USB 3.0. The information below is a combination of both articles:
  • SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen1/USB 3.2 Gen1)
  • SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen2/USB 3.2 Gen2/USB 3.2 Gen1x2)
    • (PS5 ONLY) USB 3.2 Gen1x2 devices are supported but as single-lane USB3.2 x1 connections (5Gbps)
  • SuperSpeed USB 20 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen2x2)
    • (PS5 ONLY) USB 3.2 Gen2x2 devices are supported but as single-lane USB3.2 x1 connections (10Gbps).

Other general information on the articles state:

• PS4 - "Proper operation is not guaranteed for all external hard disc drive models."

• PS5 - "Not all devices are guaranteed to work with the PS5 console"