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The Black Friday PS5 SSD deals we have here are the perfect chance to upgrade your console's storage for a lower price. Whether that's an internal M.2 SSD or a portable external SSD, you can get something here to store more games and media. And with PS5 games increasing in size every year and 100+GB downloads almost standard now, an expansion is pretty much essential.
Even a comparatively modest 1TB SSD boost is effectively doubling your PS5's original 1TB storage. And, if you've got the money, you can go much bigger and download loads more before you have to worry about deleting anything.
Just remember an internal M.2 SSDs needs a heatsink in a PS5, and they don't always come with one. We've specified if a heatsink is included with any SSDs below, but always remember to doublecheck before you buy! And, even if you do get a SSD without a heatsink included, they're an inexpensive extra to add on - we've listed a couple of options below to steer you in the right direction.
With that out the way, let's guide you through the PS5 storage upgrade discounts we've found with these Black Friday PS5 SSD deals. As a rule the best SSDs for gaming are also usually compatible with the PS5 as well, so there's some extra options there as well if you can't find anything here.
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- HEATSINKS: Grab a separate heatsink for as little as $9
- Amazon: The biggest range of SSDs and deals
- Best Buy: Drives from WD, Samsung, and Crucial - and discounts on them
- Newegg: Save up to 56% on best-selling drives
- Western Digital: Weekly discounts on its own drives
- Walmart: Decent range of SATAs
UK:
- HEATSINKS: You can grab a heatsink separately for as little as £6
- Amazon: Where SSDs go to be discounted
- eBuyer: External, NVMe, SATA drives on sale
- Very: Best-selling brands on sale
- Overclockers: Seagate, Samsung, and WD Black discounts
- Western Digital: Weekly deals on their own drives
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Black Friday PS5 SSD and hard drive deals: FAQs
When will Black Friday PS5 SSD deals start?
Black Friday officially begins on Friday, November 24 this year. As we've seen in previous years, deals will likely start in the weeks leading up to that day. We do see the odd deal pop up from the end of October onwards, but the best deals do start to emerge at the beginning of Thanksgiving week. Cyber Monday will happen again this year, but Black Friday usually brings around more deals, and is the safer bet.
Where will the best Black Friday SSD deals be?
If you're looking for a new PS5 SSD during November 2023 then you'll likely find that all major tech retailers are offering amazing discounts on them. If we had to guess though, we'd place our best on the retailers below.
US Retailers:
Amazon: Wide range of brands and sizes on sale
BestBuy: Discounts on SSDs exclusive to BestBuy
Walmart: Deals on internal and portable SSDs of different sizes
Newegg: Money off of big brands like WD_Black
UK Retailers:
Amazon: Sales on all different brands and sizes
Currys: Money off of tons of solid state drive options
OverClockersUK: Sales on top brands like Seagate and WD
eBuyer: Discounts on a range of internal and external SSDs
Black Friday PS5 SSD deals: What to expect this year
Amazon tends to hold some of the best Black Friday PS5 SSD deals. If you take a scan at the deals from last year which we've kept on ice and detailed below for reference, you'll notice that a majority of them are from the world's largest retailer.
In the UK however, you can also find a wide range of deals at a few high-street tech retailers, such as Curry's and PC World, who have a range of portable SSDs and HDDs on offer.
For the most part, NVMe SSDs have stayed cheap in 2023, which we saw beginning in 2022. On the whole, because SSDs have been so cheap for so long, the price data you'll see on their web pages isn't even close to accurate, and when it comes to Black Friday PS5 SSD deals, this could mean some offers seem a lot better than they actually are.
The best three drives on the market, at least in our tests, are the WD Black SN850X, the Samsung 990 Pro, and the Seagate Firecuda 530. An average price for any of those in a 1TB capacity is anywhere between $60-$75. For Black Friday, if you can get any of them for as close to $60/£60 as possible, or below, that's an excellent price for top performing drive. For Prime Day in the Summer months, we saw the 990 Pro go for $49.99, so keep your eyes peeled for those types of prices.
In larger capacities, that retail price detail you see on digital storefronts is even less trustworthy, so be sure to bookmark of this page and check back closer to the time for the deals that are actually deals.
What SSD should you buy for PS5?
We feel confident saying that there definitely will be something for everyone in this year's Black Friday PS5 SSD deals. There are big brands that are well-established, but the great thing about the SSD market is that you don't need to go with a bigger brand to get amazing read and write speeds. Verbatim is a slightly lesser-known brand these days, but it came out with the Vi7000G this year, and it's easily one of the best-value PS5 SSDs money can buy.
The internal PS5 SSD market is likely to be an exciting one thanks to prices slowly coming down in the last year. Deal prices will most likely take amazing drives to historically low prices as manufacturers like Seagate and WD try to offset a troubling year. Internal drives such as the WD Black SN850 and Gigabyte's AORUS 7000s are beginning to get older, so that makes them good candidates for the first, big price cuts to look for.
One tip for Black Friday is to look for SSDs without a heatsink, as these are often more heavily discounted than the ones designed for use in the PS5. It's so easy to get your hands on a great PS5 heatsink on the cheap, and even getting these things separately can save you money sometimes.
The Samsung 980 PRO 1TB is a great bet for a "lowest ever price" in this year's Black Friday PS5 SSD deals - across all of its capacities. It's been on the scene for a bit longer now and has already seen its 'normal' price settle at a lower level. With the 990 Pro being a more established contender now too, we could see some excellent discounts to Samsung's range.
Whatever internal model you have your eyes on, remember it will still have to meet Sony's criteria and recommended specs. Here they are again for convenience:
- PCIe Gen4 interface
- 250GB - 4TB capacity
- 5,500MB/s read speed or faster
- 22mm width (do not go for 25mm units)
- Heatsink required (built-in or DIY)
When it comes to the best PS5 external hard drives, you have plenty of options. HDD will be the cheap and cheerful form of storage it always is, but if you want to store more PS5 games on an external drive, a portable SSD is what you'll need. This year, the WD Black P40 has emerged as the best external hard drive we've seen, but you don't need to go that pricey for solid read/write speeds.
Older external SSDs might be the ones to watch. The perenially popular Samsung T5 is getting harder to find these days, but the T7 Shield is taking its place. While it, too, has been out for a while and its regular price point is decent, it could be prone to price cuts this Black Friday. The WD P10 SSD (5TB) is also one we'd keep a close eye on. At the time of writing, it's on sale at Amazon in the US for only $110, so that bodes very well for external prices come Black Friday.
And remember, there'll be great discounts off loads of PS5 external HDDs too: from long-time favorites like WD's My Passport to Seagate's licensed hard drive companions for PS4 and Xbox One. Even value drives like Toshiba's Canvio Advance range to premium, large-scale expansions like Seagate's desktop big boys will see reductions as HDD continues to get cheaper.
Complete your preparation for the sales on all things PS5 this year with info on the Black Friday PS5 TV deals, and for those across the console aisle, check out our Black Friday Xbox Series X deals page. Need to fill your new SSD? Take a look at the Black Friday video game deals we expect to see this year. We'd also recommend keeping tabs on this year's Black Friday Samsung deals for more.