![]() I’ve probably played hundreds in my day some for mere minutes until the oppressive difficulty turns me off (check out the “bullet hell” genre), others for hours and hours until I’ve perfected a clean run. It’ll bend your brain, even as it tests your thumbs. Only instead of a sphere, you’re traversing complex, beautifully laid out, Möbius strip-like levels. Like SSHD, it has an unusual level design in which attacks can come from all angles. ![]() Like SSHD, it can be fiendishly but entertainingly difficult. Like SSHD, it’s a twin-stick shooter, where you control your spacecraft with the left analog and aim attacks with the right. SSHD could get dizzying, especially in its later stages where the screen filled with a dazzling array of lights and explosions.Ĭurved Space, a brand new indie shmup (“shoot-em-up”) game on the PS5 and various other modern systems, reminds me in a lot of ways of the SSHD experience. In SSHD, players took control of a piddly little alien spacecraft circling a spherical planet, where enemies and laser beams attack from 360 degrees. I have fond memories of blasting through PS3-era Super Stardust HD, far from the first twin-stick shooter, but easily one of the best. Available Now for PS5 (reviewed), PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Windows.Ī twin-stick shooter with groovy Escherian design. Make sure any cables are fully disconnected before beginning the process.Our review of Curved Space, developed by Only By Midnight. The etched PlayStation logo on the top of the console should be facing downwards. Place your console on a flat surface upside down. In order to upgrade your PS5 internal storage, you will need a flat surface to work from, a #1 Phillips or cross-head screwdriver and it’s not a bad idea to make use of a small flashlight or the torch on your phone in order to clearly see what you’re doing at all times.ġ. The drive with the heatsink attached cannot be any bigger than 25mm wide and 11.25mm high in order to fit within the PS5’s internal expansion slot. There may be heatsinks for other SSDs that may not, so be sure to read user reviews to ensure that whatever SSD you buy, it'll fit. ![]() ![]() All of these drives come with a heatsink, something that Sony requires to maintain stable temperatures.Īll the SSDs linked above have heatsinks that fit inside the PS5. Other compatible drives include the Corsair MP600 Pro LPX (opens in new tab), which we've personally tested, the XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade (opens in new tab), WD_BLACK 1TB SN850 (opens in new tab) and the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus (opens in new tab). The Seagate FireCuda 530 (opens in new tab) NVMe M.2 PCle Gen 4 SSD has already been confirmed as PS5 compatible as has the Samsung 980 PRO SSD (opens in new tab). Crucially, you need to make sure your chosen SSD hits every one of these as Sony is keen to stress that if your drive doesn’t it could actually damage your PS5. Sony has a lengthy list of requirements (opens in new tab) on its website, which you’ll also find in the table below. These aren’t uncommon and the big manufacturers such as Samsung, Western Digital and Seagate all make drives of this type. The specific type of internal SSD drive you need is a PCle Gen4 x4 M.2 NVMe SSD. ![]() This is because the read speed that native PS5 games require is extremely fast, and most drives simply don’t have the speed to keep up. The majority of SSDs are not compatible with the PS5. We’ve included a section on which hard drives are compatible below, to help you purchase a compatible drive.ĭon’t worry if you’re feeling a little overwhelmed with so much to consider, our guide on how to upgrade PS5 internal storage will guide you through the process. That’s because the console's base hard drive has a read speed that is very much at the top end of the market, so you need to get an additional SSD that can hit the same speeds. In fact, the hardest part of the process is actually getting your hands on an SSD that fits Sony’s quite strict requirements. ![]()
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