Why Can't You Play PS5 Games from External Hard Drive?
You can't play PS5 games from an external drive because Sony wants you to experience all the fancy tech they've packed into the console. External drives = slower, internal SSD = faster.
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The PS5's internal SSD is much faster than any external hard drive. This ensures games load quicker and run smoother. You can still store PS5 games on an external drive, but you'll need to transfer them to internal storage to play.
PS5 games need the high-speed SSD to function properly. External hard drives just won't cut it for the next-gen experience.
Sony designed the PS5 to run its games from the internal SSD for speed and performance reasons. External drives just can't match the blazing fast load times!
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