The PS4 is in a weird place - not only is it Sony's last-gen console, but PS4 games available through PS Plus are going to be phased out in the future, making its available pool of games smaller ...

We've tried to include various capacities, cater to different budgets, and give you a mix of the best HDD and SSD options. So without further delay, check out the best PS4 external hard drives below.

Now, the last thing we needed to now do was use the backup image of our previous PS4 Pro system to return the console to its former state, albeit now with a rapid and much bigger SSD drive installed.

We’ll cover the system’s internal memory in more detail below, but for now, it’s important to distinguish the PS5’s solid-state drive (SSD) from the PS4 Pro’s hard disk drive (HDD).

Or you simply want an easy way to make your game library portable. An external SSD can fix both of these issues (and more) by providing an easy way to expand storage that you can take on the go.

There are some great-looking games for the PS5, but there are also plenty of PS4 games that will run better than ever on the new hardware. If you're halfway through a game on your old PlayStation ...