WD_BLACK 2TB SN850P NVMe M.2 SSD Officially Licensed Storage Expansion for PS5 Consoles, up to 7,300MB/s, with heatsink…
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Best for PS5 / Xbox Series X
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Current price
$299.99
Updated May 14, 2026 · 1 min read
The consensus
What reviewers found
Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.
The SN850P is the only drive in this roundup officially licensed by Sony for PS5 storage expansion, and reviewers — particularly in r/PS5 and r/playstation — treat it as the path-of-least-resistance pick for console upgrades. It's essentially a tuned SN850X in a PS5-optimized heatsink, with thermal characteristics and form factor validated for the console's M.2 bay. Across retailer-customer reviews on Amazon (4.8 stars, 11,000+ reviews) and Best Buy, the consistent feedback is plug-and-play installation with no firmware fiddling required.
What reviewers liked
- Officially Sony-licensed — guaranteed PS5 compatibility with no thermal or speed surprises
- Pre-installed heatsink sized correctly for the PS5 M.2 bay
- Plug-and-play install consistently reported across retailer reviews
- Same underlying SN850X-class performance reviewers respect on PC
Where it falls short
- Usually priced above an SN850X plus aftermarket heatsink for identical real-world performance
- Heatsink form factor limits portability to laptops or small-form-factor PCs
- No meaningful advantage over SN850X on desktop PCs, reviewers note
- Limited availability of larger capacities at competitive prices
The SN850P is the only drive in this roundup officially licensed by Sony for PS5 storage expansion, and reviewers — particularly in r/PS5 and r/playstation — treat it as the path-of-least-resistance pick for console upgrades. It's essentially a tuned SN850X in a PS5-optimized heatsink, with thermal characteristics and form factor validated for the console's M.2 bay.
Across retailer-customer reviews on Amazon (4.8 stars, 11,000+ reviews) and Best Buy, the consistent feedback is plug-and-play installation with no firmware fiddling required. Load times on PS5 titles match Sony's internal SSD in community comparisons, which is the actual benchmark that matters for console use.
The trade-off reviewers flag: the SN850P typically commands a price premium over the equivalent SN850X with a third-party heatsink, and on PC the standard SN850X is the more flexible buy. A small number of community posts also note the heatsink is taller than some aftermarket options, which is irrelevant in a PS5 but matters if buyers try to repurpose the drive into a laptop later.
- Feature 1
- Officially licensed M.2 SSD for PlayStation 5 consoles[4] so you can easily install and play with no concern of compatibility. [4]For PlayStation 5 system software compatibility, please visit the official WD_BLACK site.
- Feature 2
- With capacities ranging from 1TB to 8TB[1], your PS5 console has the additional space to store up to 200 games[3] (8TB model) [1]1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment. [3] Number of games based on a 36GB average per game. The number of games will vary based on file size, formatting, other programs, and factors.
- Feature 3
- Experience uninterrupted gameplay with a brand-new, optimized heatsink designed especially for the PS5 console for an easy, worry-free installation into the M.2 slot.
- Feature 4
- Play directly from the drive and eliminate the need to transfer or delete games from your console with tested and approved storage for your PS5 console[4].
- Feature 5
- Push the envelope of PCIe Gen 4 technology with read speeds up to 7,300MB/s[2], giving you seamless gameplay and incredibly short load times. [2]1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
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