{"id":425065,"date":"2025-11-05T04:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2178386"},"modified":"2025-11-05T04:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:53:40","slug":"this-ps5-compatible-ssd-is-now-169-99-in-gamestops-black-friday-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/this-ps5-compatible-ssd-is-now-169-99-in-gamestops-black-friday-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"This PS5-compatible SSD is now $169.99 in GameStop&#8217;s Black Friday sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/this-ps5-compatible-ssd-is-now-169-99-in-gamestops-black-friday-sale.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getting hold of a PlayStation 5 may be tough this Black Friday, but for those who have been lucky, the next hot item on the list is an SSD to expand the console&#8217;s comparatively meagre internal storage. As Sony&#8217;s new console makes use of the latest and fastest SSDs on the market to achieve its next-to-zero loading times to incredible effect like in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, these are also the most expensive SSDs right now. Fortunately, GameStop has one of the best deals you can find in the US this Black Friday, as it&#8217;s selling the 1TB Samsung 980 PRO for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamestop.com\/consoles-hardware\/desktops-laptops\/pc-components\/hard-drives-ssds\/products\/samsung-980-pro-1tb-pcie-4.0-nvme-m.2-internal-v-nand-solid-state-drive-playstation-5-compatible\/310255.html\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just $169.99<\/a>, which saves you $60 off its usual MSRP.<\/p>\n<p>For those thinking long term and willing to shell out even more, the 2TB version also has a huge reduction, down to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamestop.com\/consoles-hardware\/desktops-laptops\/pc-components\/hard-drives-ssds\/products\/samsung-980-pro-2tb-pcie-4.0-nvme-m.2-internal-v-nand-solid-state-drive-playstation-5-compatible\/11165891.html\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$319.99<\/a>. While that&#8217;s more than the cost of a new Xbox Series S, you also have to appreciate that it&#8217;s down from its usual MSRP of $429.99, saving you $110. And if you like games that constantly require gargantuan updates (looking at you, Call of Duty) then that extra 1TB is going to come in handy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-ps5-compatible-ssd-deal-gamestop-black-friday-2021\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/digitalfoundry-ps5-compatible-ssd-deal-gamestop-black-friday-2021\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting hold of a PlayStation 5 may be tough this Black Friday, but for those who have been lucky, the next hot item on the list is an SSD to expand the console&#8217;s comparatively meagre internal storage. As Sony&#8217;s new console makes use of the latest and fastest SSDs on the market to achieve its next-to-zero loading times to incredible effect like in Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, these are also the most expensive SSDs right now. Fortunately, GameStop has one of the best deals you can find in the US this Black Friday, as it&#8217;s selling the 1TB Samsung 980 PRO for just $169.99, which saves you $60 off its usual MSRP. 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