Topic: For those of you playing PS4 games via USB hard drive on PS5

Do you get boost mode benefits at all? Or improved loading times?

Only played GT Sport and Ratchet and Clank so far but loading times are noticeably quicker.
I've gone from a base PS4, both seem noticeably smoother so I assume they're getting at least PS4 Pro level boosting.

@SJBUK Ah ok cheers. I'm coming from a base PS4 too, waiting on a delivery for my external hard drive. Finally, Arkham Knight without screen tearing!

I don't have an external hard drive I was wondering if a ssd would be faster or just go with a cheapo

@Chevyguy SSD would be faster, certainly for installing games to it in the first place and you'll get pretty good deals this time of year

@Chevyguy Go SSD if you can afford it. I picked up a Crucial CT1000X8SSD9 X8 1TB from Amazon for £95. Expensive compared to spinning rust but fast and 1TB is enough storage for me.

Played some Days Gone on external, and I did notice a difference in load times. I'm using a 1TB Samsung T5 SSD and it's nice and fast. Plus I use rest mode and have had no issues at all once I switched the PS5 to supply power to USB ports all the time in rest mode on. Initially I did have a rest mode external hdd error