PSA: you can only have one disc drive registered to a PS5…
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PSA: you can only have one disc drive registered to a PS5 console
I bought a second PS5 disc drive as a backup. My thinking was pretty simple: eventually the current drive will fail, and in 10, 20 or 30 years working replacement drives may be much harder to find. I have a large collection of physical PS4/PS5 games, Blu-rays and 4K Blu-rays, so I wanted a known-working spare ready to go.
I unpacked the new drive, connected it to my PS5 Pro and paired it online. It registered fine. I then watched a 4K Blu-ray on it to make sure everything worked properly.
After that I removed it, packed it away for storage and reinstalled my original drive.
Then...
The PS5 made me pair the original drive again! Even though that exact drive had already been paired with that exact console before.
So as far as I can tell, the console only remembers one drive pairing at a time. Pairing Drive B effectively replaces the pairing for Drive A.
That means you can’t keep a second drive as a fully paired, offline backup. If your original drive fails years from now, the spare will still need Sony’s online pairing service before it can be used.
That’s the part I find frustrating. I specifically bought and tested a genuine Sony replacement drive so I could put it away as a long-term spare, but it still depends on Sony continuing to support the pairing service whenever I eventually need it.
Meaning Don't needs to keep the bit of the PSN that authorizes pairing active forever, or any drives not already paired will become useless paperweights.
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I bought a second PS5 disc drive as a backup. My thinking was pretty simple: eventually the current drive will fail, and in 10, 20 or 30 years working replacement drives may be much harder to find. I have a large collection of physical PS4/PS5 games, Blu-rays and 4K Blu-rays, so I wanted a known-working spare ready to go.
I unpacked the new drive, connected it to my PS5 Pro and paired it online. It registered fine. I then watched a 4K Blu-ray on it to make sure everything worked properly.
After that I removed it, packed it away for storage and reinstalled my original drive.
Then...
The PS5 made me pair the original drive again! Even though that exact drive had already been paired with that exact console before.
So as far as I can tell, the console only remembers one drive pairing at a time. Pairing Drive B effectively replaces the pairing for Drive A.
That means you can’t keep a second drive as a fully paired, offline backup. If your original drive fails years from now, the spare will still need Sony’s online pairing service before it can be used.
That’s the part I find frustrating. I specifically bought and tested a genuine Sony replacement drive so I could put it away as a long-term spare, but it still depends on Sony continuing to support the pairing service whenever I eventually need it.
Meaning Don't needs to keep the bit of the PSN that authorizes pairing active forever, or any drives not already paired will become useless paperweights.
#games
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