Surprisingly, using an external drive can actually be faster than the stock internal drive found in the launch and "Slim" models of the PS4. The internal drive is a standard 5400RPM SATA II hard drive. A modern external Solid State Drive (SSD) connected via USB 3.0 can significantly decrease load times and texture pop-in.
Plug your external hard drive into on your PS4. backup ps4 games to external hard drive
The drive must be plugged directly into the PS4 USB ports; USB hubs are not supported for extended storage. Method 1: Extended Storage (For Playing Games Directly) Surprisingly, using an external drive can actually be