Five months. That's how long it's been since Sony released its newest flagship console, the PlayStation 5. While the stock shortage continues, Sony is continuing to work hard to make the PlayStation 5 better, including adding its latest and first-ever major software system update.

The update, which is set to arrive on April 14, 2021, will add a number of new features and improvements to the PlayStation 5.

Here's a quick rundown of everything new in the PS5 April 2021 update.

What's New in the PS5 April 2021 Update?

Storing PS5 Games on External Drives

Since the console launched, critics and audiences alike have criticized Sony's decision to use a smaller storage drive for the PS5. Although many agree that the proprietary storage drive is functionally a lot faster than the one used on the Xbox Series S/X, the real-world performance difference isn't enough to justify at least one AAA title's worth of storage space.

It also doesn't help that the Xbox Series S/X already has at least one external storage drive supported that's out right now, while the PlayStation 5 has none.

Luckily, thanks to the latest update, players can now store PS5 games on supported external hard drives. The new feature will let players transfer their game data straight from their PlayStation 5 and directly to their external drives to free up some space. Even though the feature still won't let players boot games directly from the external drives, it's still a welcome addition.