ps5 usb storage
Skip itA small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$68.67avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$17.24–$174.12cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Good3.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Okay+8.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Bad27,023.57avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$35K$35K/yr · 37K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ps5 usb storage is a $35K/yr Amazon United States market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ps5 usb storage market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $34K–$52K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #85
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 81%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
143
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
12%
- Seagate45%
- YOTUO23%
- ezekers6%
- BUFFALO5%
- Tianken5%
- Alphami3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top ps5 usb storage search terms
- usb extended storage ps515K/yr
- usb storage for ps56K/yr
- ps5 usb storage5K/yr
- extended hard drive ps54K/yr
- usb extended storage drive ps57K/yr
- terabyte for playstation 5258/yr
Top ps5 usb storage products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Seagate Game Drive for PlayStation Consoles 2 TB External Hard Drive - USB 3.2 Gen 1 Officially-Licensed (STLV2000101)
Seagate$92.394.5★3,406 rev
Seagate Portable 2TB External Hard Drive HDD USB 3.0 for PC Mac PlayStation & Xbox -1-Year Rescue Service (STGX2000400)
Seagate$89.294.6★272,007 rev
YOTUO 500GB External Hard Drive Portable Storage Expansion HDD USB 3.0 & USB-C for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Smartphone PS4 Xbox One Xbox 360 Office & Game Black
YOTUO$32.114.3★968 rev
Ezekers Portable 500GB External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 & USB C for PC Mac PS5 (Storage Only) PS4 Phone (Android and iPhone 15/16/17) & Xbox - Ultra Fast
ezekers$29.374.2★446 rev
BUFFALO External SSD 1.0TB - Officially Licensed Product Compatible with PS5 Consoles / PS4 Consoles - USB3.2 Gen2 Type A Compact Stick SSD-SAO1.0U3B
BUFFALO$102.294.4★83 rev
Newest
by launch date
1TB External Hard Drive HDD Portable USB 3.0 & Type-C Storage for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Xbox PS4 PS5 Backup Drive for Photos Movies Music Games Plug & Play High Speed Data Transfer
Alphami$70.363 rev
160GB External Hard Drive HDD Portable USB 3.0 & Type-C Storage for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Xbox PS4 PS5 Backup Drive for Photos Movies Music Games Plug & Play High Speed Data Transfer
Alphami$22.7530 rev
PILCNLA Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive 500GB USB3.0 HDD Storage for Xbox One X/S Xbox 360 PS4 PS5 PC Desktop Laptop MacBook Chromebook
PILCNLA$31.1747 rev
EAGET 512GB USB Flash Drive USB-C Dual-Port Solid State Drive with USB 3.2 560MB/s High-Speed Thumb Drive for iPhone 15/16/17 Pro Android Mac PC Durable Metal Body & Portable SSD
EAGET$70.0849 rev
GODBPNYMU 500GB External Hard Drive Compact Portable Hard USB 3.0/USB C
GODBPNYMU$30.04104 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum160GB External Hard Drive HDD Portable USB 3.0 & Type-C Storage for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Xbox PS4 PS5 Backup Drive for Photos Movies Music Games Plug & Play High Speed Data Transfer
Alphami$22.754.0★
GODBPNYMU 500GB External Hard Drive Compact Portable Hard USB 3.0/USB C
GODBPNYMU$30.044.4★
1TB External Hard Drive HDD Portable USB 3.0 & Type-C Storage for PC Mac Desktop Laptop Xbox PS4 PS5 Backup Drive for Photos Movies Music Games Plug & Play High Speed Data Transfer
Alphami$70.361.0★
PILCNLA Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive 500GB USB3.0 HDD Storage for Xbox One X/S Xbox 360 PS4 PS5 PC Desktop Laptop MacBook Chromebook
PILCNLA$31.174.0★
EAGET 512GB USB Flash Drive USB-C Dual-Port Solid State Drive with USB 3.2 560MB/s High-Speed Thumb Drive for iPhone 15/16/17 Pro Android Mac PC Durable Metal Body & Portable SSD
EAGET$70.084.5★
What buyers say about ps5 usb storage
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product”
“Easy storage”
“Great Value”
“User Friendly”
“As advertised”
“It has great transfer speeds”
“Easy to set up”
“Compatibility fully”
“portable and easy to find”
“FAST AND EASY”
What buyers complain about
“Doesnt last”
“Doesn't work properly”
“this is not compatible”
“This isnt cheap so recommend looking into this prior to purchasing”
“takes up little space”
“It wont connect to my computer”
“False advertising”
“Low quality”
“It was rather slow to transfer files”
“well to be honest its a slow drive”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ps5 usb storage profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $35K/yr across 21 tracked products. 3 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- How competitive is the ps5 usb storage niche?
- 13 brands and 143 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ps5 usb storage?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 3.0%.
- When does demand for ps5 usb storage peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ps5 usb storage niche?
- Listings span $17.24–$174.12; the average listing price is $68.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 27,024 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.