Those USB ports are for more than topping off your controller battery.

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It's not as immediately apparent what to do with your PS5's USB ports compared to the many uses for your phone's USB port or everything they can do on your PC. And while you might have used them for some basic purposes, there are others you may not have considered yet.

All PS5 variations have two 10 Gbps USB-A ports on their rear, but the front USB ports are slightly different depending on which model you have. On the original PS5, there's one USB-A 2.0 port and a 10 Gbps USB-C port. On the PS5 Slim and PS5 Pro, the front USB 2.0 port is USB-C instead. Avoid the slow USB 2.0 port for speed-sensitive purposes like external storage.

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