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The best USB hubs for your PlayStation 4

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With hard drives, charging cables, flash drives, PlayStation Move controllers, PSVR headsets, and more fighting for life on your PS4, you’ll find that there just aren’t enough USB ports to go around. Instead of endless amounts of cable swapping, you can remedy that problem with a good USB hub. Here are some of our favorites.

Our pick

Anker 4-Port USB 3.0 HUB

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Staff Pick

The Anker’s slim aluminum design and premium quality finish make it a great addition to your PS4 setup, and the four USB 3.0 ports give you high-speed access to more peripherals. It’s our favorite USB Hub for more than just the PlayStation 4.

$19 at Amazon

Give me moar!

Anker 7-port USB 3.0 hub

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If three extra USB 3.0 ports aren’t enough for your peripheral crazed life, how about six more? The Anker 7-port hub is a powerhouse that even has a two-amp port for charging your smartphone while you play.

$36 at Amazon

Simple and cheap

Sabrent 4-port USB 3.0 hub

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Looking to save money? Sabrent’s 4-port USB 3.0 hub is affordable and does what you need — powers your USB-based peripherals and accessories. Maybe it doesn’t look as good on top of a PS4, but if you are on a tight budget then there’s nothing better.

$9 at Amazon

Blend right in

ElecGear 5-port USB Extender

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This hub replaces the two USB ports on the front of your PlayStation Pro with four USB 2.0 for your peripherals and one USB 3.0 for your solid-state storage. Because it slides onto the front of your PS4 Pro, it’s made to blend in much better than other hubs.

$15 at Amazon

Aesthetic grace

Vertical Data Hub

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This really isn’t different from any of the other hubs we have showcased here except for its looks. This really caught my eye and I think it would look great in any room with your PS4, especially if your PS4 is white!

$16 at Amazon

An all-in-one solution

Skywin all-in-one stand

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Why settle for just a USB hub? The Skywin stand houses every part of your PlayStation experience and charges everything as well. It then also has an extra set of USB ports to make the most of your PS4.

$40 at Amazon

You need more ports

The more you use your PlayStation 4 the more you realize how important USB ports actually are. Every accessory you can think of needs a way to connect to the console, so having a reliable hub is important. The Anker 4-port USB hub is reasonably priced and gives you access to four USB 3.0 hubs to make your storage solutions as fast as possible. The fact that is a matte black aluminum is huge bonus too, it looks great next to your console.

I am also a big proponent of all-in-one solutions like the Skywin charging stand. I have a PlayStation 4 Pro, a PSVR, Move Controllers, and headphones. They all need a home and the Skywin charging station offers a neat solution to your storage needs, as well as offering four USB ports to help with charging. I love how it looks on my desk and it really does make keeping everything together much easier.

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