The PS5 SSD situation is still a little murky. Of course, we know that it will ship with a superfast 825GB SSD as standard - has anyone addressed the slightly odd capacity, by the way? - but beyond that, we know only a 🐟little.
Some context: in the midst of his deep-dive and explaining more on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PS5 specs, Mark Cerny confirmed that the PS5 will have a custom SSD, running about 100-times faster than the PS4's storage system - though that is of a more traditional, whirring HDD setup. He went on to describe in his glorious PowerPoint presentation that the key speed on offer will be up to 5.5GB/s - dwarfing the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Series X's 2.4GB/s. Nice. We also know that there will be space for another internal SSD within the console and ♚regular USB-interfaces for external hard drives, like a lot of PS4 owners use now. The extra internal space is a big deal, as you'll be able to add extra storage, of excellent speeds that'll be plugged directly into the motherboard of the PS5 rather than relying on an external, limited-by-USB unit.
And thus, while we know that the PS5 will have space for another SSD internally, we don't know which varieties will be compatible (let alone officially licensed or 'best'); we can safely guess that there will be an official Sony SSD for said slot, but we don't know how big or how much that'll cost; and we know that the PS5 will work with e🔥xternal, regular USB hard drives, but we don't know the best setup for that yet. Combine this with the very known fact that the PS5 SSD will make games run better and quicker - and adding anoth𝔉er can only be a good thing for storage too, and we arrive at an interesting proposition: The PS5 and SSD storage are a clearly match made in heaven - but how shall we make the most of it when the console arrives?
Apparently the 980 Pro will go up to 1TB in capacity too which is also important as we can only assume (basically) that next-gen games will be of even larger file sizes and have even larger updates - though澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2𒅌019) is giving that a real go now on current-gen consoles. So one would want to buy a big 🍒capacity to ensure there is enough space, naturally.
However. And it's a big 'however'. While we have seen a general trend of affordability in SSDs in recent months and year or two particularly, they are still the premium level of storage, and the prices can get really premium, very quickly, particularly if the latest and greatest speeds and features are found within them. Th𝄹is Samsung Pro is a fine example and probable manifestation of this and is likely tꦏo demand an expensive admission price.
Personally, I'll probably do some further waiting even once the PS5 comes out to address two questions: how big are the games goꦰing to be, in reality?; and what is the extra, official PS5 SSD going to cost? Or, with the second one, at least see what any officially licensed partners might make - much like the Samsung Pro SSD.
While we await more concrete info on options, at the very least, in the first instance, we'd still recommend bagging a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PS4 external hard drive now if you're looking for a way to ensure you can carry data, saves and more, over to the next-gen of consoles - maybe just a budget one. Though, having said that even the best PS4 SSD is a great place to start at this stage if you want some of the best external-but-fast storage going. However, while it might be tempting, for example, to get an external SSD and rely on the USB interface, you'd then miss out on the aforementioned𒐪 optimization of having an internal SSD that is plugged straight into the very DNA (almost)൩ of the PS5's motherboard - that benefit cannot be overlooked.
Whatever you go for, it'll be pay to be prepared, as it'll be a good idea to back up everything anyway if you're going to be doing a 'clean sweep' upgrade and maybe trading your PS4 in against a PS5 or selling it to raise funds. However, it's also going to be compatible with the PS5's 'normal' USB interface and work like an external PS5 hard drive just like on the PS4 - we're led to believe th𝓀at it'll be as simple as that and the PS5 will accommodate such external storage. Simples.
It's the waiting that's slightly irksome as a PS5 S🔯SD would be a welcome purchase to make before the console if we knew it was compatible. However, as we continue the summer of 𓆉drip-fed information, we will be sure to have all the guides you need to make an astute purchase once we know more. Watch this space.
