dorkimoe
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Sony confirms the PS5 won’t support SSD storage expansion at launch
Blazing-fast storage but not a lot — and you’ll have to wait to add more.
www.theverge.com
so save your monies
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Ps5 won’t support ssd expansion at launch
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www.theverge.com
so save your monies
Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Sony confirms the PS5 won’t support SSD storage expansion at launch
Blazing-fast storage but not a lot — and you’ll have to wait to add more.
so save your monies
We have known this for months? Cerny said it in his talk a while ago.
ZeroTwoNiner
Neo Member
I assume that it supports external hard drives akin to the series x|s?
dorkimoe
Member
We don’t know if you have to have a certain kind I believe
“What’s the holdup? As Cerny explained, not all M.2 SSDs are fast enough to keep up with the PS5, thin enough to fit into the SSD bay, or compatible with Sony’s I/O controller — and Sony promised to do compatibility testing late this year to make sure.
“PLEASE HOLD OFF ON GETTING THAT M.2 DRIVE UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM US”
At the very least, Cerny suggested, off-the-shelf SSDs would need to deliver more than 5.5GB/sec of bandwidth over a PCIe Gen4 connection, and not have a giant heatsink so large that they won’t fit into the PS5’s drive bay.”
Some people did not know this.
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DaleinCalgary
Member
dumb
Handy Fake
Member
Odd on the face of it, but thinking about it there's bound to be many folk who aren't aware of the needs of the drive that go out and fritter away their money on something that won't work.
GreetingsMortal
Member
Old news is old
Gabbar Singh
Member
Sony step 1 - thanks for pre ordering the console
Sony step 2 - show a teardown. show how clumsy it is to install an ssd.
Sony step 3 - now tell a week before launch that how you cannot upgrade from 660GB usable drive space until sometime next year.
Sony step 2 - show a teardown. show how clumsy it is to install an ssd.
Sony step 3 - now tell a week before launch that how you cannot upgrade from 660GB usable drive space until sometime next year.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Wasn't the 980 PRO from Samsung compatible in terms of speed? Or it isn't out yet?
RCU005
Member
Sometime next year could be January, so that just 2 months to wait. Also, Cerny clearly said they will tell people WHEN they will be able to buy compatible SSD for expansion since April.
Pagusas
Elden Member
Whats clumsy about it? That fact you have to take off a pannel? MS's may be easier, but I prefer the standard slot Sony is using, will eventually give us many more options than the proprietary stick from MS.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
if it is yikes, listed at $350 on samsung website
Thirty7ven
Banned
Would rather know the situation regarding cold storage. Any news on that?
Hostile_18
Banned
I can understand it tbh. While drives like the Samsung 980 and Sabrent 4+ should work Sony officially committing to it been compatible under every PS5 game circumstance is no dount a large and intensive process (especially considering these drives dont have the priority lanes).
Better safe than sorry before giving paying customers the nod, especially given the pricey nature of the drives.
Better safe than sorry before giving paying customers the nod, especially given the pricey nature of the drives.
JimboJones
Member
These consoles feel like they should have launched next year with regards to SSD pricing and amount of on board storage but neither wanted the other to have the first move.
Tripolygon
Banned
Its $220 for 1TB
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
SSD 970 PRO NVMe M.2 1TB Memory & Storage - MZ-V7P1T0BW | Samsung US
Discover the latest features and innovations available in the SSD 970 PRO NVMe M.2 1TB. Find the perfect Memory & Storage for you!
www.samsung.com
says $350 there
BlueHawk357
Member
Such a shame. This puts PS5 behind Xbox Series S in options for space.
Yup, people were dreaming up more shit, the sony fanbois are really good at finding nuggets of information and piecing it into the thing that PS5 SUPPORTS and they're 100% confident of it(the people grabbing random Sony 3D sound tech that's in phones and trying to claim that it's what 3D Audio "is"), when in reality they've got a snowman made of shit... a shitman.
Sony is probably running intense tests on a few SSDs to make sure they don't make the machines die in an awful fire, or more realistically negatively impact the thermal performance.
Don't be shocked if PS5 CERTIFIED drives are the pricier ones, I'm not saying that because they've certified them, I'm saying that Sony isn't taking any risk on jank brands in their machines.
I think M2 is advanced enough that Sony will be possibly able to REJECT a non-certified drive if it's stuck in the M2 slot and have it not work at all.
TL;DR: If you want an SSD to expand the space HOLD YOUR FUCKING HORSES ALREADY FFS, it's coming, but it will take time.
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longdi
Banned
Yes i think that's a worry.
Only WD advertised their new black ssd as PS5 compatible. But no one really knows.
The worst outcome is even the latest Samsung and WD pcie4 ssd have problems operating 100% in PS5. Emulating 12 channels to 8 channels and whatever hardware features of the internal ssd. Always seems like a risky bet on future uncertain outcomes
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PontiusFeeb
Member
Using off-the-shelf SSD expansion will be better in the long run, but I can see why Microsoft went with a custom one — at least it’s available at launch. Trade offs in an imperfect world.
Tripolygon
Banned
Scratch that $229 is the MSRP but its been sold out for about a month now. Even the WD 850 which is just as fast has the same $229 MSRP and sold out also.SSD 970 PRO NVMe M.2 1TB Memory & Storage - MZ-V7P1T0BW | Samsung US
Discover the latest features and innovations available in the SSD 970 PRO NVMe M.2 1TB. Find the perfect Memory & Storage for you!
says $350 there
SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0 SSD - Newegg.com
Buy SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V8P1T0B/AM with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD
Buy Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD featuring 1TB Storage Capacity, M.2 2280 Form Factor, PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.3 Interface, Sequential Reads up to 7000 MB/s, Sequential Writes up to 5000 MB/s, Up to 600TB TBW (Total Bytes Written), Samsung V-NAND Flash Technology, Samsung Elpsis...
www.bhphotovideo.com
Samsung 980 Pro SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe Gen 4x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology - Micro Center
Get it now! Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 3.0.
The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Review: A Spirit of Hope
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Bravedwarf
Neo Member
also same as on xbox it needs to be a consistent 5.5gbps transfer speed even when the buffer is full (xbox series ssd are 2.5gbps consistent) a lot of ssd drives seem like they will work like the new samsung evo drives but once there buffer is filled up the drive slows down hard so it won't work. if most drives just barely work for series consoles throughput then i can imagine sony's spec willl take a good 6 months further for those drives to be met
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
leads to fear. Fear leads to xbox.
Those people are morons
Bravedwarf
Neo Member
Scratch that $229 is the MSRP.
SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0 SSD - Newegg.com
Buy SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V8P1T0B/AM with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!www.newegg.com
Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD
Buy Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD featuring 1TB Storage Capacity, M.2 2280 Form Factor, PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.3 Interface, Sequential Reads up to 7000 MB/s, Sequential Writes up to 5000 MB/s, Up to 600TB TBW (Total Bytes Written), Samsung V-NAND Flash Technology, Samsung Elpsis...Samsung 980 Pro SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe Gen 4x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology - Micro Center
Get it now! Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 3.0.www.microcenter.com
The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Review: A Spirit of Hope
www.anandtech.com
swear these drives won't work cause once their buffer is filled up they transfer super slow... aka once you pass the 50gb buffer the transfer at 1 to 2 gbps? so say you install cod it will chug along till the cache was emptied and with sony system recording background etc etc... dunno seen reviews on it hence why they saying wait for them to verify... but don't spread these drives as these are the ones.
SONY NEEDS CONSISTANT 5.5GBPS RAW SPEED. Not one time
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Scratch that $229 is the MSRP but its been sold out for about a month now. Even the WD 850 which is just as fast has the same $229 MSRP and sold out also.
SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express 4.0 SSD - Newegg.com
Buy SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.3c Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V8P1T0B/AM with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD
Buy Samsung 1TB 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD featuring 1TB Storage Capacity, M.2 2280 Form Factor, PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.3 Interface, Sequential Reads up to 7000 MB/s, Sequential Writes up to 5000 MB/s, Up to 600TB TBW (Total Bytes Written), Samsung V-NAND Flash Technology, Samsung Elpsis...Samsung 980 Pro SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe Gen 4x4 Internal Solid State Drive with V-NAND 3 bit MLC Technology - Micro Center
Get it now! Unleash the power of the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for next-level computing. 980 PRO delivers 2x the data transfer rate of PCIe 3.0, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 3.0.The Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 SSD Review: A Spirit of Hope
Weird the Manufacturer is over priced on there own item.
looks like one I listed is a different drive with some other config. Gonna be crazy trying to find the right stuff for PS5 for dam sure.
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Tripolygon
Banned
Look at their press release they have the actual MSRP on there too so something is up somewhere.
Samsung Delivers Next-Level SSD Performance with 980 PRO for Gaming and High-End PC Applications
The 980 PRO SSD unlocks a new range of advanced applications for gamers and creative professionals. Samsung Electronics America, the leader in advanced memory technology, today unveiled the company’s first consumer PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD) – the Samsung 980 PRO.1 The new 980 PRO is...
news.samsung.com
JimboJones
Member
I wonder if we'll ever see nVME storage end up in a future Series X revision, xbox360 started with proprietary HDD enclosure and even PS2 style memory cards then eventually ended up using standard sata harddrives and usb pen drives/hdd's.
Tripolygon
Banned
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diffusionx
Gold Member
No SSD expansion support
No Tempest audio for speakers
Sloppy list for BC (games which Ubishit say won't work are not on the Sony list)
I feel like the PS5 needs a CP2077 like delay to get this thing over the hump. But hey, at least they have games unlike the competition.
No Tempest audio for speakers
Sloppy list for BC (games which Ubishit say won't work are not on the Sony list)
I feel like the PS5 needs a CP2077 like delay to get this thing over the hump. But hey, at least they have games unlike the competition.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
For now all those who said series x 1tb expansion it was too expensive or a bad form factor can stick a proverbial sock in it.
Sony needs to fix this, there is a fair number of hardcore gamers out there with cash that want to expand thier storage at launch. (I'm not one of them though)
Sony needs to fix this, there is a fair number of hardcore gamers out there with cash that want to expand thier storage at launch. (I'm not one of them though)
Blond
Banned
I’m really shocked how many question’s were answered clearly and thoroughly in the road to PS5 that months later people are still surprised pikachu about.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Cerny did say wait after launch for a list of compatible drives so what's the problem?
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
well we talking about the same folks that would be confused by the Xbox naming system...
Bravedwarf
Neo Member
Right but where’s the data on transfer once the buffer has been filled. The ars technica review states the transfer speed. This is something else.That is not how storage and game data streaming works.
Right benchmark
Mr Moose
Member
970 Pro v 980 Pro.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Who is using all 700GB of space on launch?
It's a none issue.
It's a none issue.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
duhhh, thanks google.., I clearly ment 970 pro when I copy pasted 980 pro....