Bo_Hazem
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Well good thing is they can do a system update down the road if they want to allow externals that support speeds needed. My guess is an updated Series X (Series Y?) will either support M.2 or USB ports that support external drives with fast enough read/write.
I am surprised the console didn't ship with USB 4 to allow faster external read/write speeds so external drives could be used, but proprietary cards are a source of profit while taking a loss on consoles....
Not sure if it'll work on Series console as the internal and external one are using different type of NVMe, utilizing only 2x lanes instead of 4x. Not sure if there is an adapter for that, but if there is you can even use PCIe 3.0 at similar speeds or even higher with no problem, making you have access to very cheap options.
Well all I remember is that Cerny said the PS5 itself takes over dealing with the various priority levels, etc.
He said the M.2 drive's controller isn't going to be doing much, instead the PS5 will do it. But that's why they need extra speed to account for that.
Cerny never said the M.2 SSD needs a particular controller or DRAM. Just around 7 GB/s read speed.
Yes, the I/O will mimic those missing priority levels, but not the flash memory. PS5's flash memory though is the one that has 6 priority levels and of course designed to deal with 12-channel design instead of 8 or 4.
It'll be interesting to see if they can overcome this confusing situation.
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