An attentive customer has discovered a price tag for the SSD of the PlayStation 5 in a US market. The storage expansion is even comparatively inexpensive.
For someone who likes to have many games on their hard drive and play many games simultaneously, the storage space of the SSD in the PS5, with 825 GB, is relatively limited. Rumor has it that there are only about 664 GB of free storage space available for games.
This is why many are keenly interested in possible storage expansions. There may be good news here.
Where does the info come from? The info comes from the USA. There, a customer apparently discovered a price tag for a PlayStation 5 SSD in a shopping center of the large retail chain Walmart. This would be the first information about the price of a PS5 SSD ever.
However, since this information has not yet been officially confirmed by Sony, take it all with a grain of caution and skepticism.
What does the price tag reveal about the PS5 SSD? The price tag apparently refers to a 500GB variant of the PS5 SSD. It is listed there for 115 USD, which is approximately 97 €.
However, it is not clear what kind of SSD model this is supposed to be. It is also unclear whether Sony might offer “in-house” storage expansions or if it is a PS5-compatible SSD from a third party.
However, it is clear: If the price is correct, it would be comparatively cheap and cheaper than many had feared.
This is how expensive comparable SSDs are: The interesting part: The PS5 requires an NVMe SSD with PCIe 4.0 support. Comparing the price of the listed SSD with models that, according to the current status, could be used in the PS5 based on their technical specifications, the SSD listed at Walmart is relatively inexpensive at just under 100 €, even for 500 GB:
- The 980 Pro from Samsung costs around 137 € for 500 GB of storage
- The SN850 from Western Digital with 500 GB of storage costs 127 €
For comparison: The additional in-house SSD for the Xbox Series X costs around 240 € for 1 TB of storage, although it is slower than that of the PS5. Therefore, there was speculation that the PS5 would fall into a slightly higher price range.
However, if the price from Walmart turns out to be true and actually refers to a PS5-specific SSD with corresponding performance, the storage expansion for the PS5 may indeed be cheaper than many had previously thought.
Which SSDs are compatible with the PS5? Right here, one is still in the dark. It is only known that the PS5 supports PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe SSDs and that a list of officially certified SSDs that are suitable for the PS5 will be released. The “Walmart leak” does not provide any new information in this regard.
This is why one should wait before purchasing a storage expansion for the PS5. PS5 games are designed for the fast SSD of the PlayStation 5. Models that do not meet certain requirements can lead to problems. Which models those are is still unknown – even though there are only a few weeks left until the official launch of the PS5.
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