Few PlayStation 5 owners dare to dream of a day when all their games will be available to download and play. simultaneously loaded into the consoleBut thanks to the new 8TB SSD, that dream is becoming a little more real and quite expensive.
Western Digital announced on Tuesday that it will be adding an 8TB SSD expansion drive lineup for the PS5 that costs $1,000. That's twice the price of the console itself, or about the same as buying 14 new, full-priced blockbuster games. But with that SSD, you'll actually be able to play all those new games and more, all the time. Playing Jenga setup.
Pre-orders for the new 8TB WD Black SN850P NVMe SSD for PS5 consoles are now open and will start shipping on September 12. It expands the existing Western Digital SSD lineup that includes 1TB ($130), 2TB ($200), and 4TB ($350). Yes, the 8TB model is actually More more expensive than two 4TB ones combined. Luxury doesn't come cheap.
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I haven't done the math to see if the new 8TB SSD will actually hold every game I own on the PS5, which, combined with the PS4's backwards compatibility, is a pretty big library right now. Of course, Destiny 2 And Star Wars Jedi: Survivor well over 100 GB eachmany triple-A games are still in the 50-75GB range. And indie games are tiny by comparison. An 8TB SSD can probably handle about 100 average-sized games, and hundreds more with the right mix of smaller hits (Vampire Survivors, BalatroAnd Animal Well (all are under 1GB).
Not that I'd actually spend $1,000 for the convenience of instantly switching between all my games, but it's still nice to dream.