Since individual PS5 games can take up over 200 GB of storage, the PlayStation 5’s 825 GB SSD only offers space for three games in the worst-case scenario. Western Digital now provides a way to expand the console’s storage by NVMe SSD 8TB – at an enormously high price.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 now takes up over 240 GB of storage on a PlayStation 5. In comparison, games like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Destiny 2 each use nearly 150 GB. With these amounts of storage, gaming enthusiasts will sooner or later have no choice but to upgrade their console’s storage.
Sony lets PlayStation 5 users install a standard M.2 2280 SSD, provided it connects via PCIe 4.0 and reaches data rates of at least 5,000 MB/s. This offers greater flexibility compared to the Xbox Series X, which uses proprietary memory modules. Western Digital is adding an 8TB NVMe SSD to its WD_Black SN850P lineup, alongside the 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB models.
For nearly $1,000, you can upgrade your PlayStation 5 to add more games and reduce loading times. The 8TB WD_Black SN850P reaches sequential read speeds of 7,200 MB/s and write speeds of 6,600 MB/s. The PS5 officially licenses the 8TB SSD, which features a heat sink and a black cover with the PlayStation logo.
WD_Black SN850P NVMe SSD 8TB price and release date
The WD_Black SN850P 8TB SSD cost $1,029.99 on Amazon.com and £976.99 on Amazon.co.uk online shops. It costs about the same as two PlayStation 5 Digital Editions. Given the specifications, this price stands out as competitive; you can currently find the 4TB version priced at $350 / £377 on Amazon.
Earlier this year, Corsair launched the MP600 Elite, a high-performance SSD. This drive connects via PCIe and is compatible with desktop PCs, game consoles, and mobile devices. It offers maximum data transfer speeds of 7,000 MB/s for reading and 6,500 MB/s for writing, applicable to sequential file operations. Additionally, the SSD delivers up to 1,000,000 IOPS for reading and 1,200,000 IOPS for writing, supporting efficient simultaneous read and write processes.
