Western Digital’s New 8TB PS5 SSD Is Very Expensive (Understatement)

Western Digital’s standard SN850P NVMe SSD will quickly be obtainable in an 8TB mannequin. Formally licensed by PlayStation, the SN850P has a preinstalled heatsink, so it is able to be plugged into the PS5’s M.2 slot out of the field. However there’s one massive snag right here: The WD Black 8TB SN850P retails for a staggering $1,000. Although that worth is aligned with 8TB fashions from different producers, this implies the small SSD you put in in your PS5 prices twice as a lot because the console itself. However in case you actually need to maximize your space for storing on PS5 (or PC), you’ll be able to preorder the 8TB SN850P at Western Digital and PlayStation Direct. It will be obtainable to buy at main retailers later this month. As a small bonus, it comes with one month of PlayStation Plus Premium ($18 worth).

The WD Black SN850P sequence now provides 4 storage capability selections:

When you do not care in regards to the PlayStation brand on the drive, it can save you $100 by grabbing the 8TB SN850X, which is the very same SSD, simply with out the official PlayStation license. The SN850X can also be obtainable and not using a heatsink for $850. This can be a comparable scenario to the brand new Pokemon-branded SanDisk microSD cards–SanDisk is a Western Digital subsidiary–that had been additionally introduced as we speak. As an alternative of PS Plus Premium, you will get a WD_Black RGB T-shirt valued at $19. Sadly, it does not have RGB lighting results.

Amazon additionally has the 8TB SN850X with heatsink for $930 and without a heatsink for $880. Each are listed as briefly out of inventory, however you’ll be able to nonetheless place an order and it ought to arrive subsequent month. These costs might drop earlier than your order ships, and Amazon will mechanically alter your complete while you’re charged.

Just like the SN850P, the SN850X has 4 storage-size choices. We have listed the fashions with heatsinks under, although all 4 are additionally obtainable with out heatsinks.

The WD Black SN850P and SN850X are wonderful NVMe SSDs for PS5 and PC. They provide 7,200MB/s learn speeds, which is effectively over the minimal 5,500MB/s required for PS5. However 8TB is overkill for the overwhelming majority of PS5 users–even if they do not thoughts spending $900-$1,000 on an SSD.

For PC customers, 8TB makes extra sense contemplating you are storing extra than simply video games. In spite of everything, loads of folks have exterior exhausting drives exceeding 8TB. That mentioned, these drives are often exhausting drives with comparatively gradual learn and write speeds, as a result of needing lots of space for storing and needing to entry that quantity of information shortly are two very various things. For instance, the 8TB Western Digital Elements external hard drive is $170 at Amazon. You would purchase 5 of those drives for the value of 1 8TB SN850X.

With all that mentioned, AAA recreation file sizes are solely getting greater as time goes on. For the time being, the 8TB SN850P can retailer roughly 45 copies of Name of Obligation on PS5. Homeowners of this 8TB WD Black SSD could also be laughing in just a few years when they’re able to retailer 10 entire AAA releases on their PS5 or PC.

Extra PS5-compatible NVMe SSDs

Under, you will discover SSDs from different manufacturers comparable to Samsung, Lexar, Essential, and Silicon Energy. All of those drives are suitable with PS5. Crucial also has an 8TB PS5-compatible SSD with a heatsink and seven,000MB/s speeds. Like the brand new fashions from Western Digital, it is fairly expensive–though you’ll be able to click on the coupon field on the itemizing to get it for $859. Essential’s MP600 Professional is a good NVMe SSD for PS5 and PC–and probably the most standard picks on Amazon.

When you’re in search of a 1TB SSD for PS5, the most affordable provide on this listing is the Lexar 1TB NM790 for $80. The 2TB model of this Lexar SSD–which provides as much as 7,400MB/s sequential learn speeds–is additionally the most affordable at $150. For a 4TB mannequin, Silicon Energy’s XS70 has the 4TB Lexar beat by $20, because the XS70 is only $250 for a 4TB with heatsink.