My estimated specs of the PlayStation 5

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walsufnir said:

mind said:

I have big hopes that when PS5 will be launched, optical media will be dead and that flash-memory has put the final nail in the coffin for magnetical drives...

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6244123

I hope by 2020 SSD like flash cards are cheap enough to be used as game cartridges. Back in the 90s cartridges out died due to their limited size but today they have more than enough.

There is already optical disk format announced with up to 1TB capacity, SSD won't be used.

In my opinion storage will be flash, getting the games will be via internet.

It depends.
I mean, Flash is still *very* expensive per gigabyte compared to mechanical.
And for that to come down flash needs to be built on a lower fabrication process, however the side-effect of that however is you get reduced drive longevity due to various factors such as electromigration and general leakage.

As for digital, well, the market for physical is indeed decreasing in the face of digital, however there is always a large group of people who are adverse to change and people will still probably wish to continue to use last-century optical discs for their movie and music needs anyway.

Turkish said:

I hope by 2020 SSD like flash cards are cheap enough to be used as game cartridges. Back in the 90s cartridges out died due to their limited size but today they have more than enough.

The other issue with carts was cost.
An optical disc costs mere cents to produce, where-as for the kinds of data we will require for the next generation will probably range in the hundreds of gigabytes, flash will thus cost in the realm of $20 or more.
Thus, the cost will probably be passed onto the consumer if that is indeed the route that they take, online pricing will then match those prices to keep brick-and-motar stores happy.