Next Gen Tech (NGT): STORAGE

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shikamaru317 said:

I'm not expecting too much of an improvement next gen honestly. Large SSD's just aren't financially viable for a console, and we're going to need large storage considering how big games are already getting this gen. I'm thinking we'll get a 2-4TB SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive) over SATA, which are only slightly more expensive than a standard hard drive of the same size, but can improve load times by as much as 50% versus a standard hard drive.

Yeah, as much as I wish it weren't the case, unless the cost efficiency makes some huge leaps in the next few years big SSD's probably won't  get cheap enough in time for 9th gen - in which case SSHD's would make sense - hopefully with relatively decent clocks and intelligent distribution.