Next Gen Tech (NGT): STORAGE

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KBG29 said:
I fully believe next gen needs to be using SSD, either in SATA or M.2 form. SSD sizes are going to rapidly out pace HDD going forward, and SSD is going to be cheaper per TB around 2021 - 2022.

Releasing a new console without SSD at this point is a horrible idea. If we get a PS5 in 2019 or 2020 with say an 8TB SSHD, it will be massively outdated within months, as SSD begins to make incredible gains in capacity and price.

To me we should see one more revision of the current gen from Sony in 2019. The XOX can hold off until a sucessor in 2022.

Come 2022 I belive we should see a full generational leap from Sony and Microsoft, offering between 20 -30 Tflops, 128GB RAM, and 16 -32TB of SSD storage preferrably M.2.

M.2 seems to be what would make the most sense if they are going to go the SSD route cause you can have SATA or NvME support using that interface. Its also a much smaller form factor which could allow for a bigger cooling array in the consoles or a smaller footprint.

But right now, SATA speed M.2 drives cost around $120 for 500GB at retail. So maybe $90 for OEMs buying in bulk. That cost has to drop to like $30 before there is a chance of them ending up in consoles.