Storage technology has advanced at a blistering pace and it’s now possible to obtain affordable SATA devices at a reasonable price point. Not only that, the advent of incredibly fast NVMe drives in a small form factor provides astonishing read/write speeds which make traditional drives seem rather outdated. Saying that, NVMe storage has a hefty price premium so it’s still recommended for most users to purchase an SATA product to enjoy larger capacities. While storage speeds and capacities have increased, it’s not really been integrated into the current crop of consoles. Granted, the new Xbox Elite features an SSHD drive, but the PlayStation 4’s basic model revolves around a 2.5-inch 500GB device. According to the Twitter user, shortman82, Sony hasn’t altered the storage configuration for the upcoming slim model:
No it was a VERY tight squeeze.
— 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕪𝟚 (@shortmaneighty2) August 23, 2016
This is a little disappointing as it would have been a great upgrade to have some sort of SSD or 3.5-inch SATA drive with faster speeds. It looks like the new slim model is designed to be relatively cheap and expand Sony’s user-base while the PlayStation Neo could easily retail for a premium price given the enhanced specification.
Are you looking forward to the PlayStation 4 slim?
Image courtesy of EuroGamer.
Meh, until there is steam sale on console am good on my PC !
i mean you can have Dragon age origins for less than 3 dollars with all DLC.
and PS 3 games still retail near the initial MSRP. So thanks.
i did have Xbox 360, and PS3 after that i just moved on too PC , i understand that console make money on games but come on its not as if they are subsidized for us; they still make some profit on the hardware too.