SanDisk’s new PlayStation 5 SSD will cost you more than three PS5 Pros
SanDisk’s new PlayStation 5 SSD will cost you more than three PS5 Pros
SanDisk 新款 PlayStation 5 固态硬盘价格超过三台 PS5 Pro
SanDisk has announced an expensive way to boost the PlayStation 5’s storage capacity. The company’s new Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSD is an officially licensed PS5 accessory in capacities ranging from 1TB to 8TB. The largest option can store up to 200 PS5 games (based on average installation sizes) SanDisk claims, but thanks to the global memory shortage, it will cost you $2,959.99 when it’s eventually available through the company’s online store, discounted from $3,699.99.
SanDisk 宣布了一种提升 PlayStation 5 存储容量的昂贵方案。该公司推出的新款 Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe 固态硬盘是一款获得官方授权的 PS5 配件，容量从 1TB 到 8TB 不等。SanDisk 声称，容量最大的版本最多可存储 200 款 PS5 游戏（基于平均安装大小计算）。然而，受全球内存短缺影响，该产品在公司在线商店上架时的售价将高达 2,959.99 美元（原价为 3,699.99 美元）。
Even after you take into account Sony’s recent console price hikes, you can buy three PS5 Pro consoles for the price of just one of these 8TB sticks. But the smaller capacities are similarly expensive. The 4TB version is $1,499.99 (discounted from $1,874.99), while the 2TB option is $759.99 (down from $949.99) — still $100 more expensive than the standard PS5.
即便考虑到索尼近期上调了主机价格，你花买这一根 8TB 固态硬盘的钱，也足以买下三台 PS5 Pro 主机。其他较小容量的版本同样价格不菲：4TB 版本售价为 1,499.99 美元（原价 1,874.99 美元），而 2TB 版本售价为 759.99 美元（原价 949.99 美元）——这依然比标准版 PS5 还要贵出 100 美元。
The new SSD features an “optimized heatsink built specifically for the PS5 and PS5 Pro M.2 slot” and has been tested for both consoles so gamers can “store more and play more with confidence,” according to SanDisk. A Western Digital SSD (SanDisk’s parent brand) with similar specs to the new $3,000 option is currently available on Amazon for $1,470. And as VGC points out, according to the price comparison site PC Part Picker, that Western Digital SSD sold through retailers like Best Buy and Newegg for around $640 last year. When compared to this new SSD, that’s over a 360 percent price increase for the same capacity. So while AI is potentially making games worse, it’s also making them more expensive to play.
据 SanDisk 称，这款新固态硬盘配备了“专为 PS5 和 PS5 Pro M.2 插槽打造的优化散热片”，并已通过两款主机的测试，旨在让玩家能够“更放心地存储和畅玩更多游戏”。目前，在亚马逊上可以买到一款规格与这款 3,000 美元新品相似的西部数据（SanDisk 母品牌）固态硬盘，售价仅为 1,470 美元。正如 VGC 所指出的，根据价格比较网站 PC Part Picker 的数据，去年该款西部数据固态硬盘在百思买（Best Buy）和新蛋（Newegg）等零售商处的售价约为 640 美元。与这款新固态硬盘相比，在相同容量下，价格涨幅超过了 360%。所以，人工智能在可能让游戏质量下降的同时，也让玩游戏的成本变得更高了。