[Updated: Cerny Approves] WD Black SN850 NVMe SSD With Heatsink Meets Sony’s PS5 Storage Expansion Requirements; Compatibility Testing in Progress

[Update 8/1] PlayStation head architect Marking Cerny has taken to Twitter to corroborate the WD Black SN850 as a viable new storage option for the PS5.

Our solution to our very active two gamer PS5 household? His-and-hers SSDs 🙂

Couple of crawly options for 7000MB/s, ended upwardly putting my $$ downwardly on this i. Going to be SWEEET!!! flick.twitter.com/6TuqPwK49x

— Mark Cerny (@cerny) Baronial 1, 2021

[Original story] The Western Digital Black SN850 NVMe SSD with heatsink meets Sony'south PS5 storage expansion requirements and the drive is currently being tested.

Yesterday, manufacturer Seagate confirmed that its upcoming FireCuda 530 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD is among the get-go drive to be uniform with Sony's adjacent-gen console. Alongside this exciting announcement, Sony released the starting time PS5 system beta update with support for 1000.2 storage expansion drives. Unfortunately, merely those in the beta program in select countries will exist able to endeavour out the long-awaited storage expansion option earlier it becomes available to all PS5 owners.

Fast frontwards 1 day, and at present another manufacturer has confirmed its own storage expansion pick for Sony's console – Western Digital (WD). Following yesterday's beta news from Sony, we reached out to WD to ask about its SN850 NVMe SSD, and a spokesperson confirmed to us that this drive does indeed run into Sony's requirements.

"Based on Sony's published requirements, we tin confirm our WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD with Heatsink (500GB-2TB) meets the stated requirements to expand console storage on the PlayStation five for those with access to the PlayStation v Beta software", the argument from WD reads. "Compatibility testing is in progress."

WD's NVMe SN850 SSD with heatsink is available in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB with the 500GB version selling for $139.99 in the US. The 1TB sells for $249.99 and the 2TB version is currently available for $429.99. WD's NVMe SSD was officially announced tardily last year.

"Equally game developers movement towards creating immersive titles that crave higher performance, consumers need to equip themselves with the best tools to stay up-to-speed," said Jim Welsh, senior vice president, Consumer Solutions, Western Digital. "Innovative, high-functioning storage solutions are essential to keep up with this e'er-changing landscape. Our latest WD_BLACK products have been purpose-built to let gamers to run into the increasingly high standards of future games and gaming platforms. We've optimized these products to non simply provide more storage for gamers simply to elevate the gaming experience equally a whole."

WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD – Designed to feature the unprecedented performance of PCIe Gen4 technology, this future-gear up product will deliver fast read/write speeds up to 7000/5300MB/s (1TB model). Built with the WD_BLACK G2 controller and optimized for top-tier and loftier-intensive gaming (not intended for NAS or server environments), the WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD will aid gamers achieve supreme PC performance. It reduces game load times and transfers files faster than its predecessor while using make new cache technology. In addition to high performance, the WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe SSD also delivers improved depression queue-depth operation over its predecessor, allowing both gaming and everyday users to feel smoother loading of applications. And, for the ultimate in aesthetics and customization, there will be an optional RGB-enabled heatsink model that cuts downward on thermal throttling.

We'll update you as soon every bit we learn more about Sony'south PS5 storage expansion choice. Sony has yet to denote the release date of the new firmware update supporting the new M.2 storage expansion for the PlayStation v. Based on Sony's previous statements, it will get bachelor to the full general public this Summertime.