PS5-compatible Samsung 990 PRO SSD preorders open at Newegg
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PS5-compatible Samsung 990 PRO SSD preorders open at Newegg

Newegg announced today that the Samsung 990 PRO Internal Solid State Drive is available for preorder while supplies last. The Samsung 990 PRO is available both with a 2TB and a 1TB capacity with either a normal package or a gaming package. The SSD is marketed as compatible with Sony’s PlayStation 5 console. You can…

PS5 firmware update adds external USB storage support
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PS5 firmware update adds external USB storage support

A new PlayStation 5 firmware update is out tomorrow. Among the new features is the ability to transfer PS5 games from the internal SSD to an external USB hard drive. Here’s more from Sony: With this feature, you can now transfer your PS5 games to USB extended storage from your console’s internal storage. It’s a…

PS5 specs revealed
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PS5 specs revealed

Sony has revealed the hardware specs for its upcoming PS5 console. During a livestream this morning, PlayStation 5’s lead system architect, Mark Cerny, took a “deep dive” into the console’s architecture. For instance, we learned that the system’s SSD will allow for load times that are 100 times faster than PS4. The PS5 will feature 8x…

PS5 will include SSD, PSVR support, PS4 backwards compatibility, 8K output
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PS5 will include SSD, PSVR support, PS4 backwards compatibility, 8K output

Sony has just revealed the first details for its next-generation console. Here’s what we know so far. In exclusive article published on Wired, Sony confirmed that the PS5 will include a solid state drive (SSD), which should dramatically improve loading times in games. We do not yet know the size of the drive – and…