drives (SSD/HDD) Latest news (2)

Bart Swiatek, 14 May 2020, 12:05

Tim Sweeney, head of Epic Games, commented on the Unreal Engine 5 demo presented yesterday, which ran on PS5's devkit. In his opinion, the technology used in Sony's new console can significantly affect the way video games look like and how they are created.

Christian Pieniazek, 28 April 2020, 20:59

Phil Spencer maintains community's interest in Xbox Series X, announcing the upcoming presentations of new games. In addition, he compared the revolution that will take place with this device to the leap that was achieved between 2D and 3D.

Mateusz Popielak, 20 April 2020, 12:27

The PS5's technical solutions delight subsequent game developers associated with hardware platforms from other manufacturers. Co creator of Halo considers the SSD in the new console a „huge difference”.

Bart Swiatek, 23 March 2020, 13:09

Digital Foundry's John Linneman stressed in a Twitter post that a faster drive in the PlayStation 5 does not mean that the whole console will be more efficient - in terms of GPU and CPU, Sony's hardware is inferior to the competitive Xbox Series X.

Adrian Werner, 17 March 2020, 14:05

Microsoft has released more information about external drives for Xbox Series X. In addition to the standard USB options, Xbox Series X Storage Expansion Card will be available, offering speeds equal to internal storage.

Laty, 04 February 2020, 16:14

Many PC component price analysts have expressed their concerns about the coronavirus outbreak in China. After all, many large companies have their branches in that region of the world, and the virus could hit production and consumer demand.

Bart Swiatek, 23 January 2020, 14:20

Thanks to an entry published on LinkedIn, as well as specs posted on the web by the Phison company, we have probably learned about the parameters of the drive that will be used in the new Xbox.

Bart Swiatek, 26 November 2019, 10:58

Samsung will probably be responsible for the production of very fast NVMe SSDs, which will be used in the 9th generation consoles - PS5 and Xbox Scarlett. This is suggested by one of the slides from a presentation that was shown at the Samsung SSD Forum 2019 event in Tokyo.

Konrad Serafinski, 23 November 2019, 15:20

Reports that PlayStation 5 will have removable SSDs have turned out to be false. That's what TweakTown says, which proved that Sony's patents were related with Toio toy parts.

Bart Swiatek, 19 November 2019, 13:22

Sony has registered another patent for portable SSDs/SSDs with the Japanese Patent Office. It seems that the company is actually working on a technology called „PlayStation Cartridge”. It is possible that it will be used in PlayStation 5.

Laty, 12 November 2019, 19:36

Sony has registered a new patent in Brazil called „PlayStation Cartridge”. It is highly likely that the new PlayStation 5 will have replaceable SSD.

Laty, 07 November 2019, 12:53

Seagate launched the 16TB HDD this year, but the company has not decided to stop there and continues to develop HDD technology. Last week, it announced that 18 and 20 TB versions will be available in 2020, and by the end of 2026, a 50 TB model will be available on the market.

Konrad Serafinski, 21 May 2019, 13:09

Sony praised the capabilities of PlayStation 5 and compared the loading times of Spider-Man on PS4 Pro and its successor at a presentation for investors. The results were impressive.

ElMundo, 10 May 2019, 13:04

TrendForce analysts have published a report that mentions a further decline in the prices of SSDs. Drives are getting cheap at a very fast pace, which is due to the NAND memory surplus and the price war between individual manufacturers.

Krooox, 09 May 2019, 14:13

It looks like Sony is already revealing what will be the most important point in its upcoming marketing campaign for PlayStation 5. This is indicated by another statement about SSD and loading screens.

Krooox, 07 May 2019, 09:33

Are hard disc drives becoming a thing of the past? According to Nidec's report, the downward trend is accelerating especially on the PC market, but there are still places where HDD still dominates over SSD.

Christian Pieniazek, 17 April 2019, 13:10

The new console by Sony will be equipped with a fast SSD to completely change the gaming experience. In addition, the Japanese giant shared first details about the new PlayStation, and also revealed that selected developers had already put their hands on PS5 dev-kits.

Frozen, 06 March 2019, 22:12

The dark mode in Facebook Messenger can now be enabled all over the world. The new function will be hidden for the next few weeks. To enable it now, you'll need to do one unusual thing.

ElMundo, 31 January 2019, 14:58

Problematic times with availability of space for applications and data in our smartphones is going to end due to Samsung actions. The company has just started the production process of 1TB eUFS memory modules.

Frozen, 11 January 2019, 00:54

Choosing the right hard drive shouldn't be limited only to its capacity. As the tests show, the different types of drives may differ much more (or much less) than we would expect.