30th September 2020, 4:12 PM
Eh, prices so far look relatively comparable, and you get some big benefits from MS -- the plug-in SSDs are hot-swappable! Whichever NVME drives work with the PS5, and it's still not entirely clear which will, they will definitely in no way be hot-swappable. Instead, you will need to take some part of the system case off, take the old one out, maybe unscrew something to remove it with a screwdriver, put it all back together, and turn the system on again. And since we're talking about Sony here, maybe you then will have some long wait as the system analyzes the new drive, like when you put a different memory card in a Vita (it's such a huge pain!).
With the Xbox Series, however, you just put take one drive out and plug a new one in and presto, you've swapped. No muss, no fuss. It's a more restrictive design in terms of price and options but dramatically better in terms of usability and ease of use, and those are big things for a console. If you want to have multiple addon SSD plugin units, each with different games on them, on the Xbox that will be easy. On the PS5, forget it!
So yeah, overall I think MS made the better choice. I do hope they add larger size options next year than just 1TB, but it's a better design for a console no question.
With the Xbox Series, however, you just put take one drive out and plug a new one in and presto, you've swapped. No muss, no fuss. It's a more restrictive design in terms of price and options but dramatically better in terms of usability and ease of use, and those are big things for a console. If you want to have multiple addon SSD plugin units, each with different games on them, on the Xbox that will be easy. On the PS5, forget it!
So yeah, overall I think MS made the better choice. I do hope they add larger size options next year than just 1TB, but it's a better design for a console no question.
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