Western Digital reveals a new 8TB PS5 SSD - and it costs about as much as two PS5s

A WD Black SSD placed on a table alongside an open PS5 console.

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Western Digital has just launched a new 8TB model of its officially licensed WD Black SN850P SSD for PlayStation 5, but it certainly doesn’t come cheap.

The drive is available now via the Western Digital store and costs $999 / £718.99. That's even more than the price of two brand new PS5 consoles, which would come to $999.98 / £959.98 (or $899.98 / £779.98 for the digital edition). It’s a lot to pay for any storage drive, but not actually unreasonable when you consider the high cost of other 8TB NVME SSDs.

Susan Park, the vice president of consumer products and strategic partnerships at Western Digital, said that the company was “proud to expand the WD Black SN850P lineup for the PlayStation 5 console to meet the capacity needs of today’s gamers.”

“With the officially licensed WD Black SN850P now available in an 8TB capacity,” she continued, “players can now store even more and continue to play with confidence knowing that their gaming experience will not be interrupted by latency issues.”

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