¿Cuánto duran los discos de PS5 o Xbox? ¿Tendremos que cambiarlos? | SECTOR GAMING: THE LAB

Episode notes

This episode of Sector Gaming: The Lab explains how current console storage works and how long it may last. It first compares the hard drives in PS4 and Xbox One, based on magnetic platters and mechanical components, with the SSDs in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, which use NAND flash memory and floating-gate transistors. It then discusses degradation caused by repeated write and discharge cycles, and how SSD endurance is expressed through an estimated terabytes-written figure. The program attributes an endurance rating of 600 TB written to PlayStation 5 and mentions a 400 TB figure for Xbox Series X associated with a model based on the SN530, although the exact model is not confirmed. It also explains that PlayStation 5 storage is soldered to the motherboard, while Xbox Series X storage is presented as replaceable. The explanation emphasizes that playing mainly involves reading data, while writes are what wear the SSD. Finally, the presenter considers it practically impossible to exhaust these storage systems during the generation and provides daily-write calculations to illustrate why.