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SanDisk's new 8TB PS5 SSD costs more than three times as much as the PS5 Pro

Engadget · Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • The highest capacity Optimus GX Pro 850P drive almost tops the $3,000 mark.
  • San Disk Getting close to maxing out your PS5's SSD?
  • The Optimus GX Pro 850P NVMe SSD is among a number of new San Disk drives that have been rebranded from the previous WD_Black naming convention.

The highest capacity Optimus GX Pro 850P drive almost tops the $3,000 mark.

San Disk Getting close to maxing out your PS5's SSD? You have a few choices: either start deleting some of those meaty RPGs, pronto, or get used to paying the kind of money San Disk is charging for its new, officially licensed storage expansion drives.

The Optimus GX Pro 850P NVMe SSD is among a number of new San Disk drives that have been rebranded from the previous WD_Black naming convention. Designed with the PS5 and PS5 Pro in mind, it's available in 1TB, 2TB, 4TB and 8TB variants, with the top-end model priced at a truly eye-watering $2,960. And according to SanDisk's website, that's actually the reduced price, down from its regular price of $3,700. To put that into perspective, that's more than 3x the price of a PS5 Pro in the US right now, which already includes a 2TB SSD straight out of the box.

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