Aaron Spink (aaronspink.delete@this.notearthlink.net) on April 18, 2019 3:36 pm wrote:
> anon (spam.delete.delete.delete@this.this.this.spam.com) on April 18, 2019 3:16 pm wrote:
> > Hybrid would work just fine and be better for random reads and writes.
> >
> There are basically only seq wr, seq rd, random rd. Random writes basically don't exist for consoles.
>
> > So 550$ for an 8TB model? Yeah, still don't think that's likely.
> >
> Not really, we're already had console pushing that price and that would be a high end model.
>

Yes, but there's a difference between "high end" and "the exact same hardware but you pay 150$ more for extra storage".

> > Is it actually confirmed that it's a monolithic SoC? Is Sony going to pay extra
> > to remove SATA capabilities from the multi-purpose PHYs? That sounds dumb.
> >
> PHYs don't matter here, its the actual SATA controller that matters. And realistically,
> I would assume that they'll use a CPU die from Rome and a custom I/O + CPU die.
>

I/O + GPU?
Maybe, maybe not. We'll see. It could also be the exact same I/O die with one of the IF links connecting a custom or not custom GPU.