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The story
PS5 expansion SSDs are now priced at ¥101,980 for 2TB and ¥50,980 even for 1TB, sparking discussion on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board. Posters lined up to complain that the prices are absurd for what’s essentially just storage media, with some comparing it to just a few years ago when 2TB external HDDs could be had for around ¥10,000. The thread also pointed out that Nintendo’s Switch 2 microSD Express cards (¥28,980 for 512GB) have seen similarly steep price hikes, underscoring that this isn’t a Sony-specific issue but reflects conditions across the entire memory market.
What people said
1TB: ¥50,980
Isn't this just unworkable at this price?
That's exactly why they've stopped shipping it.
Kioxia via Geo, 'Geo Cicada,' and Bic Camera back in March (nicknames posters use for retailers/deals that kept old prices around) — PC users would remember, since they sold at the old prices the longest.
Still sitting here unopened though.
I also bought a 990 Evo for my PC and never used that one either — just another SSD in the stockpile.
Feels like humanity's headed for extinction too.
Even as far as life support goes, this is brutal.
That Nintendo official one hasn't even released yet.
He must've been so salty about this he went and stole the image.
The M700 Pro XT 2TB I own is currently going for ¥150,000 at the cheapest on Kakaku.com.
What are you, some anti-AI dinosaur?
Then don't come crying when they build a data center right next to your house.
Nintendo officially announces microSD Express Card, 512GB — ¥28,980!
https://krsw.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/ghard/1788518258/
Huh?
Figured if it's just for the PS5, I wouldn't mind if the data got wiped.
Still, prices have gotten way too high now.
That's terrifying.
The HDD hooked up to my Blu-ray recorder is a 4TB junk unit that cost ¥1,800.
Another entry in the 'mad because it's true' series.
Just installing a few Chinese games already eats up all your space.
Both the fanboys and Sony are fine with it as long as Chinese games sell, so no problem at all lol
Background and Key Points on This Story
The underlying cause is a worldwide surge in the price of semiconductor memory such as NAND flash and DRAM. Since 2025, memory market conditions have tightened sharply amid soaring demand from data centers built for generative AI, driving up the raw cost of SSDs and SD cards themselves. Some in the thread pointed to a connection with data center construction, suggesting this isn’t a price hike unique to PS5 but a phenomenon affecting the entire industry. It was also noted that while a PS5 Pro model with a built-in 2TB SSD once existed, it’s no longer being shipped, narrowing the options for securing large storage capacity from the outset. One easy misconception for readers is that ‘Sony is opportunistically hiking prices,’ but Nintendo’s microSD Express Card has seen similar increases, showing this isn’t simply a matter of one company’s business practices.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry [Geha]) thread “PS5’s Expansion SSD, ¥100,000 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
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