The PlayStation 5 won’t support storage expansion at launch, which could be a bummer for anyone who hoped to load in a large SSD and secure a ton of space for storing games.
Sony confirmed the detail to The Verge, noting that it reserved the expansion feature for a future update. The PS5 includes a dedicated internal storage expansion slot that should work with standard M.2 SSD drives, but that slot will be disabled out of the box.
However, those who’ve paid close attention to PS5 news as its come out may not be surprised by this. Back in March, PlayStation hardware architect Mark Cerny hosted a technical preview of the console, where he detailed the PS5’s unique storage system and the expansion feature. Cerny noted that support for the expansion system would likely come after the console launched. (This section begins around the 20-minute mark in the embedded video below.)
The issue is that not all M.2 SSDs are fast enough for the PS5, slim enough to fit in the SSD bay or compatible with Sony’s I/O controller. In other words, Sony needs to do a bunch of compatibility testing before giving customers the green light to buy SSDs. Sony plans to do that testing later this year.
Cerny suggested that M.2 SSDs would need to offer over 5.5GB/sec of bandwidth over a PCIe Gen 4 connection to work with the PS5. Plus, the SSDs have to do that without sporting a giant heatsink, otherwise it won’t fit in the drive bay.
The Verge also checked with several manufacturers with PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSDs, and none were able to tell the publication if their SSDs were compatible, although most were optimistic that their drives would meet Sony’s requirements. Some suggested Sony’s compatibility testing program hasn’t even started yet.
For those who pick up a PS5 at launch, the 825GB SSD built into the console may be enough for a while, but it depends on how many games you get. Plus, not all 825GB will be useable. Early reports indicate the console could have around 665-667GB of free storage. Considering some launch games are quite large, gamers could eat through that storage rather quickly.
Xbox Series X and especially Series S customers may also run into similar storage problems. The Series S will only have about 364GB of useable space from its total 512GB storage. However, it seems Microsoft’s custom storage expansion cards will be available at launch, albeit for a high price of $299 for 1TB.
One other potential solution is to use an external storage device. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X and S support USB 3.1 storage device as well, although load times will be much slower. Still, using external storage to offload games from the main drive so you don’t have to re-download them, or to store old games that won’t benefit as much from the increased load times could help keep space free on the main drive.
It’s worth noting that going for the disk drive option won’t save you either. Many games, especially large ones, require users to install them to the drive, the disc can just reduce the overall size of the download.
Source: The Verge
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Leaving her elderly father on a basement floor for two days in a soiled adult diaper won’t mean jail for a Calgary woman.
Justice Indra Maharaj accepted a joint Crown and defence submission on Wednesday for a two-year-less-a-day conditional sentence order for Tara Picard to be followed by 12 months of probation.
Prosecutor Donna Spaner and defence counsel Shaun Leochko proposed a community-based term which will include eight months of 24-hour house arrest followed by a nightly curfew for the second eight months.
Maharaj also agreed with the lawyers to order Picard to commit 300 hours of community service over the length of the three-year sentence.
The Calgary Court of Justice noted that amount of community-service hours was “a lot” to commit to.
But Maharaj said it showed Picard, 52, was truly remorseful for her conduct towards her father, whom Postmedia is not identifying because of the embarrassing nature of the facts of the case.
“What that shows me is Ms. Picard does sincerely recognize what has happened here,” the judge said of her willingness to complete community service.
“What I interpret from that is Ms. Picard’s willingness to give back to the community.”
Picard pleaded guilty in January to charges of assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life to her 77-year-old father.
Court heard caregivers found the elderly Calgary man on the basement floor of his daughter’s southeast home wearing a soiled adult diaper.
At the time, Picard was responsible for her father’s day-to-day care after he was moved to her residence, Spaner, reading from a statement of agreed facts, told court at the time.
“He had a number of medical ailments, including non-insulin dependent diabetes, coronary artery disease, some early onset dementia-like symptoms and chronic alcoholism,” Spaner said.
“(He) had been living independently in a Calgary apartment building. Family members became concerned that he was not caring for himself safely.”
With the help of Alberta Health Services he was moved to a home where Picard resided.
A registered nurse assigned to his care attended the 38 Street S.E. home on Nov. 15, 2021, to drop off food bank supplies for him and was told he was sleeping downstairs.
When the nurse called about an hour and a half later and spoke to the man on the phone he said he was lying on the floor, had fallen and was unable to get up.
When she returned to the home with a co-worker she found the victim lying on his back on the floor.
“(He) said that he had been lying on the floor for two days,” Spaner said.
Leochko said Picard was overwhelmed by the situation she was thrust into.
“It really was more than she could handle,” he said.
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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