Overview
- SanDisk published listings on June 16–17 for the Optimus GX PRO 850P family, an officially licensed PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD line made for PS5 and PS5 Pro with an integrated PlayStation heatsink.
- Retail prices shown on SanDisk’s site start at $379.99 for 1TB and rise to $2,959.99 for 8TB, with the 8TB item displayed as discounted from $3,699.99.
- The drives advertise up to about 7,200–7,300 MB/s read and 6,600 MB/s write speeds, but reporters and users note the specs and form factor closely match earlier WD_BLACK models from SanDisk’s parent company, Western Digital.
- Price trackers and outlets report large year‑over‑year increases for high‑capacity SSDs — roughly 360–370% in some comparisons — and tie the spike to global NAND and DRAM supply pressure from AI datacenter buildouts.
- Consumers reacted negatively on social platforms, availability on retail channels is inconsistent, and analysts warn sustained component shortages could raise the real cost of console ownership and upgrades for gamers.