Samsung slide suggests that they will create the SSDs used within next-gen consoles

Both Sony and Microsoft have hinted at using solid-state storage within their next-generation consoles, bringing SSD performance into the mainstream gaming market, something that has been exclusive to PC gaming for practically a decade. Yes, console users could fit a SATA SSD into their systems manually, but none of them were designed with SSDs in mind.  

Samsung has hinted that they will be powering the next-generation of console NVMe SSDs, releasing a slide which mentions the “SSD era in game consoles 2020” and the creation of “optimised NVMe” storage devices. Samsung says that an “SSD is required for proper game play”, stating that game loading delays from HDDs causes stutter and lag. 

The slide below also clearly shows a Sony PlayStation 4 console, further hinting that Samsung will create the SSDs used in Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles. This makes sense, given Samsung’s status as the world’s largest NAND producer, which grants them more than enough volume to accommodate the production of Sony’s next-generation consoles.