Sony recently applied for another patent, which mainly involves adding support for high-speed archive data storage for cloud games, which undoubtedly points to PS5 games. The patent, filed earlier in January last year, mentions fast data storage solutions such as NVMe SSDs in the description. This is also Sony’s second patent that intends to bring PS5 games to its cloud streaming platform.
The method mentioned in the patent is mainly to create a solution for cloud gaming servers running on standard HDD hard drives. It is described as “satisfying to provide nvme-level data storage performance for online video game execution, while also continuing to use cost-effective HDD hard drive technology to store user data associated with online video games.”
The gist of the patent is that Sony is working on a cost-effective solution to HDD cloud gaming servers to run next-gen games that utilize high-speed SSD technology. They may plan to bring these games to their lineup of subscription services like PS Now.