There has been news that ASUS will jump into the high-performance SSD sector.
According to wccftech, ASUS is preparing to launch a new PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD for the high-end gaming segment, and the company’s Republic of Gamers (ROG) page has heralded the launch of these solutions.
ASUS rivals GIGABYTE and MSI already offer PCIe SSD families as their own gaming brand solutions, and ASUS is also preparing to launch a 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD under the name of ROG STRIX SQ7. known
In addition to the ROG STRIX SQ7, wccftech consists of a lineup called SQ5 and SQ3, and it comes out to support a PCIe Gen 4×4 interface in a standard M.2 2280 form factor. The product capacity listed in the image is a 1TB model, but in general, these gaming SSDs can come in 2TB to 4TB higher models.
However, with competitors offering gaming M.2 SSDs or heatsink solutions compatible with the Sony PS5, the PCIe Gen4 SSD market is very saturated in all categories, so if ASUS wants to make a head-to-head breakthrough with a new solution, they’ll have quite a bit of flair in pricing. mentioned that it should work.
The ROG STRIX SSD release schedule is not known, but it seems likely that it will be introduced as one of the ROG-related new products at the BOUNDLESS event that ASUS announced at 10 pm on May 17th.