As far as I can tell, only Bethesdas galaxy-spanningRPGandCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertymake such a stipulation.

Are these requirements justified?

In Bethesda’s case, it’s at least accurate:Starfield on a hard drive is downright broken.

Starfield characters look on in wonder at some dubiously edited-in SSDs from our world.

However, in the year of Starfield, that price gap has narrowed significantly.

It will definitely be able to handle Starfield, and years upon years of games beyond that.

It should be a great pick for shaving off the seconds on load times, too.

The WD Blue SN570 SSD installed in a motherboard’s M.2 slot.

All of which are considerably pricier SSDs, especially the PCIe 5.0-powered T700.

To be clear, though, the 990 Pros ability to slash waiting times is unmatched.

Read more in ourSamsung 870 Evo review

The Lexar NM790 (1TB model) propped up up a table.

The WD Black SN850X SSD, being held between a finger and thumb.

The Samsung 990 Pro SSD.

The Samsung 870 Evo SSD on a desk.