This 61TB homebrew hack nukes the Steam Deck's storage 'problem' from orbit

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Following news that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 requires about 65 dodectillion petabytes of storage space for a full install (actually 213GB for the full visual experience), comes this rather well endowed Steam Deck with a 61TB upgrade and the exciting prospect of being able to have more than one Triple-A space installed at the same time.

The biggest factory-spec Deck you can buy from Valve is the 512GB model, which in theory could limit you to a single game install on the basis of that ludicrous 213GB CoD install and the idea that you'll need some space for the OS and a few other bits and pieces. Of course, not all games are as demanding as that. And, realistically, you're not going to go with the «high-rez assets cache» that demands 64GB on a Deck.

So, the real-world storage limitation on the Deck isn't nearly that acute. But it can still be a bit of an issue in this era of 100GB-plus titles. And if you're going to solve it, well, you may as well really solve it, right? So, forget that 2TB upgrade. We're going all the way to 61TB.

Well, not actually we, but website Storage Review. They've nuked the Deck's factory-spec storage limits from orbit courtesy of an M.2 to U.2 adapter, allowing for the installation, ish, of a Solidigm P5336 61.44TB drive, the sort of thing you'd normally find in a server farm.

Now, this doesn't make for a terribly ergonomic solution. Apart from having to run with the rear casing removed and a huge cable sticking out the back, the Solidigm drive's power requirements mean that it needs to be hooked up to an ATX PSU of its own. So, let's just say the Deck's portability is slightly compromised. But that's one way to solve the battery life problem.

Anywho, Storage Review found sequential