I voted nvme because I already have the disk (Corsair MP510 960) even tho I haven't assembled the pc yet.
But we are already at that point with qlc, they are almost the same price as sata drives.
Well, for storage you would only need bandwidth, latency isn't too important. Question is, why would you do that.
But for gaming, that is a huge problem indeed. Even the potential lower latency on the internet run by satellite constellation (which may or may not be realized) won't even come close to a good local input lag. But then again... gaming with input lag of 50 ms or above is still possible for some kinds of games.
QLC on an NVME drive... yeah. Versus MLC or better SSDs. QLC Isn't a magic bullet, its just a great drive for casual use and/or if you replace it easily. But I'd personally never use QLC for an OS drive, and I'd also never use it for mass storage, tbh. For the latter its pointless because speed is killed once the drive gets full, and for OS drives I want reliability.
But for gaming, that is a huge problem indeed. Even the potential lower latency on the internet run by satellite constellation (which may or may not be realized) won't even come close to a good local input lag. But then again... gaming with input lag of 50 ms or above is still possible for some kinds of games.
Of course, everything is possible these days, but when I step into the realm of TV-based console gaming, or even just the slower response of a PC on a TV... man. I could never game on that shit and really have fun. Let alone adding another round trip of ms from the network. Then again I also cannot stand 99% of first person titles these days, trying to create immersion with ultra slow screen movement and camera panning and shit, or 'hold E to interact' nonsense. All of that exists purely to counteract dreadful latency and slow ass TVs. That, and aim assist and poof, it 'feels great'... not for me.
Though yes, the slower more narrative based games and some strategy does work.
Maybe we're spoiled on the PC with the history of parts we've owned, but what I'm seeing today is a steady reduction of quality, despite the increases in resolution and supposed 'premium'-ness of products. Lots of snake oil is applied in the process, when in fact the best thing is just a local, bare, raw 1:1 experience. Which means monitors that don't interpolate frames, respond directly, and games setup to be as responsive as possible. Looking at services like Stadia... yeah. If you really think you're getting a true 4K stream, dream on. Same goes for all that other on demand stuff, ie Netflix, etc.
/rant
