If Sui is the CPU of Web3, then the programmable storage protocol is like its SSD — this analogy might explain why recent AAA blockchain games and social applications on Sui feel so smooth to use.

The underlying logic is actually quite simple. Sui's object-oriented architecture is indeed advanced, but on-chain space is limited, so large files like 3D models and high-resolution maps in games simply can't fit. The traditional solution is to attach external links for storage, which results in slow, unstable performance, and sometimes 404 errors.

Now, things are different. The storage layer built by Mysten Labs has changed the game. It allows developers to directly invoke storage commands within Sui smart contracts — when a player obtains an item, it immediately triggers a contract that instantly pulls 4K texture resources from the storage layer, all seamlessly without user awareness, with astonishing speed.

This is the power of programmable storage. The storage layer and Sui are not two separate projects but two organs of a supercomputer — one responsible for computation, the other for hosting.

Interestingly, on the demand side. As Sui's TVL and daily active users continue to rise in 2026, the demand for the storage layer tokens as the underlying infrastructure will be locked by logic — the more ecosystem applications there are, the greater the demand for storage capacity, and the more irreversible the token usage becomes.

Thinking this way, buying Sui is like buying computing power and transaction speed; buying the storage layer tokens is like buying the data hosting capacity of the entire ecosystem. Two logical chains, each with its own rigidity.