Considering that quote, what you're saying is plausible. But for example Gears 5 and SOD2 didn't have access to the DirectStorage API(which works with the decompression block) in the demos shown so it would be surprising that the quick resume demo did.
Yep, the graphics pipeline hss been grossly oversimplified into a dichotomy between TFlops vs SSD IO, and every other transistor is just sitting in a GPU twiddling its thumbs while these things are responsible for everything you see rendered. /s
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At Codemasters they're really pumped about it.
I touched on this in another thread prior to this event, but the reason I don't think the differences in SSD speeds will be a huge deal in many cases is because of transitions between scenes that keep things flashy. You can't just have a player switching between worlds so quickly with absolutely no transition effect. Honestly, watching that game play during the conference, I found the world-switching pretty jarring even WITH the transitions. While this is arguably the best possible way to show off the potential for SSDs, how many games can do stuff like this before it gets really old? Also, this approach would need to be saved until the endgame in many cases, as I can't imagine developers wanting to kill the surprise that comes with changes in environment throughout the course of a gaem.
You're still limited by what the GPU can handle. It doesn't matter that PlayStation 5 can load data more quickly, as you'll still have to deal with draw distance issues if you're pushing the detail in most areas too aggressively. The Ratchet and Clank footage was a good example of what the SSD can enable, but it's also a really limited use case, since there isn't much reason to be constantly switching areas in most other games.
This was my first thought when watching that. People were touting PS5s SSD meant no loading screens, but now we are just gonna get glorified load screens. That's exactly what R&C showed.
You can't really say none of it isn't impressive or doesn't mater because Xbox still hasn't shown anything remotely on the same level so far besides Assassins Creed.
This.
Are you really going to go into that merit? Deeming people based on nothing, what insiders are you talking about? And to say that people swallow a "narrative", this is ridiculously childish.
Wow, lol.
Was that inter dimensional void NOT a way to mask load times (ie glorified load screen like sliding between rocks)?
It is fast, but not instant. It is already a huge leap in that game, they could change the way they do the transition and make it even more seamlessly. And that game loaded FULL new areas with lots of detail, so with a little more time and experience this will only improve.
lol. we already have a 3P dev who was interviewed and couldn't stop singing praises about the SSD in XSX. so there is nothing new actually. XSX is plenty capable and a very well balanced hardware.. just wait until July when 343i and PG games show off their stuff. The next Forza will melt eyes and I think we will see something from TC and TI too. I expect some good stuff from XGS showing off what XSX is capable of.
Exactly. I feel like the speed of the SSD is being blown out of proportion because it's the "advantage" ps5 has over xsx. I liked the ratchet and clank demo but let's not act like jumping into completely different areas is something new. For instance Bioshock infinite did it and so did prey back in the day.
