Pemalite said:
goopy20 said:
I don't think the purpose of the SSD or if there will be hdd support is a rumor anymore. MArk Cerny talked pretty detailed about it and is calling the ssd a game changer and the key to the next generation.
"Cerny claims that it has a raw bandwidth higher than any SSD available for PCs. That’s not all. “The raw read speed is important,“ Cerny says, “but so are the details of the I/O [input-output] mechanisms and the software stack that we put on top of them. I got a PlayStation 4 Pro and then I put in a SSD that cost as much as the PlayStation 4 Pro—it might be one-third faster." As opposed to 19 times faster for the next-gen console, judging from the fast-travel demo."
It's true that the N64 also had almost zero loading times but this next gen SSD's are obviously meant for vastly more complex open world game design. It's up to the developers what they'll do with it, but I'm guessing games like a new BF, Apex Legends, Fortnite, Halo etc. gonna look pretty awesome.
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Er. The SSD is certainly not a rumor, nor did I frame it as such if you bothered to read my post.
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I was talking about hdd support and if these next gen consoles will come with both a ssd and hdd like we see on most pc's. It's pretty obvious that they will not as all games will be designed around the fact that it will run from a ssd. Storage will probably be an issue and therefore they've already talked about how you will be able to install and delete certain parts of games. For example, if you've finished a game and only want to keep playing the multiplayer part, you'll be able to delete the single player campaign to save up space.
Like I said, it's something we haven't quite seen before on pc, except for maybe Star Citizen where they strongly recommend a ssd. But even that game is still designed to run from hdd as well.
