Why the SSD is a big deal for PS5, Series X.

[DonFerrari]

padib said:

the-pi-guy said:

>Of course the SSD would be able to run things much faster

And running faster will allow differences in game design.  

>The disk is read via IO.

Correct and how quickly the IO can fill up the RAM poses a limitation.  

Btw, I've taken classes on operating systems, computer organization so I know about this stuff. 

I have a diploma in Software Engineering, and am the owner of a software development company. I've worked in network administration also for a few years. I know you don't want to start a cred war, but if we're here then we're here.

I'll try to calm my tone, because this isn't about e-peen. It's about truth, and we both want to see the truth.

So, the integration of SSDs doesn't change game design. It simply removes the past obstacles to game design so devs can finally focus on things that actually matter, like the interfaces, artificial intelligence, assets and general overal quality, and produce games faster. But it is an easy upgrade, just plug it in and it removes the limitations!

The disk is read to RAM, so of course the SSD will remove the need to pre-emptively cache the data to work around the limitations of HDDs. That's not the question.

The question is do devs need to tailor code to take advantage of the SSD. The answer is NO.

When you buy Xbox series X and change its SSD to HDD and make the games work that way I'll try and believe in you that SDD isn't really making anything on game design.

You really broke any likely of taken serious when you were expecting PS4 and X1 to have SSD because it only costed 67 cents per Gb.