SvennoJ on 31 October 2020
| mutantsushi said: No loading time is awesome, I think it was interview with the Soul's remake dev that mentioned reloading is main felt "pain" of dying, now that's gone. The faster SSD (and advanced I/O system to match) will also translate to more better quality textures on screen at any given moment while moving. Could also allow other assets to be handled without disrupting texture data, e.g. more geometry, or even NPC AI code activated earlier than otherwise. Honestly one of PS5 tricks I'm most curious about is using Tempest for non-audio tasks, whether game doesn't need it for audio at all, or just doesn't need the full capacity in terms of # of audio sources, it can also be used like a Cell except it is already on the GPU so presumably/hopefully should be even more effective at synergizing with GPU workload (i.e. doing what it does best to allow rest of GPU to work more effectively). |
But, they weren't supposed to change the game. Less frustration, less fun, that's the point of souls games, or so I've been told. Removing loading screens makes the game unauthentic and no longer rewarding!
Next to faster loading, there's also much faster writing. Evolving worlds shouldn't be a problem anymore since it can all be stored and retrieved from disk near instantly. Worlds can become far more complex and unique over time.
