The Fartist
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There's a section in the video where they show an obvious advantage thanks to the SSD where FF7's and Fallout 4's textures load faster. So there's that.wasnt it said a million times by actual graphics people pop in has nothing to do with ssd's ? And you can put the fastest ssd in the ps4 but the cpu will gimp it ?
These consoles don't even support SATA3 port speeds so yeah, it doesn't make a world of difference. Hence why some titles still take a whole minute to load even with an SSD.wasnt it said a million times by actual graphics people pop in has nothing to do with ssd's ? And you can put the fastest ssd in the ps4 but the cpu will gimp it ?
These consoles don't even support SATA3 port speeds so yeah, it doesn't make a world of difference. Hence why some titles still take a whole minute to load even with an SSD.
They have bills to pay like the rest of us?Indeed, and it's nothing new. I get that news is slow at the moment but making a video about this in 2020 is fucking silly as it has been known since the PS4 launched. It was also known it didn't improve as much as people wanted due to the interface.
Has nothing to do with next gen either, so what was the point of this DF?
Usual DF pro Microsoft article...
You don't put an SSD in a console NEVER designed for it....
PS4 is a SATA HDD 5400 rpm console
This doesn't mean anything for PS5
Yeah, just installed a 1 TB Samsung 860 EVO a couple of days ago and there's no going back, it's awesome. I've had an M.2 on my PC for 2 years, but experiencing that similar boost on my PS4 feels pretty novel.I have a 512GB SSD in my PS4 and I honest love it. Everything's so zippy it's insane.
They have bills to pay like the rest of us?
Yeah, it doesn't makes sense to put such ssd in ps4, cheap chinese ssd would be enough to be bottlenecked by sata2
Obviously not.They couldn't find a better story for a video than this?
0oThis was fun. This knowledge comes years too late for me, with next-gen consoles right around the corner, though. Even playing backwards compatible games, I'll likely be using the internal drive.
If we weren't in the era of BC though, I would absolutely do this, with a cheaper drive. The improvements are tangible and far more impressive than I expected, when actual visuals are being affected, and loading times are taking a very meaningful decrease.
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With the release of PS4 Pro there were HD vs SSD charts showing the advantages.![]()
Show off a 8TB SSD and loading times?Does it make sense for DF to make this video if they know of all the technical bottlenecks beforehand?
What is the pitch here?
Well its had good use on PC for years.So, SSD is a powerfull weapon after all.
Well its had good use on PC for years.
No, it definitely adds to the time it takes to load in textures, but it's not the only think, and if there's another bottleneck then there's another bottleneck.wasnt it said a million times by actual graphics people pop in has nothing to do with ssd's ? And you can put the fastest ssd in the ps4 but the cpu will gimp it ?
Has nothing to do with next gen either, so what was the point of this DF?
To divert the attention perhaps, away from poor Craig and his low poly face among other issues to "look! Sony PS4 has popin as well!"
Let's remedy this by installing a cheap $900 8TB SSD in 2020. A total waste of time and bandwidth.
To divert the attention perhaps, away from poor Craig and his low poly face among other issues to "look! Sony PS4 has popin as well!"
Let's remedy this by installing a cheap $900 8TB SSD in 2020. A total waste of time and bandwidth.
I witness all of the above on a daily basis especially the Menu navigation. HOLY SHIT, the menu navigation is MASSIVELY improved.Summary, though the video is definitely worth a watch:
- Loading times are improved (Internal SSD best results, external SSD lagging slightly behind). This is the biggest advantage.
- Texture loading/pop-in notably better with SSD compared to stock HDD
- Asset loading/pop-in better with SSD, in some cases geometry is drawn faster/ at a larger distance, though in most cases geometry/npc loading distance seems to be baked in.
- Menu navigation, small improvement with internal SSD. Menu navigation seems to be more tied to internet speed.
Oh hell yes. Again, my example i use is Division 2. On my stock drive the pop in was very obvious especially directly after fast travelling to any point on the map.Wait, so it actually helped with pop in even on the PS4 Pro?
These consoles don't even support SATA3 port speeds so yeah, it doesn't make a world of difference. Hence why some titles still take a whole minute to load even with an SSD.
Without optmization as always.Well its had good use on PC for years.
They couldn't find a better story for a video than this?
Yeah, GAF is gonna GAF, I guess.Don't really understand the complaints.
The PS4 Pro has many years of life left for a lot of people, and who would't want a 8 TB drive.