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[cormack12]

Source: https://novicegamerguides.com/news/...cond-long-on-ps5-has-multiple-graphics-modes/

During GDC 2022, Luminous Engine's technical director gave a demonstration of some of the technologies that they have incorporated into Forspoken.

In the case of the PS5, they have extremely fast load times thanks to the M.2 SSD in the PS5 console. The load times are so fast that they barely last a second. Compared to the PS5, the PC version can have load times as long as 2 to 22 seconds depending on the hardware.

The PC and PS5 versions will also benefit from the AMD FSR 2.0 implementation. There are different modes available in the game including a Quality Mode and a Native 4K mode. These will offer better performance while sacrificing some visual fidelity.

Microsoft has also helped with the development of the PC version with the Direct Storage support. A regular SSD might not compete with the load times of the PS5 version but an M.2 SSD can come quite close to it.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[SlimySnake]

FSR 2.0 on PS5! Nice.

I will be playing this on PC though.

 

[The Eradicator]

Barely a second of loading time, eh? That's about one second more time than it will spend loading on my console after that awful reveal.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Looking forward to the benchmarks, first direct storage game afaik.

 

[Bojji]

I wonder how FSR will look like in this game. Probably much better than CB shit Guerilla used in Horizon

 

[Mr Hyde]

PS5 continues to deliver the goods

 

[elliot5]

They don't mention what the PS5 load times are exactly other than that they're very fast and M.2 PC users and PS5 users won't have to worry about load times (because as demonstrated they're like 1.7 seconds with DirectStorage). Weird article writing but gotta get those clicks.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Wonder how fsr 2.0 will handle it

 

[DenchDeckard]

Insane if the PC can get close to the ps5 with the first implementation of direct storage. Looking forward to seeing how it stacks up.

 

[Mister Wolf]

The storage needs to be direct in all PC games moving forward.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

This might be my next inFamous, where I just buy for all the pretty effects.

 

[VFXVeteran]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

 

[Duchess]

Now we just need to find out if the game is any good?

 

[ParaSeoul]

This might be my next inFamous, where I just buy for all the pretty effects.

This is what I was thinking too,not feeling the main character but the setting and gameplay seem good

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

Yeah, I'll take higher resolution, image quality, and framerates over a split second load times. Weird how that is so high on the ladder all of a sudden this generation?

 

[jroc74]

Source: https://novicegamerguides.com/news/...cond-long-on-ps5-has-multiple-graphics-modes/

During GDC 2022, Luminous Engine's technical director gave a demonstration of some of the technologies that they have incorporated into Forspoken.

In the case of the PS5, they have extremely fast load times thanks to the M.2 SSD in the PS5 console. The load times are so fast that they barely last a second. Compared to the PS5, the PC version can have load times as long as 2 to 22 seconds depending on the hardware.

The PC and PS5 versions will also benefit from the AMD FSR 2.0 implementation. There are different modes available in the game including a Quality Mode and a Native 4K mode. These will offer better performance while sacrificing some visual fidelity.

Microsoft has also helped with the development of the PC version with the Direct Storage support. A regular SSD might not compete with the load times of the PS5 version but an M.2 SSD can come quite close to it.

Well, there it is.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

you sound like a PS4 gamer.

 

[BadBurger]

That's great, but I need to see a lot more on this game. That gameplay trailer or whatever they put out was probably the most underwhelming gaming bit of news I have seen in many years. Fast load times are great, but if the game sucks who cares?

 

[Skifi28]

B...B..B..But I thought PS5 can't do FSR2.

On a more serious note, the technical aspect seems very competent while the game itself has me completely uninterested.

 

[VFXVeteran]

That's great, but I need to see a lot more on this game. That gameplay trailer or whatever they put out was probably the most underwhelming gaming bit of news I have seen in many years. Fast load times are great, but if the game sucks who cares?

To add to that - I would be very leery on naming my graphics engine Luminous Engine if I don't have some secret sauce in the lighting department that bests every graphics engine out there.

 

[ShakenG]

Yeah, I'll take higher resolution, image quality, and framerates over a split second load times. Weird how that is so high on the ladder all of a sudden this generation?

After coming from last gen consoles and slow load times, why would it not be high on the ladder?
Or did i miss some obvious fanboy joke?

 

[killatopak]

Or did i miss some obvious fanboy joke?

Yes. The other console has 2 years loading time after the game releases.

 

[jroc74]

Yeah, I'll take higher resolution, image quality, and framerates over a split second load times. Weird how that is so high on the ladder all of a sudden this generation?

Play GTA V on PS360, PS4, XBO.....play the updated version on PS5 and Series consoles and maybe it will make sense. Hell, after the latest update to GTA V on PS5 its loading even faster, sometimes it loads at 60%, most times at 80%...

Same for Death Stranding on PS4 and the Director's Cut on PS5.

Weird how some are trying to dismiss it.

After coming from last gen consoles and slow load times, why would it not be high on the ladder?
Or did i miss some obvious fanboy joke?

Exactly.

 

[winjer]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

True.
But this is the internet and people love to compare their e-penises.

 

[kingfey]

How is the magic? Did they make it better, than last time?

 

[Elog]

I have a feeling this one will surprise positively. I get GoT vibes where the initial reveal was a little janky etc and did not look like something special. Then Sony/ SP went all in to make sure the game had the right level of polish. Forsaken has so far a very similar trajectory.

 

[Gamerguy84]

Thank you Cerny.

 

[SenjutsuSage]

I'm super excited about this game, even though I know it isn't everybody's cup of tea. Too many damn games are trying too hard to be too western, which this one is guilty, but it at least has a lot of that Japanase touch to it, and I love the specific lead character and who it's based on.

 

[mortal]

I'm genuinely curious about Forspoken. From all of the previews, there are some aspects I really like about it, but there are some aspects I'm more apprehensive about.

I think I'll still take a chance on it, even if I end up not enjoying it in the end.

 

[Lone Wolf]

B...B..B..But I thought PS5 can't do FSR2.

On a more serious note, the technical aspect seems very competent while the game itself has me completely uninterested.

Who said that?

 

[VFXVeteran]

Play GTA V on PS360, PS4, XBO.....play the updated version on PS5 and Series consoles and maybe it will make sense. Hell, after the latest update to GTA V on PS5 its loading even faster, sometimes it loads at 60%, most times at 80%...

Same for Death Stranding on PS4 and the Director's Cut on PS5.

Weird how some are trying to dismiss it.

Exactly.

We was specifically talking about the PC platform. That article was silly to mention the PC when they don't care about 10-20 secs of loading time. Nearly every game out loads fast enough with just an HDD. Anyone with a standard SSD doesn't even care about the loading times.

Consoles are a different matter.

 

[mortal]

That's great, but I need to see a lot more on this game. That gameplay trailer or whatever they put out was probably the most underwhelming gaming bit of news I have seen in many years. Fast load times are great, but if the game sucks who cares?

Game Informer did some exclusive coverage on it back in March.

 

[OsirisBlack]

To add to that - I would be very leery on naming my graphics engine Luminous Engine if I don't have some secret sauce in the lighting department that bests every graphics engine out there.

Come on VFX you know the Luminous Engine is pretty damn beefy and has never even been tapped into. As far as ease of use, it's a mess but it's a powerful engine nonetheless.

 

[Throttle]

I wonder how FSR will look like in this game. Probably much better than CB shit Guerilla used in Horizon

I hope Guerilla can be "convinced" to implement FSR 2.0. It's weird to have bad image quality from such a competent studio.

 

[Throttle]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

Have you played the Forza Horizon titles? All are very slow to get started even with a comparable to Series X SSD.

 

[sircaw]

Reducing loading times is probably the greatest new feature set this new console generation has,

Anyone who ever tried borderlands 3 on a ps4 will know exactly what i am talking about.

This new forspoken game looks pretty dire to me but that loading, Fantastic.

 

[Decontamination Silo]

Can't wait to be disappointed, but faster.

 

[OLED_Gamer]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

Right? I'd be more concerned with shader stutter which has become more and more common as of late. Shit is excusable.

 

[Physiognomonics]

As long as there is a performance mode on console. But the game looks very interesting to me. I am just gonna wait for gameplay previews

 

[Pejo]

Cool for the load times I guess, but the performance on that 15 minute gameplay cross section was terrible. Hopefully these different graphical modes address some of that. I'm unlikely to buy this game anyways, since I haven't been impressed with anything other than the particle effects.

It looks like it plays like a considerably worse Infamous game, and the game world we've seen so far looks like a 2010 Korean MMO with HD-ish textures. 1 second load times doesn't fix any of that in my mind.

 

[01011001]

Have you played the Forza Horizon titles? All are very slow to get started even with a comparable to Series X SSD.

only because you can't skip the intro videos on PC, the actual loading is just as fast

 

[LordOfChaos]

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

After coming from last gen consoles and slow load times, why would it not be high on the ladder?
Or did i miss some obvious fanboy joke?

Play GTA V on PS360, PS4, XBO.....play the updated version on PS5 and Series consoles and maybe it will make sense. Hell, after the latest update to GTA V on PS5 its loading even faster, sometimes it loads at 60%, most times at 80%...

Same for Death Stranding on PS4 and the Director's Cut on PS5.

Weird how some are trying to dismiss it.

Exactly.

I highly doubt some actually care for loading times over graphics/performance. Especially in a fraction of a second in loading times, hence MY comment, and the comment I was replying to... I'd take a fraction of a second to have better graphics and performance, and I guarantee over 90% of Gaf will agree, no fanboyism would be needed to paint the obvious picture.

 

[rofif]

MULTIPLE? graphics.... modes...
f. I hate grapohics modes.
Just make 1 fucking god intended preset and give option to unlock fps for vrr. And sony fix your god damn vrr lfc

 

[ShaikhCroft]

Already pre-ordered it for PC! Waiting to play it with a 22 seconds loading time thanks to my good old RX 480 buddy!

 

[Pedro Motta]

This thread smells like shit already.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

"Best in class" I/O

 

[roosnam1980]

PS5 velocity architecture in action

 

[PropellerEar]

I don't know why any PC gamer would worry about load times in games. It's never been an issue even if it's a few seconds. I'm much more concerned with rendering speed and quality.

Faster is always better!