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[Kenzodielocke]

I really need to stop reading youtube comments, or find an app to convert them. Fuck. Also that's pretty atrocious.

I disabled youtube comments with an addon on chrome. My life is better now.

 

[To Far Away Times]

I question how good a game will be if it needs to load for 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

 

[Nimby]

Damn that sucks. When is it ever okay to have a game load for over 3 minutes? I would have reset by then.

 

[AgentP]

The initial load of the game is large - akin to GTA. Subsequent loads are shorter. This is not news. This site is reaching for a news story.

This. Some open world games take a ton to load and then stream from then on. One long load is much better than a tons of smaller ones (Fallout 4).

 

[bombshell]

The rational thinking part of me is guessing that this abnormally long load time is the game trying to communicate with the servers (yes, servers) and I've read that they are very hit and miss right now, even for something like opening the map.

 

[Sushi Nao]

Oh my god, that's a buzz killer

 

[UrbanRats]

Well don't die then.

Git gud!

I hope it's not this bad on PC.

 

[wrowa]

Dude, just stop and watch the video.

Did it ever cross your mind that he might already have the game? It's widely available in Europe already.

 

[TheSpoiler]

This. Some open world games take a ton to load and then stream from then on. One long load is much better than a tons of smaller ones (Fallout 4).

The world had already loaded. This is from a death state. It shouldn't need a long load after the game has already started.

If the other GAFer is correct, then this might be an issue localized to the PS4 only (and PC for whatever reason, but lesser so).

Did it ever cross your mind that he might already have the game? It's widely available in Europe already.

No, because he never presented any evidence of that, and the video in the OP did. So who should I believe?

To clarify, and I don't know why I need to do this anyway, I don't believe every single load is like this. It's apparently random, and because it's from a death state, it's probably not a normalized load like when you boot the game. Most people here are of that same opinion.

 

[benny_a]

The rational thinking part of me is guessing that this abnormally long load time is the game trying to communicate with the servers (yes, servers) and I've read that they are very hit and miss right now, even for something like opening the map.

Yeah that's definitely possible. I remember The Last of Us had that problem.

 

[nynt9]

What's up with the comments on the video about Xbox astroturfers on gaf or something?

Also these load times are horrible.

 

[Durden77]

Welp, I'll just have to not die then.

Nothing will keep me from this game. This is a bummer, but as long as it's only for deaths I can deal. Most of my time will be spent making grapple contraptions anyway.

I do hope they can lower the time with patches though.

 

[Liamc723]

Did it ever cross your mind that he might already have the game? It's widely available in Europe already.

We're going to believe video evidence over a random dude who incorrectly posted about the video.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

auto pass

Loading times are easily my biggest gaming gripe

 

[Piers]

Good god, that's nearly as long as HL2 on launch day.

 

[Keyser Soze]

If you had watched it, you wouldn't have made your original post. This is very clearly not an initial load screen.

I posted it like that as the initial load is proven to be long by multiple sources across all platforms. Even PC's with SSD. This news/video is from one source, who is using an accusatory style of writing, and using the word "cunt" on Twitter. Hardly seems like something to panic over. I am not saying the video is a fake, this is more an error than a repeatable issue IMO.

 

[Burt]

This probably has something to do with the servers. People in the impressions thread are talking about the game hanging for ~1 minute just to access the map because of server stuff. I'm watching the SE-sponsored Lirik stream and he just died, game loaded in 8 seconds. He has a beastly PC, but I still can't see load times taking 25 times as long on consoles.

 

[Guymelef]

I don't know if something is wrong there of it's a Game over thing.
But this PS4 walkthrough has loading screens of ~15 secs from cutscene to game.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx_Bw9I3a7udIfCIGicxqT14MC0jmvJYA

 

[FlyinJ]

The rational thinking part of me is guessing that this abnormally long load time is the game trying to communicate with the servers (yes, servers) and I've read that they are very hit and miss right now, even for something like opening the map.

This is what I'm thinking too. Seems like it's trying to handshake the server and getting no response and waits until it gets one... It's not actually loading.

 

[Blanquito]

Single studio internal game engines are always the best.

Seriously... What drives a studio to create their own anymore?

Isn't unreal open enough now to literally change the source code if you have a license?

I guess one may be offset by the license fee, but you would figure that in the end you'll save money by having better official support, many more people/studios using it and documenting it, etc.

 

[Hoje0308]

Ugh...I hope that's a bug or something that can be addressed easily with a patch. I've spent so many hours looking at loading screens this year.

I really need to stop reading youtube comments, or find an app to convert them. Fuck. Also that's pretty atrocious.

That was my exact thought as I let my eyes drift down into the muck, and now you've been quoted too. Someone is a little too invested in their plastic box of choice.

 

[Sexually Aggressive Uncle]

LOL @ those YouTube comments...... Who the fuck is that nut job?

 

[Ridley327]

So this might be affected by online servers? That would be very believable, especially after how much of a mess MGS5 was early on with the servers dramatically impacting access to your iDroid and load times between the game world and the ACC.

 

[Iacobellis]

They can't be worse than the load times for WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 on the PSP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjf0D6bRTQ8.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

I don't know if something is wrong there of it's a Game over thing.
But this PS4 walkthrough has loading screens of ~15 secs from cutscene to game.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx_Bw9I3a7udIfCIGicxqT14MC0jmvJYA

You can cut videos

 

[antitrop]

How were the load times in Mad Max? That would be important to consider, because this was made by Avalanche's sister studio in NY.

I played Mad Max on PS4 and wasn't overly bothered by them. They're weren't anywhere even close to as long and as often as something like Fallout 4.

 

[KennyLinder]

If it's server based, someone can try the loading without being connected online, surely?

 

[Vex_]

Why are you guys reading the youtube comments? Like, what are you even looking for? You know they are going to be ass, so why read ass?

No one to blame but yourselves.

 

[Death Metalist]

On the Xbox One(WD 1TB external HDD)was 40 - 50 seconds when you first press new game. After that any death during the game was 15-20 seconds so I guess it depends on where you install the game? Who knows.

 

[oSoLucky]

Bringing back painful memories of TLoU PS3's title screen initial load.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I posted it like that as the initial load is proven to be long by multiple sources across all platforms. Even PC's with SSD. This news/video is from one source, who is using an accusatory style of writing, and using the word "cunt" on Twitter. Hardly seems like something to panic over. I am not saying the video is a fake, this is more an error than a repeatable issue IMO.

He's talking about being called one himself. What the hell are you on about.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

This probably has something to do with the servers. People in the impressions thread are talking about the game hanging for ~1 minute just to access the map because of server stuff. I'm watching the SE-sponsored Lirik stream and he just died, game loaded in 8 seconds. He has a beastly PC, but I still can't see load times taking 25 times as long on consoles.

This is why everything you read about a game up to a week after launch must be taken with a grain of salt.

 

[Psychoward]

Well don't die then.

or fast travel...

 

[brickarts295]

Looks like I'll be playing the game safe and easy to avoid this until it gets fix.

 

[bombshell]

Yeah that's definitely possible. I remember The Last of Us had that problem.

This is what I'm thinking too. Seems like it's trying to handshake the server and getting no response and waits until it gets one... It's not actually loading.

*Internet agreement high five* to both of you.

 

[Daingurse]

Pretty brutal load time.

 

[Portugeezer]

This is what I'm thinking too. Seems like it's trying to handshake the server and getting no response and waits until it gets one... It's not actually loading.

GTA online is the worst offender on PS4.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Those with a PS4 copy should run it offline and see what happens for a day.

 

[neogaffer1]

I really need to stop reading youtube comments, or find an app to convert them. Fuck. Also that's pretty atrocious.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/...outube/opgodjgjgojjkhlmmhdlojfehcemknnp?hl=en

it's not the best solution but it's a huge leap in quality depending on the video

 

[Fury451]

How were the load times in Mad Max? That would be important to consider, because this was made by Avalanche's sister studio in NY.

Negligible I thought, on PS4. Certainly nowhere near this either.

 

[Shredderi]

That's not a long loading time or a brutal one. That is the single worst loading time I have ever heard of in a game. Holy fuck how can a death load be so catastrophically long?

 

[ironcreed]

The initial load of the game is large - akin to GTA. Subsequent loads are shorter. This is not news. This site is reaching for a news story.

Yeah, most of the footage I have watched was deep into the game and out in the world. I never saw any excessive loading times that would cause me to flip my shit. Certainly not 3 minutes or it is something that I surely would have picked up on.

 

[ironcreed]

On the Xbox One(WD 1TB external HDD)was 40 - 50 seconds when you first press new game. After that any death during the game was 15-20 seconds so I guess it depends on where you install the game? Who knows.

I will be playing on Xbox One, so good deal.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

I think there might be a server issue as the PSN is also acting up due to high traffic.

 

[Chobel]

The bigger news here is the bad framerate. It doesn't look the game runs that well on PS4.

 

[Hoje0308]

Way more worried about their frame rate impressions. I plan on waiting until later in the week to buy it anyway, so I guess I'll go with whichever console performs best.

 

[bombshell]

I will be playing on Xbox One, so good deal.

Reading the other thread I'm sure it's server hiccups and not the game loading that long. It's also on both.

Played both the PS4 and Xbox One versions, XBone has a much more solid framerate but looks slightly muddy and aliased, but PS4 is a lot clearer IQ wise, but drops frames like it's going out of style.

On both consoles, loading times are vile. Like, 5 minutes before respawning. I got up, made a sandwich, ate it, and it finished 30 seconds or so afterwards, and no, I'm not joking.

Actual game is just JC2 with some ramped up visual flair and a loads more destruction, which for me is worthy of GOTY haha, but YMMV.

 

[Kathian]

That's awful. GTA got it right years back. Are they loading an old save and then applying it to the world? Add in a hospital. Done. We've already worked out how to do this! Just what the heck.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

The bigger news here is the bad framerate. It doesn't look the game runs that well on PS4.

The bigger news is that the game doesn't seem to run well on PS4 at all. 3 minutes 30 seconds load times do say as much.

 

[King Gilga]

I posted it like that as the initial load is proven to be long by multiple sources across all platforms. Even PC's with SSD. This news/video is from one source, who is using an accusatory style of writing, and using the word "cunt" on Twitter. Hardly seems like something to panic over. I am not saying the video is a fake, this is more an error than a repeatable issue IMO.

Did you even read what you linked?

He's not using it, he's saying people are using it against him.