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[Hideous Snake]

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features

A detailed Sony PlayStation blog about GTA 6 has revealed a lot of things but most importantly:

With Tempest 3D AudioTech, you can surround yourself in the distinct soundscapes of Leonida. From the streets of Vice City to the moments that unfold all across the state, this highly accurate audio positioning enhances your perception, helping to bring this world to life around you in unmatched ways. Grand Theft Auto VI also leverages the PS5's ultra-high speed SSD, enabling you to experience the expansive world of Leonida with near-instant load times.

No mention of the Pro just the PS5 but of course I assume the Pro will obviously be better than Base PS5

Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PS5 November 19

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.

blog.playstation.com

 

[Bojji]

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features

A detailed Sony PlayStation blog about GTA 6 has revealed a lot of things but most importantly:



No mention of the Pro just the PS5 but of course I assume the Pro will obviously be better than Base PS5

Grand Theft Auto VI plays best on PS5 November 19

SIE and Rockstar Games work together to deliver the best experience on PS5 by leveraging its innovative features.

blog.playstation.com

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

 

[Cakeboxer]

SECRET SAUCE, only possible on P-S-5!!!!!

 

[Venom Snake]

 

[seb85]

Just PR bullshit , same thing will be in series x

 

[Prodyhig]

Sony is going to sell consoles with this game like hotcakes.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Will there be one long loading screen when starting?

 

[geary]

Near-instant loading screens = No Loading Screen

I wonder what instant loading screens would mean...

 

[Bojji]

Sony is going to sell consoles with this game like hotcakes.

But what if they don't have any consoles to sell?

Analysis Hardware Sales-Age  Thread 'New Document Reveals Sony’s Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles'

Monday at 9:03 PM

New Document Reveals Sony's Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles

A new document reveals that Sony could be looking to manage the high memory prices by simply selling fewer PS5 units and ending promotions.

tech4gamers.com

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The current console generation has been somewhat unlucky. It started during the pandemic times, so there were mass shortages as the trades were disrupted. Now, due to the AI boom, memory prices are skyrocketing, leading to higher prices.

Unsurprisingly, Sony has been hit by this too, as they had to increase PS5 prices earlier this year. Now, a new document shows that they are planning to fix this situation by just selling lower PS5 consoles.

Why it matters: Despite the slower start, the sales had become so high...

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[Physiognomonics]

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

If they really use the custom I/O blocks to decompress data on PS5 there should be a magnitude of difference. Like 1sec vs 10sec.

No big games have near instant loading on XSX, even in their first party games, when PS5 has a few of them. We'll see.

 

[Hideous Snake]

Will there be one long loading screen when starting?

Good god this reminded me of GTA 5 on PS3. Nightmare..

 

[Prodyhig]

But what if they don't have any consoles to sell?

Analysis Hardware Sales-Age  Thread 'New Document Reveals Sony’s Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles'

Monday at 9:03 PM

New Document Reveals Sony's Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles

A new document reveals that Sony could be looking to manage the high memory prices by simply selling fewer PS5 units and ending promotions.

tech4gamers.com

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The current console generation has been somewhat unlucky. It started during the pandemic times, so there were mass shortages as the trades were disrupted. Now, due to the AI boom, memory prices are skyrocketing, leading to higher prices.

Unsurprisingly, Sony has been hit by this too, as they had to increase PS5 prices earlier this year. Now, a new document shows that they are planning to fix this situation by just selling lower PS5 consoles.

Why it matters: Despite the slower start, the sales had become so high...

• LectureMaster
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I'm already used to the FUD on NeoGAF about Sony.

 

[FUBARx89]

That maybe so, but the real question for most people is how shit are the loading times for online gonna be.

 

[Bojji]

If they really use the custom I/O blocks to decompress data on PS5 there should be a magnitude of difference. Like 1sec vs 10sec.

No big games have instant loading on XSX, even in their first party games, when PS5 has a few of them. We'll see.

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

Im sorry, ill take issue with that... we can see that first party sony games show 'teh powah of ssd'... i mean, Demon Souls Remake and Spider man 2 has less loading time than Nine Sols! It's a pity that Sony did not want to require the usage of 'teh powah of ssd' for third party games and, for the vast majority of third party games, the SSD brute force is enough (truth be told, if i am a game developer, I would only use brute force too).

 

[Physiognomonics]

Xbox also has hardware decompression. SSD speed is 2GB/s vs. 5GB/s and no game is even close to saturating that in gameplay.

We will see.

That's without compressing data. PS5 custom I/O is doing 9-10GB/s on average with compression with zero CPU usage. It's really potent, when properly used.

Sadly only a few games are using it and we have no multiiplat games that would use it on PS5 so we have not yet really compared against the traditionnal CPU decompression. But still I am a bit surprised Rocktar would take the time of using it on PS5 only. Even Guerrilla don't use it on PS5, and they are 1st party.

 

[lughnasadh123]

All 5 Xbox owners outraged they aren't being represented here.

 

[adamsapple]

I mean, I doubt it will be different on XSX.

The PS5 version will be the best PS5 version in the market.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Newsflash.....this gen loading screens on PS5 AND XSX have been mainly non-existent. Not just PS5

 

[SJRB]

> PLAYSTATION blog posts about Playstation features
> "huuuuh Xbox can do this too, this is just marketing"

Yeah no shit dawg

 

[Witchilich]

 

[JerryinSoCal]

It says PS5 Pro enhanced when you click on the link in the article that takes you to the wish list page.

 

[PlayStaytion]

SECRET SAUCE, only possible on P-S-5!!!!!

I mean a teenager in mid-school who can't value the disc more than the extra content code would find that informative.

 

[ZeroZeroQuatre]

Could we have MORE threats about GTA please ?

 

[Celcius]

Interested to see someday how fast the PC version loads with my pcie gen 5 drive…

 

[Hideous Snake]

Could we have MORE threats about GTA please ?

No threats only threads my friend

 

[Ribi]

"Practically" doing a ton of heavy lifting

 

[Darsxx82]

2020 PR in 2026....

 

[Hideous Snake]

2020 PR in 2026....

Got to boost that partnership shit

 

[nemiroff]

Ah, the Playstation blog secret sauce....

So, it's pretty much just like GTAV - on all old-gen hardware.

To be fair, there will be improvements according to a decade of technical progression , so they'll likely remove some "fading" (like the in-game fly-in when switching characters) due to the simple fact that we have better hardware since GTAV. But those improvements will also be implemented on other platforms.

 

[Hideous Snake]

PS5 Pro enhanced

 

[Xcell Miguel]

Could we have MORE threats about GTA please ?

Hew, that blue is a threat
I always forgot how blue and bold the default dark theme is (I love blue but not in this mainly orange theme), I made a stylesheet to reset that to light grey and a script that colors thread titles when matching keywords so it's easier to see what it's about at a quick glance :

So yeah, "GTA" and "Rockstar" being in my "other games" color makes the forum mostly yellow for me today

Blue : Sony/PS
Green : MS/Xbox
Red : Nintendo
Orange : PC
Yellow : other games (multi-support)
Light blue : other interesting subjects
Light blueish green : TV shows, movies, streaming platforms

And as Edge mobile supports Tampermonkey too, even on mobile I never see the default theme.

 

[evanft]

This wasn't worth making a thread over.

 

[SJRB]

Could we have MORE threats about GTA please ?

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[FoxMcChief]

I feel like I have heard this lie from Sony before.

 

[Puscifer]

Just PR bullshit , same thing will be in series x

Don't forget that sometimes the series X has better loading. The reality is that games will never have the need to load the much data that quickly - having an SSD In general, even sata, providing consistent stateful access is the game changer period.

 

[Zacfoldor]

This changes things. Preordered digitally.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

If they really use the custom I/O blocks to decompress data on PS5 there should be a magnitude of difference. Like 1sec vs 10sec.

No big games have near instant loading on XSX, even in their first party games, when PS5 has a few of them. We'll see.

Yup

 

[DeepEnigma]

But what if they don't have any consoles to sell?

Analysis Hardware Sales-Age  Thread 'New Document Reveals Sony’s Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles'

Monday at 9:03 PM

New Document Reveals Sony's Fix for Rising PS5 Costs May Be Selling Fewer Consoles

A new document reveals that Sony could be looking to manage the high memory prices by simply selling fewer PS5 units and ending promotions.

tech4gamers.com

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The current console generation has been somewhat unlucky. It started during the pandemic times, so there were mass shortages as the trades were disrupted. Now, due to the AI boom, memory prices are skyrocketing, leading to higher prices.

Unsurprisingly, Sony has been hit by this too, as they had to increase PS5 prices earlier this year. Now, a new document shows that they are planning to fix this situation by just selling lower PS5 consoles.

Why it matters: Despite the slower start, the sales had become so high...

• LectureMaster
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You know damned well Sony is going to be pumping these boxes out for the games this fall.

Bet your accounts on it.

 

[Team Skoda]

I mean, Witcher 3 was practically the same on the PS4 with no SSD.

 

[DeepEnigma]

> PLAYSTATION blog posts about Playstation features
> "huuuuh Xbox can do this too, this is just marketing"

Yeah no shit dawg

 

[diffusionx]

Say what you will about "durrr Xbox has fast ssd too" when a game takes advantage of the PS5 like Spider-Man 2 it has no loading, it's like a NES game. It's a qualitative and quantitative difference. The difference between "practically no loading" and "no loading" is actually noticeable. It's not the SSD it's the built in hardware on the PS5.