PS5 vs. Next-Gen Xbox: Developer Teases ‘Game-Changing Tech’

Another game developer has heaped praise on the upcoming next-gen gaming consoles from Sony and Microsoft, saying both of them feature specs crucial for the future of console gaming.

Both Sony and Microsoft are working on their next-gen offerings for gamers everywhere: the so-called PlayStation 5 and Xbox Project Scarlett. Both consoles are expected to produce breathtaking visuals and immersive audio that will take gamers to another level of console gaming.

One of the specs the are said to be coming on the consoles is SSD. Game developer Crytek, known for developing the Cry Engine used in popular titles “Far Cry” and “Crysis,” praised the upcoming consoles for using the high-speed storage option.

“If visual quality will most likely continue to increase in the same large steps as is expected with any new generation of consoles, the real game changer will certainly be the new fast storage that has been promised,” Crytek told Wccftech.

The game company pointed out that SSD will make gaming even more exciting. It will remove one of the most frustrating things players had to deal with in the past (especially those who started playing with the original PlayStation), and will pave the way for more developments in the gaming scene.

“Apart from the obvious advantage of crushing loading times, it will open up quite a lot of possibilities for games to be designed for it with regards to streaming,” Crytek added. “That’s also a front on which game engines will need to evolve quite drastically, but it’s definitely exciting.”

Crushed loading times

Sony previously showed a video comparing how the current PS4 Pro performs in comparison to the next-gen console known as the PS5. The video, shown during an investor presentation, showed how the PS4 Pro was able to load a game’s world in about eight seconds. The game company’s next-gen console, on the other hand, did the same thing in less than a second.

Furthermore, the PS4 Pro suffered from lags as it tried loading the game’s world while the camera was moving. The next-gen console, on the other hand, sufferered no lags.

A patent shows that Sony is working to remove loading screens completely. It’s unclear, though, if the PS5 will feature the technology needed to make that happen.