Today, during the Unreal Engine 5 PS5 reveal within the programming of Summer Game Fest, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney talked about the PS5.
Sweeney praised the PlayStation 5 calling the hardware “absolutely phenomenal” providing an “unprecedented” amount of graphics power, while the storage architecture “blows past architectures out of the water.”
He defined the storage solution “far ahead” of the current highest-end PC.
“The hardware that Sony is launching is absolutely phenomenal. Not only an unprecedented amount of graphics power, but also a completely new storage architecture that blows past architectures out of the water, and it’s so far ahead of even the state-of-the-art in the highest-end PCs you can buy.”
According to Sweeney, the features coming with Unreal Engine 5 including Full Global Illumination enable a much wider variety of games to have a dynamic response to light, including large scale open worlds with day/night cycles and transitions from indoor to outdoor.
He argued that this new-generation technology with Unreal Engine 5 that Sony is empowering with PlayStation 5, will “enable entirely new game experiences that we can’t even anticipate yet.”
Also, he added that he believes the ability of the hardware and engine to stream massive amounts of content as you go through huge environments is going a much greater impact on gaming that people are expecting right now. Sony’s storage system is “absolutely world-class” and “not only the best in class in consoles but the best in any platform.”
“It’s going to enable the types of content we’ve only dreamed of in the past. The world of loading screens is over and the days of geometry pop-in as you go through these games’ environments are ended.”
The result of this, according to Sweeney, is going to have games that are fully immersive.
MrGodzy on May 14th, 2020 at 17:10 UTC »
As a 3D artist, I am absolutely mindblown by how the industry will change once PS5 and UE5 are out.
However, I’m equally surprised by these “it’s just storage” / “marketing” comments. To those who missed it, go back and watch the UE5 Demo and see what’s up. Say what you want about Sony but Epic truly delivers their products.
weaver787 on May 14th, 2020 at 16:11 UTC »
He's just talking about the storage speed. It's not just marketing talk, for everyone saying this is just marketing.
The SSD speed on the PS5 is phenomenal... and its not going to just improve loading times. The implications are huge
Currently PC devs HAVE TO account for HDD's when they develop a game. Devs for PS5 are developing with everyone having an SSD.
The HDD is currently the biggest bottleneck when it comes to modern game development.
Edit: I'm getting sick of repeating myself for people who keep comparing this to having an SSD in their computer. Yes, your computer will have an obvious benefit from an SSD. I have two SSDs in my computer and its awesome and its a huge QOL improvement. HOWEVER, nothing on my computer NEEDS to be installed on a SSD. With 100% of users having an SSD, it is possible to create games that need to be installed on SSDs because the transfer speed rates wouldnt be possible on an HDD.
To prove my point, here is DF explaining exactly what I'm talking about. Timestamped for your convenience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4higSVRZlkA&t=16m0s
CrazyAuron on May 14th, 2020 at 16:10 UTC »
New tech better than old tech, more at 6.