In theory, games built for next-gen consoles or with fast SSDs as a base requirement will see far more dramatic drops in load times. On their own, similarly fast drives on PCs don't magically eliminate loading times, as today's titles are also made to work with older solid-state drives (SSDs) and even traditional mechanical hard drives. Both consoles promise games with practically non-existent loading sequences.
Today's newer solid-state hard drives for PCs give us an idea of what will be possible with the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, but only a rough one. But is this promise actually feasible? Are the days of extended load times truly at an end? It could be a huge moment one that brings generations of distractedly checking one's phone and reading useless tips to an end. One of the big promises of the upcoming generation of consoles is the end of loading times.
