PS5's Horizon Forbidden West Has "Virtually No Loading Screens"

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Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn sequel, Forbidden West, will make use of the PlayStation 5's SSD to help improve load times dramatically. According to game director Mathijs de Jonge, there will be "virtually no loading screens" in Forbidden West.

"With the PS5's SSD, there will be virtually no loading screens," he said in a new video from PlayStation. "In an open-world game like Horizon Forbidden West, if you open up the map and fast travel from one end to the other, restarting from a check-point will be super fast. And when you boot up the game, you're right there--in the action."

The PS5's SSD has been one of the console's most-discussed features so far. Developers have spoken at length about how it will help improve load times and how this will make for an overall better gaming experience.

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