Despite what we were led to believe, PS5 load times appear to be actually slower than the Xbox Series X’s in several games so far.
For many months, we’ve heard all kinds of wonders on the speed of the PlayStation 5 SSD, its innovative custom storage design, and how it would almost destroy the dread load times in PS5 games – not to mention soundly beat the competition. Now that the PS5 and its main rival, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, have received their press reviews, the first load times comparisons have begun to appear, telling a surprisingly different story, too. Halo 4 Joins PC Master Chief Collection Next Week Alongside Xbox Series X/S Upgrade Gamespot checked out both consoles’ load times in popular games like Final Fantasy XV, Destiny 2, Monster Hunter World, Batman Arkham Knight, and Red Dead Redemption 2. The only instance where the PS5 beat Xbox Series X is in Red Dead Redemption 2 while loading a save from the menu to the actual game.
