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Fallout 4 Loading Times On PS4 Are Pretty Long

If a new video is to be believed, the loading times for Fallout 4 on the PS4 are pretty long. This might well apply to the Xbox One version as well. The loading times on PC are unknown.

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UserNameIsNotTaken3844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

-_-
Hope this isn't true.
But I survived bloodborne and that was worse than this so I can handle it

VER1ON3844d ago

You're correct on Bloodborne, that was insane. Bethesda isn't known for optimizing their titles. I wonder how performance on PC will be.

extermin8or3844d ago

Tbf bloodborne was fixed pretty soon after release its fast now :)

seanpitt233844d ago

I think we have all been spoiled by the witcher 3.

wheresmymonkey3844d ago

To be fair though, when that first came out it had pretty long load times too.

Bansai3844d ago

Yup, I can drink vodka with a peasant on the far south of the map, then ride on a horse 30 minutes to the north, straight into Novigrad's whorehouse, all without ever seeing a loading screen.

cartoonx13844d ago

not really, skyrim on console had long loading times too, so its bethesda, seems like they havnt improved much :(

seanpitt233844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

@cartoonx1 yes you would expect that from the ps360 with the hardware they had but it should of improved with the 8gb of memory in this generation.

Typing this my fallout 4 copy has just arrived :) have fun exploring guys.

nitus103844d ago

@cartoonx1

One of the main reasons for long loading times on Skyrim on the PS3 occurs when the autosave feature is turned on (this is the default). The fix is to turn off all autosaves except possibly the timed one.

The problem with doing as I have suggested means manually saving (think old school) so when Lidia says "I have a bad feeling about this" - save.

You can actually travel overland from one end of Skyrim to the other without seeing a loading screen (unless you save). Dragon armor all with dual enchantments is great for this although ancient and revered dragons are still deadly.

Loading all 3 DLC's is a risk as well since the game can become very buggy and usually many hours in. I suggest doing only one DLC at a time.

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JudgmentJay3844d ago

I got the game 2 days ago and the loading isnt as bad as bloodborne. Besides if u have the official fallout pip-boy app u can fiddle around with it while loading.

UserNameIsNotTaken3844d ago

Yeah..
Takamura kun given advices ;)

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Dynasty20213844d ago

It's true.

Every leaked stream on PS4 and Xbox One have shown loading times in excess of 30 seconds.

PC will be faster like in every Bethesda game especially if you're running on an SSD. With an SSD, Skyrim loaded you in-game before the load menu lore or images loaded.

nitus103844d ago

Even on a PC you can get fairly long loading times if you have a poor performing disk. This is were SSD's really shine if you have the money. Also having separate disks for your OS (64GB SSD recommended), reasonable performance disk(s) for you main data and high performance disk(s) for your active game installs.

For the PS4 replacing the 5400rpm disk with a faster 7200rpm disk is a much cheaper upgrade although as with the PC an SSD is best but it is more expensive.

Aceman183844d ago

I'm not surprised it is Bethesda here, they wouldn't know how to optimize a game on a PS console if their lives depended on it lol.

madmonkey013844d ago

anyone notice this is the same website reporting the frame rate issue too.

showtimefolks3844d ago

Digital foundary already did their video explaining that both versions have about the same loafing times so the title only stating about ps4 is misleading

Also on Xbox one frame rates dip down to ZERO. But we won't see any reviews taking points away and that's why most of the reviews areally just crap

Chicago charlie
Angryjoe
Angerycentericgaming

Are the 3 reviewers I trust personally

UserNameIsNotTaken3844d ago

WOW The XB1 version drops to 0fps... I ain't buying dat copy.

WilliamSheridan3844d ago

Wow, fps to zero huh? That sounds like a blatant lie. You sure it wasn't paused...

WilliamSheridan3844d ago

You almost forgot to mention the effects that bring the PS4 down to 20fps when shooting while the Xbox stays solid 30fps. I think that's the significant number considering you should be shooting often

showtimefolks3844d ago

The game is on its way but I think I will play something else till Bethesda releases at least few patches

I was just hoping for a great experience but than again Bethesda games never truly work the way they suppose to at launch

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BallsEye3844d ago

Weird. At e3 they said NO LOADING TIMES.

kaizokuspy3844d ago

People are already livestreaming ps4 version via youtube. Watch it and judge for yourself or buy it.

shammgod3843d ago

yeah, the bloodborne loading was rough for early adopters. They patched it pretty fast, but the first few days were slow and only had the title screen during loading...not even tips/lore to look at!

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yuukiliu3844d ago

Witcher 3 has some pretty long load times as well. Luckily I just whip out the tablet and use the net when games are loading.

Bansai3844d ago

Yeah... but you can enter every building without loading, unlike fallout.

Batnut003844d ago

So around 28-30 seconds? I can handle this, still better than when bloodborne first started and Destiny's obnoxiously long loading screens.

Eterna1Ice3844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

IMO, DA: Inquisition has the longest loading times out of all the console games I've played. Good thing most of the locations are big enough to not let you get annoyed with it. Destiny is worse, since it happens a lot more.

showtimefolks3844d ago

Oh yeah dragon age had some very long loading screens

moegooner883844d ago

Loading times arw bit long but nothing major. The initial install however took ages, more than 30 minutes.

wotta3844d ago (Edited 3844d ago )

They are the same on XB1, it's a big game. Not a big deal really.

Bansai3844d ago

"big game" doesn't really work as a valid excuse since The Witcher 3.

Nitrowolf23844d ago

And the load times are just as bad if not worse

Bansai3844d ago

Only when you move between regions (Velen alone is bigger than whole F4), not buildings xD

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jznrpg190d ago

They need to look at Morrowind and see what the progression should have been from there instead of the regression we got with the next 2 games. They weren’t horrible games but they could have been so much more.

-Foxtrot190d ago

Fallout 4 just felt too streamlined and accessible to me, the perk system was not as fun as it was in Fallout 3, not saying Fallout 3 didn't have issues but 4 just felt like a complete step back.

mastershredder190d ago

So the part where you just sold the same games for the last 10 years while you focused on 76 and merch, was not a reset from the "creative" aspect eh? How very Todd of you.

lukasmain190d ago

I bought Fallout 4 (I loved Fallout 3) at launch and I couldn't bring myself to finish it or even get close to finishing it. It was soooo damned boring and bland. I played on a very hard difficulty and I had hundreds of stimpaks. One of the only games I've played for a while and not ended up finishing it. I hated it. Just flat out hated it.

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