Microsoft is working on making the next-generation Xbox load time virtually zero


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In the next-generation Xbox, “ We plan to have a new feature that will virtually eliminate load times, ” said Jason Ronald, partner director of the Xbox division, in an exclusive interview with GameSpot.

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The next-generation Xbox , which is rumored to be released in 2020, has a much higher spec than the current Xbox One X, which was released in November 2017. Equipped with AMD microarchitecture Zen 2 processor, GPU of NAVI generation, and high-speed GDDR6 memory, can output 8K resolution & 120Hz video. Phil Spencer, who heads Microsoft's game development department, tells GameSpot that the GPU performance of the next-generation Xbox is twice that of Xbox One X.

Mr. Spencer's commentary on the features of the new Xbox can be read in the following article.

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A sub-project called “to make load time substantially zero” is underway in the development project for such next-generation Xbox. Ronald said, “For example, when moving from stage 1 to stage 2 or when moving

fast from one end of the map to the other in the vast open world, there is a load time that will impede the immersive feeling.” I stressed that loading time in the game is unnecessary.


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Ronald explained that “loading time that hinders gameplay” can be solved from a hardware perspective, and cited “storage” as an example of hardware that can reduce loading time. According to Mr. Ronald, the fact that the output speed of HDD data has reached the limit of performance is one of the bottlenecks in reducing load time. To address this issue, the next generation Xbox development team is working on improving the NVME SSD. Ronald said that improving the performance of the hardware will provide game developers with new features that can virtually eliminate load times.

As a side effect of efforts to reduce these load times, Ronald explained that ' latency, the response time for data transfer requests, is also reduced.' Furthermore, as a result of reducing the time taken to publish screenshots, it will be possible to `` publish screenshots instantly '', and it will be possible to load multiple games simultaneously and switch quickly is.

Ronald said about the effort to reduce the load time of the next-generation Xbox: “We want to be the one that we are committed to reducing latency and increasing the ratio of play time. It ’s because it ’s out. ”

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