Final Fantasy XV PS5 Load Times on External Hard Drive | PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility Test
11Testing boot time and fast travel using an external hard drive for Final Fantasy XV on the PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility.
As you may already know, I have a couple of videos that shows how fast FFXV loads on the PS5's SSD. If you haven't seen those, here are the links:
Final Fantasy XV PS5 Boot Time and Fast Travel Test | PS5 Backwards Compatibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAEz3wzCG2Q
Final Fantasy XV PS5 Fast Travel to Altissia Speed Test | PS5 Backwards Compatibility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwdpyCsVQaQ
Just so you know, these are the load times I've experienced so far. I did my best to compare load times, so here we go. I'm also including times from testing on my PS4 Pro. First off is booting from the home screen to the note that says, "A FINAL FANTASY for Fans and First-Timers."
Here's the breakdown for this video:
Test 1
PS4 Internal Hard Drive Boot Time: 36 seconds
PS5 SSD Boot Time: 15 seconds
PS5 External HDD Boot Time: 18 seconds
Test 2
PS4 Internal Hard Drive Loading Save File: 1 minute 39 seconds
PS5 SSD Loading Save File: 34 seconds
PS5 External HDD Loading Save File: 1 minute 2 seconds
Test 3
PS4 Internal Hard Drive Travel to past Altissia: 42 seconds
PS5 SSD Travel to past Altissia: 25 seconds
PS5 External HDD Travel to past Altissia: 29 seconds
Test 4
PS4 Internal Hard Drive Travel to past Lucis: 1 minute 38 seconds
PS5 SSD Travel to past Lucis: 32 seconds
PS5 External HDD Travel to past Lucis: 1 minute 3 seconds
Test 5
PS4 Internal Hard Drive Fast Travel from Wiz Chocobo Post to Hammerhead: 38 seconds
PS5 SSD Fast Travel from Wiz Chocobo Post to Hammerhead: 20 seconds
PS5 External HDD Fast Travel from Wiz Chocobo Post to Hammerhead: 26 seconds
Let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks for watching!
This is Final Fantasy XV for the PlayStation 4 running on a PlayStation 5. The recording is in 1080p and 60 fps. The video was captured using an Elgato 4K60.
0:00 - Boot from Home Screen (18 seconds)
0:44 - Loading Save File (1 minute 2 seconds)
2:12 - Travel to Altissia (29 seconds)
3:09 - Travel to past Lucis (1 minute 3 seconds)
4:35- Fast travel to Hammerhead (26 seconds)
PS5 backwards compatibility tests playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7IXrRZjdNUAScRGtHcXtlFFiB8vKw9GD
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