Insert one for HDD as PC games are starting to require SSD

Are you still hanging onto that huge 8TB spinning HDD for your PC game installs? Well, it’s starting to look like SSDs will become the new minimum spec for modern PC games. While SSDs have shipped as standard in the latest and greatest PC gaming rigs and laptops, we haven’t seen game developers actually go for SSDs at the minimum… until this week.

Microsoft held its Xbox game showcase on Sunday and revealed that Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years, star field, 125GB of SSD storage when it debuts on September 6th. This is not a recommendation – this is a minimum spec to play with star field on a pc.

Single-player games aren’t trending, but at the same time CD Projekt Red also revealed it’s bumping up the game’s minimum specs. cyberpunk 2077 At least the need for SSD and phasing out HDD support. While system requirements vary cyberpunk 2077 related to coming phantom liberty The expansion that won’t ship on older HDD-powered Xbox One and PS4 consoles, base PC games will soon be updated to this SSD minimum specification.

CD Projekt Red explains, “One of the changes is the option to turn off HDD support for the bare minimum requirements – SSDs offer faster loading times, better streaming, and better overall performance when compared to HDDs.” in a blog post,

cyberpunk 2077 won’t suddenly stop working on HDDs, but CD Projekt Red will stop active support and stop testing games on HDDs so players may eventually run into performance issues or bugs.

It’s inevitable that we’ll see more PC games require at least an SSD as game developers continue to leave behind the Xbox One and PS4 generations of consoles and the Xbox Series S/X and PS5 begin to push the boundaries. We do. The HDDs that both the Xbox One and PS4 shipped with the console have always had a huge impact on the way a cross-platform game is developed.

Now that the current gen consoles are all SSD, we’re about to see what developers can do with this fast-loading technology now that they’re ready to leave HDDs in the history books. Hopefully we’ll see more games that support DirectStorage as well. It’ll still be a gradual transition where games aren’t likely to be blocked from actually running on HDDs, but if you’re still fond of fiddling around with spinning discs, enjoy the moment as developers move into the world of SSDs. Getting ready for. Speed ​​and silence.