Stalker 2 on HDD - is it real?

[spartanezleonid]

I don't have enough SSD space for this game. Is it possible to play Stalker 2 on HDD? I understand that there will be lags and (loading) during the game, but is it possible in principle to play the game on the HDD? Or is the game designed exclusively for SSD?

[potato]

it's real

[PsyWarVeteran]

Every game can be played on HDDs.

[piet11111]

I would start saving for another SSD in your shoes.

[potato]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

Every game can be played on HDDs.

"can" is stretching it

long loading times, slow texture streaming, stuttering, audio desync, the list goes on

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by potato:

"can" is stretching it

long loading times, slow texture streaming, stuttering, audio desync, the list goes on

Highly overrated.

[potato]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

Highly overrated.

you don't seem to play anything that actually makes use of ssds and nvmes, so your opinion is irrelevant

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by potato:

you don't seem to play anything that actually makes use of ssds and nvmes, so your opinion is irrelevant

I finished RDR2 on a HDD on normal graphic settings and then replayed it later on high settings on a ten year old external hard drive. No problems whatsoever, no slow loading times, stutters, nothing. Hell, my Steam is installed on that very same external drive right now.

But by all means, go ahead and repeat hearsay without actually knowing anything about nothing.

[potato]

rdr2 is meant to run on ps4 hardware, that's from 2013

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

But by all means, go ahead and repeat hearsay without actually knowing anything about nothing.

you're the one spreading hearsay, go play a game that actually makes use of ssds

[PsyWarVeteran]

Hah, sure pal. How are those straws by the way? You know, the ones you're hopelessly grasping right now?

[Hey I'm Back!]

I've played Alan Wake 2 on both SSD and HDD. Since of Alan Wake 2 is the next-gen game, the performance difference was huge.

So I'm very sure the same thing will be happen on Stalker 2 too.

[potato]

Originally posted by Hey I'm Back!:

So I'm very sure the same thing will be happen on Stalker 2 too.

just it being on ue5 is enough of a confirmation

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by Hey I'm Back!:

I've played Alan Wake 2 on both SSD and HDD. Since of Alan Wake 2 is the next-gen game, the performance difference was huge.

So I'm very sure the same thing will be happen on Stalker 2 too.

SSDs have no impact on FPS. They improve loading times, microstutters and the like. An old or faulty HDD can slow down not only the games but the entire computer if Windows is installed on it.

We'll see how well UE5 will fare with STALKER 2, I'm not expecting a highly polished game under the hood.

[potato]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

SSDs have no impact on FPS.

they absolutely do

[Hey I'm Back!]

Originally posted by PsyWarVeteran:

Originally posted by Hey I'm Back!:

I've played Alan Wake 2 on both SSD and HDD. Since of Alan Wake 2 is the next-gen game, the performance difference was huge.

So I'm very sure the same thing will be happen on Stalker 2 too.

SSDs have no impact on FPS. They improve loading times, microstutters and the like. An old or faulty HDD can slow down not only the games but the entire computer if Windows is installed on it.

We'll see how well UE5 will fare with STALKER 2, I'm not expecting a highly polished game under the hood.

I didn't mean the FPS performance btw. The loading times, stuttering and data streaming were so bad on HDD compared to SSD.

However, it also has an indirect effect on FPS because when stuttering starts, FPS starts to drop instantly and this is a negative thing.

[PsyWarVeteran]

Originally posted by potato:

they absolutely do

You really have no idea what you're talking about.

Anyone who's even a tiny bit familiar with the part knows this fact. It's pointless to waste time on people like you.