It shouldn't be a surprise. Games load assets on the fly to save memory, which would be terrible on a hard drive.
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Hello_there@kbin.social 2 years ago
Ssd required?
LoafyLemon@kbin.social 2 years ago
Redditiscancer789@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Not great for an SSD either since they have finite read/writes too.
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 2 years ago
What year do you live in?
Hello_there@kbin.social 2 years ago
I still install all my games on hdd. Works fine.
Zyrxil@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Well some games now rely on the speeds of SSDs since the newest consoles have them, so that HDD does not in fact work fine anymore.
LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 2 years ago
SSD has been a best practice requirement for a long ass time anyway. SSDs are cheap now.
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Bought a Samsung nvme M2 that was 2 TB for like $90.
beefcat@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I just bought an 8TB chonker last week for $340. It comfortably fit my Steam library of 19 years with room to spare.
A year ago this same drive was still averaging ~$650-$700.
LoafyLemon@kbin.social 2 years ago
In case someone's wondering about cheaper options; Samsung 980 500GB NVMe M.2 costs as much as £32 GBP (~40 USD), and 1 TB version is £52 GBP (~65 USD).