Playing “SEKIRO” on PS5 will make you die more comfortably. I checked the loading time and frame rate of the PS4 software

From Sony Interactive Entertainment on Nov 12, 2020Playstation 5It will finally be released.“Ultra high speed”I’m really looking forward to seeing what the next-gen game will look like with SSD and late-race support.
However, for software, the PS5 and PS4 software will be implemented in parallel for a while.
The worrying thing here is what happens if you play PS4 software on PS5. Backward compatibility is supported by PS5, and both disc version and download version of PS4 software are said to be playable. It has been announced that some PS4 titles will be officially compatible with PS5, and will be more comfortable to play.
So without that support“PS4 software that I just tried to run on PS5”What will happen? Will it just move or benefit from the new hardware? I tested it with the commercial version of PS5 that came to 4Gamer a bit earlier.

This time, I used “SEKIRO: SHADOWS DIE TWICE” from From Software. The so-called “death game” dies many times during the game, and each time it dies, it charges. If this could be mitigated with the PS5’s SSD, I thought it would be a genre that would benefit greatly from the new hardware.

In the test, the disk version of SEKIRO is used. From its launch, it will be version 1.0 at the end of the installation.
First, let’s take a look at how long it took to install.

PS4, PS4 Pro: 6 minutes and 12 seconds
PS5: 4 minutes and 30 seconds

I don’t think there are a lot of people staring at the screen during installation, so you might not be concerned in a slightly different location, but for the moment, PS5 takes less time to install.

So what about loading time during gameplay? This time, each measurement will be based on data after the game starts, so in each case, “After getting to know the boy a little more, get out of the hut and let the first enemy kill you, and check the time on the loading screen. ” I am doing the job. At this time, the loading time changes significantly between SEKIRO version 1.0 and the latest 1.5, so all measurements are taken at 1.5. The result is as follows.

PS4, PS4 Pro: 12 seconds
PS5:5 seconds

Until then, if it was said that it would be like this because it would switch from HDD to SSD, the loading time would be shortened considerably, which is less than half. It is clearly quick to experiment without having to measure it. Only play on PS5Die more comfortablyWe can say that. In particular, SEKIRO has a boss rush added in the October 29 update. I am very grateful that this path is shortened because I die in a short time because I challenge the boss continuously.

With PS5, it’s okay to cut your heart rope. I’ll be back soon

Another point that is concerning when it comes to playing action games is the frame rate, but when playing SEKIRO with PS5, it was confirmed that the frame rate improved.
However, the writer’s experience alone is not convincing. SEKIRO doesn’t have an FPS display feature, so I tried shooting in slow motion with the camera rotated at full speed. If you look at this, you can see that the PS5 draws more smoothly.

so,Playing PS4 titles on PS5 makes it more comfortable to playThe result was that. For those who are replacing PS4 storage with SSDs, the effect will be small, but for those who are using PS4 as is, the benefits of PS5 are likely to be great.

However, the road after dying in “Death Game” may be the time to reflect on “Oh, I have …”. If this gets too short,The game gets complicated and dies moreIt can cause the situation. In SEKIRO’s case, it’s fine to charge a bit even if it gets faster, but when a title like “Even if you die, it will read at explosive speed and immediately revive without charging!” I wonder if it will come.

One point, if I dare to mention the part that can be a disadvantage when playing with PS5, is the operation of the foreign standard adopted in PS5. This seems to affect not only the PS5 interface but also the game.In SEKIRO, the menu operation buttons were replaced by the PS4 version, it was decided[x]and it was canceled[○].
SEKIRO has a key setting function, but it does not support changing buttons on the menu screen. In other words, the menu screen becomes an unknown operation. Fortunately, the operation during battle remains the same, so it will not be fatal in SEKIRO, but some people may be interested.
In the future, the number of titles for which it has been decided[x]it will increase in Japan, and if you get used to it, the problem may go away, but it seems that you will feel a feeling of discomfort for a while.

Setting options immediately after the game starts, if you pay attention to the bottom right,[×]Y[○]they are exchanged at the time of the button shown here.