Epitome via PlayStation

Horizon Forbidden West loads and so fast on PS5 that Guerrilla Games had to slow it down so players can actually read the hints on the loading screen. In an interview with Engadget, game manager Mathijs de Jonge explained that loading screens are much faster on PS5.

De Jonge explained that while Horizon Zip Dawn took nigh i minute to load whenever players fast traveled, Horizon Forbidden Due west is down to iv or five seconds. Guerrilla was able to optimize the feel for the PS5 SSD to the bespeak that the team had to irksome information technology back down so players could read hints.

"We had to add together a very simple feature where it hangs on the loading screen for enough fourth dimension then y'all can really read at least one hint while it loads," de Jonge said. Guerrilla said it knew that beingness able to read the hints was an important part of the experience for many players, providing information that might take been missed or forgotten about during the experience.

By default, Horizon Forbidden West hangs on the loading screen longer than necessary then people tin read hints, only there is an option in the menu to disable this characteristic. Anyone that feels similar they don't demand to read hints can enjoy the fully optimized loading, fast traveling in mere seconds.