GTA 5 Load Times Comparison

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Nuby1Canuby
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GTA 5 Load Times Comparison

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4IFuucL58k

The PC is the slowest with a combined load time of 3:26 for Story Mode and an Invite Only session. The Xbox Series X takes 1:20 for both.
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I never got around to posting that article here that I sent you that explains that the slow load times are due to some sloppy code that only uses one CPU thread to intensively parse a file that contains a huge list of all the assets in the game that can be purchased with in game money. Needless to say, this list has gotten longer in 7 years.

The irony is that the guy who figured this out fixed it himself easily, but it involves altering a DLL which the game will detect as a cheat If you try to actually play online in a public server. He sent the info to Rockstar but who knows if they'll ever fix it:

Hacker reduces GTA Online load times by roughly 70 percent
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/03/ ... 0-percent/
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