I was just wondering if a run on ps5 would be verified as there is not an option for it on the consoles menu. The load times are faster by a couple seconds not sure exaclty as ive not properly timed it, though it wont be more than 3 i dont think. Personally I dont think it should be allowed but I'm just curious, as it pushes the time even further down
In my opinion if your on ps5 figure out the load difference then if u run vs the other ones add that time onto final time there's no reason to push the time of the run to something that's impossible for original console.
Ok thanks for responding, I think I'll do that for now and if a mod responds I'll know whether it's allowed or not for the maximum timesave. It's a bit controversial as they are difficult to get a hold of and I understand that it would be completely unfair to get around a 45 second timesave just for being lucky enough to get a better console. Hopefully they'll be more accessible soon and be made standard.
Hello, I apologize for the late reply. I'm going to experiment with the game on PS5 and see if I can come to a conclusion on that.
Okay, after some experimentation, I found that PS5 load times are indeed faster than the other versions of this game. I have tried loading each track in each game mode 3 or more times each. PS2 is by far the slowest with loads of up to 30+ seconds, and the PS4 version has loads of 9.3-10.6 seconds. The PS5 version has load times that are 2-3 seconds faster than the PS4 version in every track and mode. For now I will not allow the PS5 version for full game runs. However it will still be allowed for all IL runs. This may change if they eventually make an official PS5 release, rather than downloading the PS4 version on PS5.
Ok thanks for clarifying, also did you test the ps2 with fast disk speed on? It'd be interesting to see how long that takes if not
Actually I did not think of that, I don’t think I did. I will get back to you with that.
I can try to work something out, I’ll be able to split it up Thursday and I should be able to make that work.
I’m going to allow PS5 runs on the full game leaderboard, as the original rule was made when PS5s were hard to come by, but it is official hardware and I think it should be allowed for full game runs.
Also ps2 with fds is still much slower than ps4. I didnt test it everywhere but where I did it was clear it was a lot slower, so this rules out ps2 as an optimal platform, or even one that can be used to compete with
