The last of us PS3 1st launch loading time HDD vs SSD side by side view

SSD loading time is on the left, original PS3 HDD loading time is on the right. TLDR: SSD loading time is 4. 5x times faster than original PS3 HDD. Long version: After the game has been launched for the first time, some data are cached on the drive making the loading time much faster in both cases. SSD loads in 5 seconds, HDD loads in 15 seconds. While playing on areas for the first time (no cached data associated on the drive), the loading time is sometimes so long for the HDD that it makes the game la