@Echo
From Tim Sweeni himself answering a similar question:
“Systems integration and whole-system performance. Bringing in data from high-bandwidth storage into video memory in its native format with hardware decompression is very efficient.“
And another user withing that thread:
“makes sense. The solution that Cerny and team have created is pretty impressive for that. Looking forward to seeing what everyone creates as a result 👍“
And yes, the partnership could also involve money for the exclusive showcase, but what’s the problem with that? If MS secured it first you would be okay with it too. At least there’s some tech explanation there for why PS5 was chosen to showcase the engine features


