I am not technically savvy at all and had a question.

Will the new Xbox 1 elite system run Fallout 4 faster than the original Xbox 1 system? I have heard it is faster with load times but not sure if that is the case in actual games or just starting the console up. The less load times the better so I can delve into shooting things faster.

I want to get a system before Fallout comes out and be ready so any help is greatly appreciated!!!

I think its just for load time the performance is still the same.

get a computer no bc better graphic and [censored] but there is a high chance the game will run better on PC and it will have more Mods too

Quick lookup on google reveals that the Elite will feature a hybrid HDD whereas the regular version has a regular slow 5400rpm HDD. Hybrid HDD uses very fast flash memory for caching frequently used data. So you might see a little bit faster loading times but the difference should be neglicible as when you enter a new cell, the game has to load new data from the slower HDD part which hasn't been cached yet. I'm not very well informed on the hybrid HDDs so this is just my assumption. If it was me, I'd look into replacing the original HDD with an SSD altogether. No idea if consoles allow that big hardware changes though as I'm a PC user myself.

Are they the same price? I don't think I would pay more for a negligible difference in load times.

Hybrid HDD's are a thing now? I had no idea.

If it is using some of the SSD magic it would cut down on loading times X amount. Im running entirely off of SSD magic right now, and Ive noticed its effected my older games substantially more than newer ones. Fallout 3 I can be loaded into The Wasteland in 2 seconds, Skyrim takes about 5 seconds to load fully.

I have no idea what the actual numbers will be, never used a console, but if it is using some form of SSD somewhere there will be less loading times maybe. So if you think "maybe less loading times" is worth it, then go ahead. I don't really think it will be anywhere near as dramatic as going full SSD like I did with my new PC, though.

So it is not worth it? If it is like double the load speed it would be worth it to me but I have no idea about ssd ect.

Going pure SSD on my PC has made much more than double speeds on loading. But then thats going 100% SSD instead of this hybrid stuff.

I think you have a lot of googling ahead of you. I don't think there's anyone here who will be able to give a answer without owning one themselves (Are they even out?)

I'd say if you're going to buy an Xbox One, you might as well get the Elite version. The fantastic controller and 1TB hybrid drive make it a sure thing for me anyway.

Will it decrease load times in Fallout 4? Probably not, as the way they are advertising the sshd seems to me its mainly for navigating the Xbox One OS and jumping from one app or game to the other with significantly faster load times. Though of course we won't know if games are effected at all by the ssd portion of the drive until Xbox One Elite releases.

edit: by Azura, "xb-one" gets automatically turned into "Xbox One" on posts.

Yeah it's hard to say how Microsoft decides to use the hybrid portion of the HDD. I read that it should speed up booting, which is a no-brainer but it should also speed up loading your frequently played games. So basically once the cached game (ie. Fallout 4) has loaded up the first time, it will load faster the second time. And between cells, objects loaded before will load faster so you probably will see faster loading times between cell transitions. However we have no idea how big the cache portion on the HDD is and how much of that is/may be reserved for the OS. All this is speculation at the moment and you'll get the correct answers few days after the consoles release when people get to see and test it in practise. Still, if the price isn't an issue, I'd recommend the Elite.

Offtopic this question inspired me to dig out my old 15k rpm SCSI setup for faster Fallout 4 loading but somehow my old controller board isn't compatible with my new gpu >.< Have to install it on a regular 7.2k rpm drive now or buy a second SSD...

I put a sshd in my ps4, so good.

What is sshd?

You probably know, but I'm sure he meant SSD. Solid State Drive.

No I didn't , thanks.

No i meant SSHD, solid state hybrid drive.