Regardless of whether or not the game actually requires an ssd, this is kinda of a silly article. Just because minimum specs don’t require an ssd doesn’t mean it wasn’t required to deliver the PS5 experience. There could be loading screens for all we know. Also equating the fact the the author was able to run the game on “the slowest ssd that’s ps5 compatible” seems disingenuous when it’s still 40ish times faster than a traditional hdd.