Xbox – Skyrim Very Long Load Times!

Since I don't know too many people who buy a $60 game for both XBox and PS3, I decided to compare load times using youtube vidoes.

Summary Table of Average Load Times (in seconds)
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Console  New Game  Saved Game  Dungeon  House  Outside  City  Fast Travel
XBox     47        10*         21       9      22       20    28
PS3      22*       33*         17       7*     17       18    36*

*Low sample size (< 3)

Loading a new game:

• Xbox
  • 0:58
  • 0:58
  • 0:25
• PS3
  • 0:23
  • 0:21

Loading a new area (dungeon):

• Xbox
  • 0:30
  • 0:20
  • 0:15
  • 0:20
  • 0:21
• PS3
  • 0:15
  • 0:19
  • 0:18

Loading a new area (house):

• Xbox
  • 0:09
  • 0:08
  • 0:08
  • 0:10
  • 0:08
  • 0:12 (larger house)
  • 0:17 (castle)
  • 0:17 (castle)
• PS3
  • 0:07
  • 0:06
  • 0:14 (castle)

Loading a new area (outside):

• Xbox
  • 0:19
  • 0:21
  • 0:28
  • 0:22
  • 0:21
  • 0:05 (from house)
  • 0:05 (from house)
  • 0:05 (from house)
  • 0:07 (from house)
  • 0:25 (from larger house)
  • 0:24 (fast travel)
  • 0:30 (fast travel)
• PS3
  • 0:21
  • 0:12
  • 0:19
  • 0:05 (from house)
  • 0:05 (from house)
  • 0:29 (fast travel)
  • 0:42 (fast travel)

Loading a new area (city):

• XBox
  • 0:18
  • 0:20
  • 0:21
  • 0:20
  • 0:21
  • 0:30 (fast travel)
• PS3
  • 0:19
  • 0:20
  • 0:16

Loading a saved game:

• XBox
  • 0:10
• PS3
  • 0:32 (after death)
  • 0:33 (after death)

This is a known issue for the PS3. Bethesda is working on a patch, and it's slated to be released after Thanksgiving.

Update: Looks like there'll be a patch in a few weeks for this issue.