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It's not a hard requirement.
But it is a hard drive requirement.
They stream data from it while you play, so if you don't have an SSD you'll get pauses in game play.
Sure, you might.
But Baulder’s Gate 3 for example, which claims to require an SSD in it's system requirements runs just fine on a HDD.
It's just the developer making sure you get optimal performance.
Once upon a time there was minimum/recommended specs. 😔
I can personally guarantee that it is a hard requirement for Spider-Man and Ratchet
That's not how computers work, but sure bro.
Okay well try telling that to my computer when the games wouldn't run without constantly freezing to load assets every few seconds.