Editing History of video games (section)

===Ray-tracing and photorealistic graphics===
{{see also|Ninth generation of video game consoles}}
NVidia and AMD introduced graphics cards in 2020 with hardware support for real-time [[ray tracing (graphics)|ray tracing]], which was also a major component introduced with Microsoft and Sony's next consoles, the [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] and [[PlayStation 5]], both released in November 2020. Significant improvements in technology also furthered the ability to display highly detailed textures, allowing for [[photorealism]] in rendered video game scenes at high resolutions and high frame rates. These changes necessitated larger storage space for texture memory on the hardware and greater bandwidth between the storage memory and graphic processor. Both new consoles included specialized SSD options designed to provide high-bandwidth storage options, which had the added benefit of virtually eliminating loading times in many games particular those featuring [[in-game streaming]] for open world games.