How to fix 0.5s freezes during FF XV chapter transitions?

During scene jumps, the screen froze for 0.5 seconds, which was incredibly disruptive in a cinematic game. I tried increasing the page file in Windows, but loading speeds didn't improve and read/write conflicts actually increased. I used the GamePP NVMe Queue Depth Config to increase the depth to 2048. CrystalDiskMark showed 4K random reads improved to 68-75MB/s, while HWiNFO maintained temperatures at 42-48℃ and CrystalDiskMark showed read latency dropping from 110ms+.