Microsoft said recently that it plans to release DirectStorage 1.1 by the end of 2022, improving scene loading times by a factor of three and dramatically speeding up PC games as a result. Microsoft ...

Soon, games on Windows PCs, especially Windows 11, will load much faster if the machine is configured with the right storage and graphics hardware, thanks to Microsoft's DirectStorage. Microsoft has ...

I wanted to love DirectStorage, but it ruins the one thing PC gamers care about most ...

Microsoft’s DirectStorage 1.1 update is here, and it’s definitely one that gamers won’t want to miss. With the new version of the API, Microsoft promises up to 200% faster game load times — all thanks ...

Microsoft’s DirectStorage technology will apparently do more than just make your games load quicker — it will also free up a lot of CPU power. According to a video from Microsoft, using DirectStorage ...

Microsoft DirectStorage is a technology designed to improve the data streaming capabilities of storage devices, particularly for gaming applications. It aims to reduce load times and enhance the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nvidia, AMD, and Intel are getting behind Microsoft’s DirectStorage efforts with new drivers. Now we just need ...

Microsoft has announced that it is bringing the DirectStorage API from its Xbox Velocity architecture to Windows PCs. The technology is supposed to drastically reduce load and render times in games.

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. DirectStorage's IO performance gains will help PC game developers utilize more CPU power in their games. Microsoft's new DirectStorage API could help ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft has released DirectStorage 1.2 as part of the DirectStorage SDK, bringing several new features to the technology designed to improve game load ...

One of the newer Xbox features that Microsoft has been working to bring to Windows is DirectStorage, a collection of features that allows fast PCI Express-based NVMe SSDs to communicate directly with ...