Microsoft's DirectStorage is based on development done for the "Velocity Architecture" in the Xbox Series family of consoles. The intention is to drastically improve performance under a "sustained ...

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Microsoft has just introduced GPU decompression to its new DirectStorage API, bringing it to version 1.1. GPU decompression can provide huge performance gains in gaming — Microsoft promises up to a ...

"Windows games can ship with DirectStorage" starting today, Microsoft has announced. DirectStorage is the tech giant's fast game-loading technology that was introduced with the Xbox Series X and S ...

Update: PC Games Hardware incorrectly used the third-party tool CapFrameX to measure its results, including metrics captured during the longer (and higher-performing) black loading screens for the ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A surprise addition to Microsoft’s DirectStorage API will speed up slower hard drives. We still need to see ...

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It's been so long since Microsoft last talked about its plans to bring DirectStorage to Windows 10 and Windows 11 that you'd be forgiven for forgetting about it. However, the company has surprised ...

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 ...

Microsoft has released DirectStorage 1.2 SDK, enabling buffered IO mode that should offer better performance for slower storage media, such as HDDs. According to the release notes, the new ...