We need more DirectStorage games and tests, but some early benchmarks have generated inaccurate headlines. We need more DirectStorage games and tests, but some early benchmarks have generated ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's DirectStorage technology accelerates game loading by allowing the GPU to handle file access and decompression, designed for NVMe SSDs with PCIe Gen4 speeds. Despite limited game ...

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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 ...

How good is Microsoft’s DirectStorage at reducing PC game load times? For one game, the technology cut load times to around 2 seconds or less. At the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday, the ...

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Forspoken, the first title with Microsoft DirectStorage is out, and the early tests show quite promising results. Square Enix claims around 1-2 second loads which happen to indeed be the case mostly.

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 ...

Using an all-new decompression format means that games won't see any of these DirectStorage benefits for "free"—game developers will need to work to implement them. Click to expand... They have to ...