DirectStorage is a technology that Microsoft has developed for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. The main goal of this technology is to reduce game loading times as much as possible. Microsoft has ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Microsoft recently released its DirectStorage API to game developers ...

One of the best features of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S has arrived on PC and will eventually pay dividends to owners of fast storage devices. Microsoft's DirectStorage API, announced in ...

Microsoft said Monday that it is finally making its DirectStorage API available to game developers, promising to bring one of the best features of the Xbox Series X game console, Quick Resume, to the ...

For the past year we've been hearing about how Microsoft's DirectStorage API will supercharge PC gaming with faster load times, and facilitate "virtual worlds that are more expansive and detailed than ...

While Starfield is taking up all the hype nowadays, Microsoft isn't forgetting about the next Xbox exclusive that will hit the market following the massive RPG. With its release in October coming in ...

The DirectStorage API is available today for PC game developers. The tech promises to dramatically cut loading times for PC gaming. Long loading screens will soon be a thing of the past. Microsoft ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Luminous Productions is leveraging both Microsoft's and AMD"s next-gen APIs and tools for its new game Forspoken, creating an experience that fully ...

Microsoft's performance-boosting DirectStorage API has so far been exclusive to its Xbox Series X console, but when it launches on Windows 10 in the near future, you won't necessarily need the most up ...

What just happened? With two weeks remaining until the PC release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, developers Insomniac and Nixxes have unveiled the complete hardware specifications. Of particular ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which is soon to arrive on PC, has had its hardware requirements aired, and we've also discovered that it'll support ...

Why it matters: Microsoft during its recent Game Stack Live (GSL) 2021 event confirmed that its upcoming DirectStorage API for the PC will be compatible with PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs. That's important ...