It’s still early days for DirectStorage, a technology developed by Microsoft to bring PC game load times more in line with consoles like the Xbox Series X.
Why it matters: There are hardly any games supporting DirectStorage out there, with Forspoken being the only notable example along with rumors that Diablo IV might also come with the feature when it launches later this year. Still, Microsoft is making slow and steady improvements to the technology even as developers aren’t rushing to implement it.
It’s still early days for DirectStorage, a technology developed by Microsoft to bring PC game load times more in line with consoles like the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. What it essentially does is leverage the GPU for decompressing game assets, allowing developers to tap into the large bandwidth afforded by solid-state storage.
This week, Microsoft quietly released version 1.
