Microsoft's Windows 11 announcement was laced with gaming features that were initially said to be exclusive to the new operating system, but in an unusual 180-degree turn, that no longer looks to be ...
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 ...
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 ...
is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. 18 months ago, Microsoft revealed that one ...
"There will be an API that game developers will be able to call to say, 'Is this Steam Deck? If so, use these settings.'" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. DirectSR is a new Windows API described as the ‘missing link’ between games and DLSS, FSR, and XeSS. DirectSR is ...
Microsoft's software solution here is its DirectStorage API, which has shown it can load PC games like Forspoken in 2 seconds. Typically, a drive sends compressed data to the CPU to be decompressed ...
DirectX 11 hasn't gone anywhere, and don't expect to see DirectX 13 any time soon, either. Or ever, perhaps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
We have heard time and again how both next-generation game consoles will finally leverage solid state drive (SSD) storage to vastly improve game loads and virtually eliminate in-game transitions, but ...