The Diablo 4 team confirms DirectStorage isn't working in the game 'but we are planning on enabling it in the future' By Dave James published 23 June 23 News Microsoft's funky SSD tech should be landing in Diablo 4 at some point.
Forspoken DirectStorage on test: Contrary to reports, there's no GPU performance hit on an RTX 4090 By Dave James published 27 January 23 SuperSSD But weirdly, you will see higher fps on a hard drive if you're willing to wait
I'm enjoying the surface level absurdity of Microsoft updating DirectStorage 1.2 for the benefit of ye olde hard drives By Dave James published 21 April 23 news Though it could be the feature which encourages more developers to implement DirectStorage in their games.
Sabrent's new NVMe SSD raises plenty of questions about DirectStorage By Alan Dexter published 2 August 22 News Could this be the vanguard of a whole slew of SSDs designed for Microsoft's API, or just a bit of overzealous marketing?
The latest version of DirectStorage can load avocados 3x faster than ever before By Jacob Ridley published 14 October 22 News Avocados or game assets, in fact.
Thanks to DirectStorage, Forspoken loads in only one second By Alan Dexter published 24 March 22 News Long load times could soon be a thing of the past.
Many existing PCIe 4.0 SSDs should work okay with DirectStorage says Phison By Alan Dexter published 17 August 22 News Reassuring news for anyone that has bought a compatible PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Microsoft introduces its DirectStorage API which promises to reinvent game storage By Chris Szewczyk published 15 March 22 News Bigger, better and faster.
AMD SmartAccess Storage is built to rival Nvidia's own DirectStorage-based technology, RTX IO By Dave James published 23 May 22 news SmartAccess Storage promises "to get you out of the load screen and into your gameplay faster than ever."
Microsoft's released a quick check to see whether your PC is ready for DirectStorage and next-gen gaming By Dave James published 23 June 22 news Microsoft's DirectStorage could be a literal game-changer when it launches, offering one second load times and expansive, seamless open worlds.
The Forspoken delay also means we probably won't get to test Microsoft's super-fast DirectStorage tech this year By Jorge Jimenez published 6 July 22 News What happens to DirectStorage now its poster child has been delayed until next year?
DirectStorage won't be supported in Windows 10 By Dave James last updated 28 June 21 News Microsoft says DirectStorage will be an exclusive feature that "will only be available with Windows 11."
In addition to fast load times, Microsoft's DirectStorage can free up your CPU while gaming By Tyler Colp published 29 March 22 news DirectStorage will make your games load fast and run better too.
Microsoft DirectStorage will work with PCIe 3.0 SSDs By Alan Dexter published 21 April 21 News You'll get a better experience with a PCIe 4.0 drive though.
How to watch the Starfield Direct By Tyler Wilde published 11 June 23 📺 Bethesda is dedicating its 2023 summer showcase to Starfield with a showcase airing right after the Xbox event on Sunday.
Watch a Thief fan film directed by one of the original game's creators By Jody Macgregor published 4 June 23 News Silence broken.
CD Projekt's Witcher spinoff game is back on track with an 'updated direction' By Andy Chalk published 11 May 23 news Project Sirius, being developed by Molasses Flood, was paused and rebooted earlier this year.
Diablo 4's full version wants twice as much storage as the beta By Joshua Wolens published 25 April 23 News You can play D4 on almost anything, but its highest settings demand the bleeding edge.
7 stupidly specific details I spotted while watching Starfield Direct frame-by-frame By Lauren Morton published 14 June 23 Space Case The game isn't even out and I've already wandered away from the main quest.
Starfield Direct recap: sandwich heists, cowboy towns, space magic, and other things we learned By Christopher Livingston published 11 June 23 Close Encounter The Starfield presentation covered a lot of familiar ground, but we got a deeper look at Bethesda's space RPG.
