This technology is already present in Xbox X and S Series, and accelerates the transfer of data from memory to GPU.
Microsoft unveiled Windows 11 a few weeks ago as the new version of its popular operating system, which will arrive later this year with an eye on PC gamers. Why do we say this? Windows 11 promised three key new features in the area of gaming for PC users: the integration of Xbox Game Pass and xCloud as part of the system, the implementation of Auto HDR in games, and the use of DirectStorage technology. In fact, in its announcement it was stated that DirectStorage would be exclusive to Windows 11. Well, it turns out that this is not the case.
DirectStorage will be available on Windows 10 as well.. In a new Microsoft blog post, the Microsoft team now explains that the DirectStorage SDK will be compatible with Windows 10. starting with version 1909. In other words, PC games will be able to take advantage of this technology on the current version of the operating system as well, without having to make the leap. “Microsoft is committed to ensuring that, when game developers adopt a new API, they will be able to. reach as many gamers as possible“, they state.
DirectStorage was introduced with the new Xbox X|S Series.This news is more striking because the vice president of Xbox, Sarah Bondstated in another Microsoft blog a month ago that DirectStorage “will only be available with Windows 11”. For those unfamiliar with this technology introduced with Xbox X Series and Xbox S Series, DirectStorage speeds up load times by allowing the system to load the resources from an NVMe SSD to the GPU without going through the CPU.
Coupled with higher bandwidth and better compression techniques, this. allows games to load faster their data, simply put. While DirectStorage will be available in Windows 10 as well, Microsoft clarifies that the technology technology will only be fully exploited on Windows 11 PCs.because of how the new operating system will handle storage devices.
Windows 11 will be available for free later this year, although members of the “Insiders” program can already participate in the testing phase of the system. For its part, Xbox continues to work on its catalog for the rest of the year, and in this video they review the 6 great games that will arrive on Game Pass in the coming months.
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