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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 ...

"Windows games can ship with DirectStorage" starting today, Microsoft has announced. DirectStorage is the tech giant's fast game-loading technology that was introduced with the Xbox Series X and S ...

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 ...

Windows 11 brings a next-gen feature from the Xbox Series X to PCs. Here’s how to take full advantage of it. Windows 11 is introducing a bunch of new gaming features, but arguably none are as exciting ...

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Microsoft revealed the Xbox Velocity Architecture last July, showing off some background work and ideas that had gone into the Xbox Series X/S, to bring true next gen gaming to the masses. Some of the ...

Why it matters: DirectStorage is one of several attractive features destined for Windows 11. Up until this point, we'd been led to believe that the tech, which was originally created for the Xbox ...