Starting today, Windows games can ship with DirectStorage. This public SDK release, said Microsoft, begins “a new era of fast load times & detailed worlds in PC games by allowing developers to more fully utilize the speed of the latest storage devices.”
In September 2020, Microsoft had announced DirectStorage would be coming to Windows. After collecting feedback throughout its developer preview, Microsoft was now making this API available to all its partners to ship with their games.
DirectStorage, an API in the DirectX family originally designed for the Velocity Architecture to Windows PCs!
Check out the announcement blog for an in-depth exploration of the inspiration for DirectStorage & how it will benefit Windows games.
