DirectStorage for Windows promises to bring the rapid loading speeds of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 to PC gaming, and the first title to actually implement this technology arrives January 24, 2023. Can your PC handle it?
DirectStorage is a feature of DirectX 12 found in the Xbox Series consoles that accelerates the performance of SSDs using the massive parallel processing power of today’s GPUs. When DirectStorage is active, video game loading screens are all but eliminated.
When looking to buy a new hard drive or SSD for your PC we often just consider capacity. If performance is important to you, however, there are a few metrics you can look at: sequential and random read and write performance.
The PlayStation 5 is undoubtedly a step up from its predecessor, the PS4, in terms of graphics and computing power. However, aside from the obvious generational