DirectStorage, the latest addition to the #DirectX family of APIs, is coming to PC! Dramatically reduced load times and bigger, more detailed game worlds? Bring it on. Full details:
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- The DirectStorage team is pleased to share that the runtime is now publicly available! Check out our blog post here for more details:
- We’ve got an exciting update: Gears Tactics and Gears 5 now have VRS Tier 2 support, leading to large perf wins across the full gamut of DX12U HW: Xbox Series X|S, and supported PC HW! Check out this blog post by The Coalition’s own Chris Wallis
- We’ve just released an exciting preview Agility SDK which introduces Work Graphs, a way to enable more GPU autonomy by allowing shaders to dynamically generate additional shader workloads! This release also includes Wave Matrix and accelerated AV1 Encoding
- Later this year, we will be releasing DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression! If you're curious to learn more, we're sharing a sneak peek 👀 of the release in our latest blog: devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/direct… #DirectStorage
- We are excited to announce DirectSR is available now via Agility SDK 1.714.0-preview! This API was designed in partnership with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA to enable the seamless integration of Super Resolution into the next generation of games. Check it out:
- The new DirectX 12 Agility SDK will allow developers to adopt the newest DirectX 12 features faster than ever before! For more information, check out devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/announ… #DirectX12
- The DirectX team is hard at work on new features; we'll have more to share in the coming months! In the meantime, our awesome partners have several GDC talks about DX12 and our technologies that we'll tweet about this week – stay tuned!
- What to do with old GPUs if you're a team that has been accumulating them for multiple decades?
- The DirectX team will be at GDC 2024 to showcase exciting new features! Check out our latest blog post now for a sneak peek, including a list of GDC sessions you won’t want to miss. We hope to see you there!
- DirectX is coming to the Windows Subsystem for Linux:
- From the team that has brought PC and Console gamers the latest in graphics innovation for nearly 25 years, we are beyond pleased to bring gamers DirectX 12 Ultimate. Read about it here devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/announ… #DX12Ultimate
- Today we are extremely excited to bring you our new feature in Preview - Auto HDR! Instantly upgrade your DirectX11 and DirectX12 games to HDR. Learn more here - devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/auto-h… #DirectX
- DirectStorage 1.1 with GPU Decompression now available! Check out our blog post here: devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/direct… #directstorage #gdeflate

