Diablo IV to Get Faster Load Times with DirectStorage Support
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Blizzard's upcoming game, Diablo IV, is planning to enable Microsoft's DirectStorage API in the future, which can fully leverage the higher bandwidth in today's NVMe SSD drives to accelerate load times. Currently, only one game, Forspoken, supports DirectStorage, indicating that the API can be hard for software developers to implement. DirectStorage 1.1 promises to cut down load times even more by leveraging not just the SSD, but also a PC's graphics card to further streamline the game-loading process.
- Diablo IV Will Eventually Support DirectStorage for Faster Load Times PCMag
- The Diablo 4 team confirms DirectStorage isn't working in the game 'but we are planning on enabling it in the future' PC Gamer
- DirectStorage Is Indeed Coming to Diablo IV, Blizzard Confirms Wccftech
- Diablo 4 will officially support DirectStorage via a new patch DSOGaming
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