DirectStoragepromisesto offer massive performance and load-time improvements on the PC for those unaware.

The technology debuted on the Xbox Series X and S consoles and made a huge difference.

It’s one of the best Xbox features and will soon be available to PC gamers.

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In the announcement, Microsoft mentions that DirectStorage games are compatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

However, Microsoft’s latest operating system has it built-in and is what the company recommends for gamers.

So while you don’t need to upgrade from Windows 10, it’s still not a bad idea.

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It’s important to remember that no PC games support the feature as of right now.

That said, this will likely be a large part of game development in the future.

It’s the first title to support DirectStorage when the game arrives on October 11th for Windows.