FORSPOKEN TIMED EXCLUSIVE PC
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Another change is the super-fast NVMe storage drive, which is required for the feature to work. One other important piece of info though we can extrapolate from the marketing materials, is that Forspoken will be a PS5 console exclusive for 2 years. The data from the VRAM is then used to render the game on your screenĭirectStorage makes this process faster by eliminating the need for the CPU to decompress the files. The CPU sends the decompressed data to your graphics card VRAM Launching a game will make it draw data from the storage using an API (application programming interfaces)Īfter going through the API, the game data is compressed, then taken from your storage drive and stored in RAMįrom the RAM, the data goes to the CPU to be decompressed Games get loaded up from a storage drive in a sequence. Freys unique abilities allow her to fluidly traverse the open. According to MakeUseOf, it basically works by eliminating so-called performance bottlenecks, most of them involving the CPU. Scale walls, vault across canyons, leap from dizzying heights, and dash through vast landscapes. Microsoft designed DirectStorage with the express purpose of helping games load faster than ever before.

FORSPOKEN TIMED EXCLUSIVE PC

First, it will also be coming to PC at the same time as confirmed during The Game Awards.

FORSPOKEN TIMED EXCLUSIVE WINDOWS

Read Also: Microsoft Windows Brings DirectStorage API, Focusing on Faster Loading Times for Games, and MORE How DirectStorage Works Wonders For 'Forspoken'-As Well As Other Future Games Yes, Forspoken will be a console exclusive for the PS5, but with some asterisks. It is scheduled to release on October 11th. She must then escape this world with her newfound magical powers, while also battling monstrous creatures along her path (via SquareEnix). 'Forspoken' follows the adventures of main character Frey, a young woman from New York City who gets transported into a mythical land. But for some reason, it will only use the first generation version of FSR and not the newly announced FSR 2.0. Not to mention, 'Forspoken' will also be featuring AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) on both PC and the PS5 (which if you weren't aware is using AMD hardware). In short, this massive open-world game can load assets up faster than you can 'hamburger.'

A SATA SSD can only load up in 3.7 seconds (still pretty dang fast), while a mechanical HDD can load things up in 21.5 seconds (again still blazing fast compared to normal circumstances). A 1.7 to 1.9-second loading screen is absolutely insane, which is achievable by pairing an M.2 NVMe SSD with DirectStorage.

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