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Xbox Technology Will Speed Up PC Gaming

Xbox Technology Will Speed Up PC Gaming

DirectStorage known from Xbox consoles could speed up PCs as well. Up to 40% less CPU load and faster loading games are possible. The API has some requirements, though.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

March 30, 2022

Xbox Technology Will Speed Up PC Gaming
Farming Simulator 22 with DirectX 12, Shorter Loading Times and Ton of Improvements

Farming Simulator 22 with DirectX 12, Shorter Loading Times and Ton of Improvements

The devs of Farming Simulator 22 discussed the improvements offered by the GIANTS Engine 9 graphics engine and showed the build mode in action.

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Adrian Werner

August 3, 2021

Farming Simulator 22 with DirectX 12, Shorter Loading Times and Ton of Improvements
Dead Space Remake Without Microtransactions and Loading Screens

Dead Space Remake Without Microtransactions and Loading Screens

Dead Space remake creators revealed new details about the project. We found out, among others, that the game will have no microtransactions and the changes the remake will offer.

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Adrian Werner

July 23, 2021

Dead Space Remake Without Microtransactions and Loading Screens
GTA Online Got the Patch Based on Fan-made Loading Time Fix

GTA Online Got the Patch Based on Fan-made Loading Time Fix

The promised update for Grand Theft Auto Online has been released, improving load times based on solutions developed for a fan-made mod. Unfortunately, the patch simultaneously broke GTA Online on Xbox One.

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Adrian Werner

March 17, 2021

GTA Online Got the Patch Based on Fan-made Loading Time Fix
Rockstar Thanks GTA Online Player For Fixing Loading Times, Prepares Patch [UPDATED]

Rockstar Thanks GTA Online Player For Fixing Loading Times, Prepares Patch [UPDATED]

Rockstar has thanked the creator of a fix for loading time in the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto Online. The publisher has also announced that the fix will be made available as official update.

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Jacob Blazewicz

March 16, 2021

Rockstar Thanks GTA Online Player For Fixing Loading Times, Prepares Patch [UPDATED]
Internet User Cuts GTA Online Loading Time by Almost 70% [UPDATED]

Internet User Cuts GTA Online Loading Time by Almost 70% [UPDATED]

An internet user known as T0ST has found a way to reduce the loading time of GTA V's online mode by almost 70%. On his website, he also explained why GTA Online takes so long to load.

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Adrian Piotrowski

March 4, 2021

Internet User Cuts GTA Online Loading Time by Almost 70% [UPDATED]
The Witcher 3 on XSX Eradicates Fast Travel Loading Screens

The Witcher 3 on XSX Eradicates Fast Travel Loading Screens

Youtuber, who received a copy of the Xbox Series X from Microsoft, published a gameplay from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Interestingly, when using fast travel, the game loads so fast that no loading screens are displayed.

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Bart Swiatek

November 3, 2020

The Witcher 3 on XSX Eradicates Fast Travel Loading Screens
Patch Reduces Loading Times in The Last of Us Remastered

Patch Reduces Loading Times in The Last of Us Remastered

Naughty Dog released another update for The Last of Us Remastered. Patch 1.11 has significantly reduced loading times.

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Bart Swiatek

October 26, 2020

Patch Reduces Loading Times in The Last of Us Remastered
Wasteland 3 Update Significantly Reduces Loading Times

Wasteland 3 Update Significantly Reduces Loading Times

With the new Wasteland 3 update, we won't have to wait that long for the game to load. The developers have reduced the loading times by up to 60%.

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Paul Musiolik

October 9, 2020

Wasteland 3 Update Significantly Reduces Loading Times
Nvidia's RTX IO Will Give PC Capabilities Comparable to PS5's SSD

Nvidia's RTX IO Will Give PC Capabilities Comparable to PS5's SSD

Nvidia has developed a new RTX IO technology to enable much faster loading of data from SSD. The process will be done without the processor - the files will go directly from the media to the GPU memory, which will increase performance and reduce the size of games.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

September 2, 2020

Nvidia's RTX IO Will Give PC Capabilities Comparable to PS5's SSD

SSD in PS4 Pro Reduces Loading Times and Improves Graphics

Digital Foundry experts have looked at what can be gained by installing a high-speed SSD into our PlayStation 4 Pro. As it turns out, quite a lot - this type of storage not only significantly reduces loading times, but also improves visuals in some games.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

August 4, 2020

SSD in PS4 Pro Reduces Loading Times and Improves Graphics

Ghost of Tsushima Devs Extended Some Loadings Because They Were Too Fast

In an interview for Kotaku, Sucker Punch's main game engine programmer, Adrian Bentley, revealed that the developers had to slightly extend the time of loading screens after the player's death to give players a chance to read the texts appearing on them.

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Paul Wozniak

July 17, 2020

Ghost of Tsushima Devs Extended Some Loadings Because They Were Too Fast

PS5's SSD Too Fast for Unreal Engine 5, Forces Code Modifications

The speeds provided by the SSD on the PS5 required changes to Unreal Engine 5's code. Epic Games has modified the I/O areas to allow for faster data transfer.

hardware & software

Arkadiusz Strzala

June 4, 2020

PS5's SSD Too Fast for Unreal Engine 5, Forces Code Modifications

Sony: No More Loading Screens - PS5 Bets on SSD

It looks like Sony is already revealing what will be the most important point in its upcoming marketing campaign for PlayStation 5. This is indicated by another statement about SSD and loading screens.

hardware & software

May 9, 2019

Sony: No More Loading Screens - PS5 Bets on SSD

Anthem - First Patch Will Fix Bugs and Reduce Loading Times

BioWare revealed what can be expected from Anthem's day one patch. The update will e.g. improve loading times, provide clear equipment stats, and fix numerous bugs.

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Adrian Werner

February 20, 2019

Anthem - First Patch Will Fix Bugs and Reduce Loading Times

HDD, SSHD, SSD, M.2 - speed benchmark of hard drives

Choosing the right hard drive shouldn't be limited only to its capacity. As the tests show, the different types of drives may differ much more (or much less) than we would expect.

hardware & software

January 11, 2019

HDD, SSHD, SSD, M.2 - speed benchmark of hard drives