Microsoft details how Windows 11 is built for gamers

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What you need to know Microsoft details improvements to gaming as part of Windows 11.

Improvements include Direct Storage support, Auto HDR, and DirectX 12 Ultimate.

Microsoft has detailed how Windows 11 is built for gamers with new improvements such as DirectX 12 Ultimate, Direct Storage, and Auto HDR (high dynamic range.) The company is committed to gaming and says that it's a core part of Windows 11, which is expected to ship later this year. Microsoft is touting Auto HDR as one of the key improvements on Windows 11 for gamers. Auto HDR allows SDR (standard dynamic range) games to run with HDR improvements on displays that support it. Games that were not built for HDR will appear brighter and more colorful, with wider contrast and detail all just by enabling Auto HDR on Windows 11.

Direct Storage is also shipping as part of Windows 11. Direct Storage was first announced as part of the Xbox Series S/X to increase load times in games. If you have a speedy SSD drive, and a game that's build with Direct Storage in mind, loading times within the game will be much shorter. VPN Deals: Lifetime license for $16, monthly plans at $1 & more

thoughtfix on June 24th, 2021 at 21:07 UTC »

Are they going to bundle it with Candy Crush again to emphasize their gamer focus?

Yviena on June 24th, 2021 at 16:09 UTC »

Looking at the Auto- HDR implementation it's not really that good but it's a start, it's just a post-process which does SDR > HDR it still uses 8 bit data unlike something like the HDR retrofit from ahem *a certain software* which does full pipeline remastering in 16 bit scRGB.

Excellent-Piece-2746 on June 24th, 2021 at 15:40 UTC »

During the Game Stack DirectStorage presentation, Microsoft said that they were working to improve the storage stack of the OS in general. Games that directly use DirectStorage will obviously be the most optimal, but I wonder if we see better load times in general for non-DirectStorage games, too.