Back in March 2023, we claimed that Diablo 4 could be the second game to officially support Microsoft’s DirectStorage. And it appears we were right. While Blizzard has implemented support for DirectStorage in Diablo 4, it has not enabled it yet.
As Blizzard told PCGamer, MS DirectStorage is currently not “enabled but we are planning on enabling it in the future.”
My guess is that DirectStorage will be able to significantly reduce the initial loading times, as well as the loading times when teleporting. Thus, it will be interesting to compare the vanilla game with its DirectStorage version when it comes out.
In theory, DirectStorage will slightly increase CPU usage. The DLL file of DirectStorage indicates that the game will be using version 1.0.2. This version lacks GPU decompression, meaning that it will be running on the CPU.
Now the good news here is that Diablo 4 does not currently require a high-end CPU. As we’ve showcased, a modern-day dual-core with SMT/Hyper-Threading can run the game with over 150fps at 1080p/Ultra Settings.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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