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.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 30, 2022
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
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
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
![Rockstar Thanks GTA Online Player For Fixing Loading Times, Prepares Patch [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/353542039.jpg)
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
![Internet User Cuts GTA Online Loading Time by Almost 70% [UPDATED]](https://cdn.gracza.pl/i_gp/h/16/352324362.jpg)
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
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
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
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
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.
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Bart Swiatek
September 2, 2020
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.
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Bart Swiatek
August 4, 2020
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
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.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
June 4, 2020
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.
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May 9, 2019
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
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.
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January 11, 2019