



We have released regular updates to unlock new hardware features, enhance the language, and improve developers experience. High-level Shader Language (HLSL), the shader language for DirectX, is at the forefront of innovation in gaming on both Windows and Xbox. Best of all, close to every gamer machine today supports the Agility SDK!įor more, check out our GSL talk, our announcement blog and download page. In a nutshell, the DirectX 12 Agility SDK is a way for developers to access the newest DirectX 12 features, features even newer than what’s on a given Windows 10 device, without requiring an OS upgrade. For gamers, we are talking about games supporting bleeding-edge features sooner than ever. The DirectX 12 Agility SDK is an exciting new update that will accelerate DirectX innovation, expand the reach of DirectX 12 Ultimate and all our latest features. Please stay tuned for the presentation video if you have missed the talk.

In our DirectStorage talk at GSL, we dive deeper into how DirectStorage works and what you as a game developer can do to join us on the journey. Since we announced DirectStorage was coming to PC last September, Microsoft and our gaming industry partners have been working together to build and deliver this technology into PC game developers’ hands.įrom a completely new programming paradigm that bridges super-fast NVMe storage devices with your GPU, to innovations in the Windows Storage stack and GPU decompression technologies, these are the foundational pieces that will bring truly next-gen gaming to PC. Originally an Xbox innovation, DirectStorage is positioned to bring wait-free gaming and bigger, more detailed game worlds to your gaming experience. With DirectX, we help game developers build and deliver their games, by bringing in the latest and greatest features across hardware, ensuring their games will run on a large gamer base across PC and Xbox, and providing the greatest tools and support – this has been the mission of the DirectX team in the past 25 years!Īt Game Stack Live 2021 today, we continue to evolve DirectX and share our latest work that helps game developers deliver the new generation of gaming graphics.
