Valve's handheld can download precompiled shaders thanks to its fixed hardware specifications – unlike the near-infinite variety of PC configurations.

Microsoft's advanced shader delivery hopes to solve a big problem for PC gamers: waiting for a game's shaders to compile. Microsoft is launching a standardized method to package shaders alongside ...

Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s working to remove one of the frustrating headaches for PC gamers: the need to compile shaders. Microsoft said that it will release an AgilitySDK in September ...

Microsoft is working on a new shader system for PC handhelds that might make games load faster and stutter less.