DirectX 10 - What it means to the PC Industry @ Boot Daily

Vikingod · Oct 13, 2006, 02:38 PM

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We recently had the chance to sit down with Microsoft DirectX 10 guru, Chris Donahue, and ask him some hard-hitting questions about his company's pending release of DirectX 10 and what it means to gamers and PC users at large.

bug77 · Oct 13, 2006, 03:23 PM

Couldn't read to the end of page 1 due to the amount of BS included. 'biggest leap in graphics performance', 'best performance on the Windows platform', 'incredibly immersive experiences'. Gonna puke.

Matth · Oct 13, 2006, 03:25 PM

What does it mean?

Vista-only DX10 means that game developers will have to be writing/compiling for DX9 and DX10 for the forseeable future, until the remaining WinXP market becomes insignificant.

In fact, unless there are other issues, DX9 covers all the way back to Win98, though the support of any games requiring DX9 capability would be more hampered by hardware and driver issues.

That highlights the magnitude of the issue, DX10 is the first "clean break" since Win95 stopped at DX8 support. Whatever gains that Vista-only DX10 creates, is the penalty of requiring an additional DX9 compatible mode to support platforms which will remain current for some time worth it?

With the release of Vista, XP enters its 2 year extended support phase, and while some will upgrade to Vista on existing hardware, or upgrade to a new Vista system, it's likely that many will watch and wait, at least to see how DX10 and DX10 cards do in the reviews.

Oct 13, 2006, 02:38 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	DirectX 10 - What it means to the PC Industry @ Boot Daily Source: Boot Daily ________ We recently had the chance to sit down with Microsoft DirectX 10 guru, Chris Donahue, and ask him some hard-hitting questions about his company's pending release of DirectX 10 and what it means to gamers and PC users at large.

Oct 13, 2006, 03:25 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	What does it mean? Vista-only DX10 means that game developers will have to be writing/compiling for DX9 and DX10 for the forseeable future, until the remaining WinXP market becomes insignificant. In fact, unless there are other issues, DX9 covers all the way back to Win98, though the support of any games requiring DX9 capability would be more hampered by hardware and driver issues. That highlights the magnitude of the issue, DX10 is the first "clean break" since Win95 stopped at DX8 support. Whatever gains that Vista-only DX10 creates, is the penalty of requiring an additional DX9 compatible mode to support platforms which will remain current for some time worth it? With the release of Vista, XP enters its 2 year extended support phase, and while some will upgrade to Vista on existing hardware, or upgrade to a new Vista system, it's likely that many will watch and wait, at least to see how DX10 and DX10 cards do in the reviews. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Oct 13, 2006, 03:23 PM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	Couldn't read to the end of page 1 due to the amount of BS included. 'biggest leap in graphics performance', 'best performance on the Windows platform', 'incredibly immersive experiences'. Gonna puke.