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DirectX 10 Hardware Is Now Obsolete

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shouldn't-have-blinked dept.

ela_gervaise writes "SIGGRAPH 2007 was the stage where Microsoft dropped the bomb, informing gamers that the currently available DirectX 10 hardware will not support the upcoming DirectX 10.1 in Vista SP1. In essence, all current DX10 hardware is now obsolete. But don't get too upset just yet: 'Gamers shouldn't fret too much - 10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about. The spec revision basically makes a number of things that are optional in DX10 compulsory under the new standard - such as 32-bit floating point filtering, as opposed to the 16-bit current. 4xAA is a compulsory standard to support in 10.1, whereas graphics vendors can pick and choose their anti-aliasing support currently. We suspect that the spec is likely to be ill-received. Not only does it require brand new hardware, immediately creating a minuscule sub-set of DX10 owners, but it also requires Vista SP1, and also requires developer implementation.'"

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  1. Re:I'm not really sure this matters all that much by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 0, Troll

    OGL calls are forced through DirectX, therefore, never being faster than DX.

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  2. What a troll by node159 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What a troll

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  3. Re:Once again, early adopters take it in the short by nutshell42 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Could all the mods who are on crack please refrain from modding? Where the fuck is the parent trolling?

    The article makes it seem as if Microsoft rushed DX10 out before it was truly ready; That's sure as hell what it looks like when you release an incompatible replacement for a standard that's just starting to get some use. Especially if it's for some minor changes.

    when you consider that this is what they often seem to do with their OS's, this should probably come as no surprise. Just about anyone who needs Windows computers for anything important, will always wait for SP1 of any given Windows version.

    Of course, we're seeing this news on the Inquirer, often considered to be a slightly less-than-reliable source of tech news. I challenge you to dispute that.

    This leaves just:

    Maybe I'll reserve judgement until I hear another explanation from some other source. Waiting for confirmation from more than one source, omg that's almost as bad as calling your mom a ho.
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  4. Re:Mandatory 4xAA is this a joke? by suv4x4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Rant, rant, rant, nag, nag, nag, nag, rant, exclamation mark, exclamation mark, two exclamation marks, rant, rant, rant, nag, nag, rant, rant, rant, rant, rant, nag, nag, nag, nag, rant, rant, rant, rant, rant, rant...


    I think I'll puke now..
  5. Re:Mandatory 4xAA is this a joke? by suv4x4 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thanks for the intelligent contribution and rebutal excellent work, I'll be sure to look out for your clever posts in future.

    Why should I bother. I don't explain deeply philosophical things to my cat, it wouldn't get it anyway. If it scratches the wrong piece of furniture, I just kick it while still on the crime scene, and it knows better next time.

    I thought I'd go for the same here.

  6. Re:More juice! by dnoyeb · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thats good. SO if video cards put dx10.1 compatible on their box, then they can not show rediculous speeds which correspond to running a dx10 card with all real features turned off.

    Seems like more a move of politics than anything, and a good one I think.