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DX10 - How Far Have We Come?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the far-if-you-look-at-crysis dept.

MojoKid writes "When DirectX 10 was first introduced to the market by graphics manufacturers and subsequently supported by Windows Vista, it was generally understood that adoption by game developers was going to be more of a slow migration than a quick flip of a switch. That said, nearly a year later, the question is how far have we come? An article at the HotHardware site showcases many of the most popular DX10-capable game engines, like Bioshock , World In Conflict , Call of Juarez, Lost Planet, and Company of Heroes, and features current image quality comparisons versus DX9 modes with each. The article also details performance levels across many of the more popular graphics cards, from both the mid-range and high-end." PC Perspective has a similar look at DX10 performance.

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  1. Obviously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    since it is from Micro$oft, DX10 is such a failure, not only are games not going from DX9 to DX10, they are going from DX9 to DX8.

  2. Re:DX9 looks better? or do the consumers vote? by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think that the "realism" isn't worth it. Go out and create DX7 games that are fun :P !! (or openGL games that don't require much extensions;)

    Oh, come on, everyone will buy the PS3 because it has better graphics than the Wii .... um, hello?

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  3. Re:DX9 looks better? by bipbop · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I mean, 2007! and we still have octogonal circles!!"

    Talk about reinventing the wheel!

  4. Re:Backporting DX10 to XP by mangu · · Score: 4, Funny
    Is the project to backport DX10 to XP still active?


    I believe yes, it is.

  5. Re:Color me underwhelmed by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

    This only impacts people with "rabbit ears"

    What do you have against Furries?

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  6. Re:DX9 looks better? by Fred_A · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, 2007! and we still have octogonal circles!! All circles are octogonal, for large values of eight.

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  7. Re:Just as far as it needs to to displace OpenGL. by TheRaven64 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I use Vista on a daily basis and like it. What am I doing wrong? Posting on Slashdot?
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  8. Re:DX9 looks better? by darkpixel2k · · Score: 2, Funny

    DX10 - How Far Have We Come?

    Too far.
    The line must be drawn *HERE*...and no farther.

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