Ray Tracing To Debut in DirectX 11

crazyeyes writes "This is breaking news. Microsoft has not only decided to support ray tracing in DirectX 11, but they will also be basing it on Intel's x86 ray-tracing technology and get this ... it will be out by the end of the year! In this article, we will examine what ray tracing is all about and why it would be superior to the current raster-based technology. As for performance, well, let Intel dazzle you with some numbers. Here's a quote from the article: 'You need not worry about your old raster-based DirectX 10 or older games or graphics cards. DirectX 11 will continue to support rasterization. It just includes support for ray-tracing as well. There will be two DirectX 11 modes, based on support by the application and the hardware.'"

Comments

Re:Call me old and grumpy

[Nimey]

Shit. That reminds me that I'm going to have to ignore Slashdot tomorrow because it'll be full of unfunny-because-they're-trying-too-hard stories.

Re:Only available with Windows 7

[Shade of Pyrrhus]

Yeah, for anyone who reads up to the last page, it seems pretty clear that it's not true. Something like this would be more likely announced by Microsoft PR a good while before release, in order to grow some hype.

TFA states

"As DirectX 11 is a work in progress, Microsoft does not have an exact timeline. But the source claims that DirectX 11 could be part of Windows Vista by late 2008."

I don't know where these guys get their information, but even Microsoft does planning ahead of time for products they create - especially if it's to be released the same year! The absurdity climaxes at the third page...do yourself a favor and read it for a little laugh.

"They also plan to have DirectX 11 ready in time to debut with Windows Vista Service Pack 2"

Service Pack 2? Sure, SP1 wasn't an improvement and SP2 might be needed - but, again, plans for this would have been more well announced or planned by Microsoft.

Sorry guys, article is simply BS.