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DirectX 12 Lies Dormant Within Microsoft's Recent Windows 10 Update

Posted by timothy on from the until-activated-by-a-trigger-word dept.

MojoKid writes After last Wednesday's Windows 10 event, early adopters and IT types were probably anxious for Microsoft to release the next preview build. Fortunately, it didn't take long as it came out on Friday, and it's safe to say that it introduced even more than many were anticipating (but still no Spartan browser). However, in case you missed it, DirectX 12 is actually enabled in this Windows 10 release, though unfortunately we'll need to wait for graphics drivers and apps that support it, to take advantage of DX 12 features and performance enhancements.

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  1. Re: DirectX is obsolete by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 5, Informative

    > I can't think of a single game today that uses OpenGL.

    Uh, HELLO McFly; Minecraft. That "insignificant" game that "only" sold 54+ million copies. ~18 MILLION on PC.

    > Why is that?

    Because you didn't even be bothered to spend 2 seconds to look

    Gee, what is Valve using on OSX, and Linux !?!? ... It sure as hell isn't Microsoft's Not-Inventered-Here RenderMorph's Reality Lab which they renamed to Direct3D

  2. Re:Windows 10 by bloodhawk · · Score: 3, Informative

    NO, they stated it is free if you upgrade in the first year. After that time if you want to upgrade you pay normal upgrade price. There is no expiry or only good for a year.