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DirectX 12 Lies Dormant Within Microsoft's Recent Windows 10 Update
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.
Microsoft WANTS directX to remain relevant in the modern multiplatform environment. That's why they are bending over backwards trying to get people to buy windows phones.
Sadly for them, Android beat them to the punch for "Affordable smartphone OS", while apple beat them to the punch for "Luxury smartphone OS". This leaves microsoft scrambling for marketshare in the smartphone space.
MS keeps trying to reinvent windows "For a new era", but keeps failing miserably.
MS needs to realize that PCs arent the preferred gateways for social media like they used to be, (Phones have mostly replaced home computers for this) so social media integration with the OS on a PC is just stupidness. No reason why social media cant use web apps tailored for home PCs of course, but OS integration is not required nor desired. PCs have a pretty stable market niche if microsoft would stop trying to be idiots and realize that Peak PC is long passed.
PCs have 2 major remaining market niches:
1) Enterprise(/educational) workstations (Like, for doing WORK on.)
2) PC Gaming
Microsoft is still zealously trying to pretend that it owns the whole online media consumption experience, and keeps trying to integrate unwanted features into their OS to make it "Easier" to do social networking and other non-productive tasks which are better accomplished with a smartphone or tablet. This is to the detriment of the first market niche they currently hold; enterprise/educational workstations. Allowing users to more easily waste time on facebook is not a value-add for corporations looking to upgrade their installed workstation bases.
Really, I have to wonder what Microsoft is thinking these days.
did we just jump into an alternate reality where suddenly MS no longer has 90%+ of the desktop gaming market? OpenGL supporters have been saying DX is obsolete for over a decade and if anything they have lost market share during that time.
Really, I have to wonder what Microsoft is thinking these days.
Maybe they want to win back the consumer market they lost? Perhaps diversify a bit?
I just appreciate that they need to compete, and they are forcing their major competitors to bring new things to the table. Otherwise we might be looking at a repeat of mid-2000s, with stagnation like happened in Windows XP and IE 6... just with Apple or Google at the helm this time.
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The developer has to support one or both. Most users don't care as long as everything works.
And the developer generally means game engine developer, not game developer. If you want to write your own engine that's a pretty big job by itself.
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Microsoft WANTS directX to remain relevant in the modern multiplatform environment.
PCs have 2 major remaining market niches:
1) Enterprise(/educational) workstations (Like, for doing WORK on.)
2) PC Gaming
Those 2 count for quite a lot, though. I don't think Microsoft are too worried about Mac and Linux supplanting Windows for gaming. It could happen, but that's been the case for years now. The same goes for workstations.
What does it say about us that we now consider "doing work" to be a niche?
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