OpenGL 3.0 will be out later this year, which is equivalent to DirectX 10.
Nvidia will support OpenGL 3.0 upgrade through new drivers for current hardware.
OpenGL is the choice for developers who want to develop for a cross platform such as Macintosh, PS3 and LINUX.
As for DX 10.1, developers will avoid it like a plaque.
There will not be ANY games at all that will require 10.1.
So this is a good thing, because its pushing the market towards a unified language, OpenGL.
This helps push establish Macintosh, PS3 and LINUX which rely on OpenGL.
This may be disheartening to R600 and 8800 owners.
But its a overall good force in the market.
Just be sure to email your favorite game developers to include OpenGL 3.0 in their next patch.
And just as a note... Nvidia and ATI should not have made the hardware based on minimum hw requirements.
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OpenGL 3.0 will be out later this year, which is equivalent to DirectX 10. Nvidia will support OpenGL 3.0 upgrade through new drivers for current hardware. OpenGL is the choice for developers who want to develop for a cross platform such as Macintosh, PS3 and LINUX. As for DX 10.1, developers will avoid it like a plaque. There will not be ANY games at all that will require 10.1. So this is a good thing, because its pushing the market towards a unified language, OpenGL. This helps push establish Macintosh, PS3 and LINUX which rely on OpenGL. This may be disheartening to R600 and 8800 owners. But its a overall good force in the market. Just be sure to email your favorite game developers to include OpenGL 3.0 in their next patch. And just as a note... Nvidia and ATI should not have made the hardware based on minimum hw requirements.
Well, its obvious, Microsoft and Duracell are in bed together. Corporate America, cannt live with em.... cannt live with em.