Comments on: Windows 8 getting DirectX 11.1 exclusively

By: godrilla

godrilla — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:08:00 +0000

I think latest cod has dx11 as well as assassin’s creed 3, farcry 3 fyi! Developers need the experience for next gen launch hence the jump of almost every game with AAA title has dx11

By: godrilla

godrilla — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:46:00 +0000

As a hardcore gamer / enthusiast im not downgrading to windows 8 from 7 lol I mean upgrading. I’m going to wait for dx12 Probably with Maxwell gpu launch.

Just shows what they think of us.

By: Tim Acheson

Tim Acheson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:24:00 +0000

Microsoft isn’t forcing anything on users. For gaming technology to stay ahead, it cannot always work on every previous version. There has to be a cut off point. The same thing happened with Windows 7. You don’t expect Xbox 360 games to work on the classic old original Xbox console. The latest version gets the best stuff and at the very least gets it first. If it can be retro-fitted to Windows 7 it will be.

By: Kevin Bender

Kevin Bender — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:20:00 +0000

I’m not a developer, but I was under the impression that DX10 was the unremarkable upgrade to DX and that DX11 was the one that people actually cared about.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:26:00 +0000

On that, we can agree. However it’s MS that’s pushing studios to use DX. And now trying to use that leverage to push the consumer into Win8. I’m personally fine with ignoring games designed to use the newer DX until it’s available for a platform that I own.

By: Justin Downer

Justin Downer — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Are you on something how can anyway like something Microsoft is forcing on user’s i’m quite surprised halo 4 isn’t coming out on the PC when they can make it for windows 8 only.

By: Justin Downer

Justin Downer — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:01:00 +0000

just a another step in forcing users to upgrade way to go Microsoft to bad i’m still not jumping the gun.

By: Tim Acheson

Tim Acheson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:03:00 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with OpenGL. My view is simple: leave it to the studios to dev in whatever environment works best.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Are you feeling OK? I can point out a whole load of “gamers”(I’m one of them) that feel like OpenGL is still the better way to go. I don’t like anything MS force feeds you but in this case OpenGL is still superior.

By: Tim Acheson

Tim Acheson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:36:00 +0000

Killer App! The latest version of Direct X is a killer app for Windows 8 (and it’s not the only one, either).

Gamers do not hesitate to upgrade to get the best games and the best gaming experience when the time comes. After the usual period of initial slow update of any major new OS, this selling-point alone will drive a steep adoption curve for Windows 8, just as it did for Windows 8.

This news has already made the rounds on gaming websites and forums, and gamers are as eager for this as any other significant progression of gaming technology.

By: Good ol' JS

Good ol' JS — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:52:00 +0000

I guess that means games will still be developed with DX10…oh wait that’s right they are because dev houses don’t like DX11. MS needs to pull their heads out of their rears and recognize that their draconican hold on DirectX is only hurting them.