DirectX 11 - MS says for Vista and DX10 hardware

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http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/new...hp?story=19522

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During its Gamefest 2008 developer conference in Seattle, Microsoft officially announced DirectX 11, the newest version of its multimedia API package. Like its predecessor DirectX 10, it will be exclusive to Windows Vista "as well as future versions of Windows."

DirectX 10, which was first released in 2006, required DX10-specific hardware, creating a clearly-defined split between it and DX9. "We created a discontinuity; that was deliberate," Satchell said during his address, but DX11 will be compatible with DX10 hardware.

"DX11 is totally compatible with DX10. There's not that 9/10 discontinuity we created before," he said.

eRa` · 07-22-2008, 22:15 | posts: 1,825 | Location: Germany

Good thing.

isidore · *Last edited by isidore; 07-22-2008 at 22:18.*

what does it mean?that we are going to be able to play dx11 games with our dx10 hardware?...and use the features of dx11?i think i'm getting the message wrong..

Skiddywinks · 07-23-2008, 00:45 | posts: 4,631 | Location: North Wales

Looks like. DX10 hardware will run it fine.

And so will Vista. Wooo!

RejZoR · 07-23-2008, 05:35 | posts: 4,212 | Location: Europe/Slovenia/Ljubljana

Thats a good move i think. Another reason for ppl to buy Vista and some more time for programmers to use DX10 and slowly move to DX11 since hardware will be the same...

sava700 · 07-23-2008, 06:01 | posts: 4,834 | Location: In a game world

pft.... you won't see a DX11 game for the next 3 years...and by that time Win7 will be out and it will be more optimized for Win7 and not Vista.

RejZoR · 07-23-2008, 06:12 | posts: 4,212 | Location: Europe/Slovenia/Ljubljana

But still, you'll be able to use it.

Zer0K3wL · 07-23-2008, 06:12 | posts: 3,088

the part about multi core is really intresting if ask me ;>
maybe will see games take better use off multi core then.
as for now i gess not.
then again never known ;p

Peerless · 07-23-2008, 06:36 | posts: 1,493 | Location: Federal Way, WA/ USA

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Originally Posted by zer0kewl

the part about multi core is really intresting if ask me ;>
maybe will see games take better use off multi core then.
as for now i gess not.
then again never known ;p

I also hope they take more advantage of multi-core systems with this API but also it would be cool if it also is something people build programs around from the ground up. I would love to see something like this for linux!

cyberbeing · 07-23-2008, 06:48 | posts: 61 | Location: USA

So what this seems to be saying is that you're not going to need a new OS with another completely re-worked graphical back-end (like the DirectX9 WinXP to DirectX10 Vista jump) for it to work with DirectX11. I doubt DirectX10 hardware will run DirectX11.