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    Gabe says Vista DX10 is a bad idea

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by unhooked, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. unhooked

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    Gabe Newell: DirectX 10 for Vista was a mistake

    "In an interview with heise online, Gabe Newell, president of Valve Software, said that Microsoft made a terrible mistake releasing DirectX 10 for Vista only and excluding Windows XP.
    He said this decision affected the whole industry as so far only a very small percentage of players can use DirectX 10."


    How about Vista by itself was a mistake. :eek:
     
    unhooked, Aug 27, 2007
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    Too much bloat in Vista.
     
    Changturkey, Aug 27, 2007
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    Well, its pretty bad when both Gabe and Carmack say DX10 is a bad idea. Not to mention it has to come at a bad time, where a lot of games for PC are just console imports.

    Its a good idea overall, less overhead on the software api. The extra graphics usually come from the developer adding more to effects due to the reduced overhead.

    Its a shame that the thumb monkeys (aka console gamers) are slowing down the adoption along with it being Vista only.
     
    Tailic, Aug 27, 2007
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