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[GSG-9]

Some interesting info from the inq:

"DirectX 9.0 L is simply a renamed and refurbished DirectX 10 for Windows XP. It will make DirectX 10 games to work on Windows XP."



Comment away!

Edited by GSG-9, 17 October 2006 - 04:10 AM.

[talker]

Here is an article from the Inquirer that gives it a short run down...talker.


DirectX 10 for XP

OK Mods, GSG-9 beat me by 9 minutes on posting this so you can delete this duplicate post...hee hee...talker.

Edited by talker, 17 October 2006 - 04:28 AM.

[m.oreilly]

i remember reading the "original" mention of this in '05. i think this is a measure for these games to "work" in xp, and allow the christmas $$$ to be spent, pending the release of vista...

[m.oreilly]

hey, it happens

[Nvyseal]

Topic merged

[GSG-9]

I do not know, I hope it runs them. But I will have vista upon release thanks to Stanic from pamd64.

[m.oreilly]

GSG-9, on Oct 16 2006, 09:46 PM, said:

I do not know, I hope it runs them. But I will have vista upon release thanks to Stanic from pamd64.

hey G, get stanic over here!

[VROSA]

Im not surprised. Christmas is when game makers have the biggest part of the whole year profits, so they had two real choices; develop dx10 games and put some pressure on M$ to port it to xp or hold a bit and keep developing dx9 games, what wouldnt be a good marketing option in my opinion.

[simon]

I can play Guild Wars on Vista all verisons direct x 9 game

[Nvyseal]

Just a heads up... Inq forgot what the "L" stood for...

http://www.theinquir...x?article=35140

Dont try and install it on XP

Quote

DX9.0L is a special version of DirectX 9 for Vista only that allows DX9 games to run with Vista's new driver model. It's not possible to run D3D10 on XP without running in pure software emulation.

[godless]

The Inquirer should be shot.

[m.oreilly]

godless, on Oct 17 2006, 08:29 AM, said:

The Inquirer should be shot.

how many times, though

[chriso_86]

Actually, I beat you all to this!! I had it on the portal, hehehehe.

[m.oreilly]

chriso_86, on Oct 17 2006, 09:48 AM, said:

Actually, I beat you all to this!! I had it on the portal, hehehehe.

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

regardless , game makers are going to make games for Dx10 simply because they can do more with DX10 then they can with 9 ..so i wouldnt expect very many games post vista release to get ported back or look just as good on Xp.