** First off, I’d like to say that if this is in the wrong spot, didn’t mean for that. If any monds want to move it, close it, etc… then that’s fine **
" No more DirectX as we know it.Posted by: Tiffany Smith at September 6, 2004 1:20:21 PM
Internet reports suggest that Microsoft is to discontinue DirectX Graphics after DX9.0.
Reports say that although Microsoft will still rely on the DirectX name for the rest of the core components, the graphics API is now under a new name. Microsoft’s next set of core presentation and 3D APIs will now be under Windows Graphics Foundation and Avalon.
So it seems the consensus is; “look out for WGF 1.0 compatibility on the back of that next generation graphics card’s box.”
I’m sure they will maintain backwards compatibility. If they don’t they could very well have a mob of thousands of angry nerds united with axes and pitchforks outside the redmond HQ. I would join in. A REVOLUTION!!! Muahahaha
Hopefully, with the open-source revolution taking place, there will be no need for DirectX, Avalon, or Guinivere. As long as Open GL is there (it IS faster for me [with Nvidia card] to play OpenGL games than DirectX ), I will use that, and look for graphics cards that use it.
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Hopefully, with the open-source revolution taking place, there will be no need for DirectX, Avalon, or Guinivere. As long as Open GL is there (it IS faster for me [with Nvidia card] to play OpenGL games than DirectX *), I will use that, and look for graphics cards that use it.
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I’ve never heard of Guinivere.
I think NVidia purposely made OGL run faster on their cards than DX, because I’m the same way as you.[/quote]
…VERY much agreed, but what if Microsoft purpousley didn’t have backwards compatibility? thinks back to the nerdy mob
…Nevermind ^^;;;
It did remind me though that some games as I heard of had trouble with DirectX 9 because of the backwards compatibility issue but that’s all in the past now that I’ve heard. I usually use OpenGL though because it brings better quality graphics than DirectX. I’m into animation so pray my computer can handle it, lol.
There will still be backward compatibility for DX though, I’m sure of it. I don’t think Microsoft will literally be that that intellegent-deprived to just all of the sudden abandon all those 2,000+ titles that use the DX graphics.
