M$ to Gamers: Your new DX10 cards are Obsolete

[Mooga]

Originally Posted by slashdot.org

SIGGRAPH 2007 was the stage where Microsoft dropped the bomb, informing gamers that the currently available DirectX 10 hardware will not support the upcoming DirectX 10.1 in Vista SP1. In essence, all current DX10 hardware is now obsolete. But don't get too upset just yet: 'Gamers shouldn't fret too much - 10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about. The spec revision basically makes a number of things that are optional in DX10 compulsory under the new standard - such as 32-bit floating point filtering, as opposed to the 16-bit current. 4xAA is a compulsory standard to support in 10.1, whereas graphics vendors can pick and choose their anti-aliasing support currently. We suspect that the spec is likely to be ill-received. Not only does it require brand new hardware, immediately creating a minuscule sub-set of DX10 owners, but it also requires Vista SP1, and also requires developer implementation.

From /.

[SizeableSSonic]

Blah is going to have a chicken. I can guarantee it.

[Jiggles]

Then Microsoft will come out with DirectX 10.1.5 that will require Vista SP2 and all new hardware again. Brilliant!

[Innoc]

Originally Posted by SizeableSSonic

Blah is going to have a chicken. I can guarantee it.

Based on experience he will describe it as being faster than everyone else's chicken...

[skuLL]

Originally Posted by Innoc

Based on experience he will describe it as being faster than everyone else's chicken...

Absolutely...fantastic!

[mirvin_monkey]

swapping S for $ in MS is very cool and edgy well done!!

[YomMamasHouse]

Why, why must you do it?

[zSilver_Fox]

Originally Posted by mirvin_monkey

swapping S for $ in MS is very cool and edgy well done!!

Totally!

Damn, now my dual SLI 8800GTXs won't be as good anymore .

[punkrockrocks]

Originally Posted by Microsoft

Gamers shouldn't fret too much - 10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about. ...We suspect that the spec is likely to be ill-received. Not only does it require brand new hardware, immediately creating a minuscule sub-set of DX10 owners, but it also requires Vista SP1, and also requires developer implementation.

Then why the fuck are they releasing it? God, they're ridiculous.

[Zencheetah]

My 8800... still fast, but I'm pissed Microsoft has to be like that. Greedy bastards.

I have absolutly no reason to get Vista now.

[Mooga]

Originally Posted by Zencheetah

I have absolutly no reason to get Vista now.

But COME ON!
The name "Vista" is SO MUCH COOLER than "XP"
That's a good reason in MY book.

[GhOsT]

Originally Posted by Mooga

But COME ON!
The name "Vista" is SO MUCH COOLER than "XP"
That's a good reason in MY book.

All ignorant kidding aside.....

I've been running Vista for a few months now and I like it a lot. It's not as big of an upgrade that 98/ME->XP was but it is still significant. Would I advocate everyone running out and buying it right now? no. However, it's a nice operating system if you are getting/building a new computer now.