As some of you already know, Microsoft is expected to jump over the DirectX 10.1 API, and to release the DirectX 11 instead. This has put quite some pressure on graphics manufacturers NVIDIA and AMD, as they need to prepare their hardware for the upcoming graphics interface. Also, AMD's DirectX 10.1-support seems rather ridiculous, as no such API will be released.
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I suppose it's better that Nvidia get DX11 out the way and then go back to developing cards. As that's what they said for not doing DX10.1, they wanted to focus mainly on the GT200s instead, but then for the major nvidia enthusiasts, a lot got put off for not having DX10.1 in their newest card.
i heard DX10.1 was not designed to benefit the gamer, it was to make coding or programming easier (i think) i will chuck the source up when i find it....
DX11 will be a whole new ball game, actually designed to enhance the gaming experience
the only problem with this DX saga is the GFX cards, W7 & vista will be able to utilize DX11 but the DX10 cards everyone just bought wont, so if you wanna use this new tech its gonna mean another GPU purchase.
EDIT: i have just found out DX10 cards may be compatible with DX11, well that's a relief, it was from ''the inquirer'' lets hope its true....
:)SK
The point of DX revisions is to improve what can be done visiually, but more so however it is aimed at developer resources/tools. Direct X is an awesome API, if you'd like to learn more as to why (such as why it makes the x360 better than PS3) the check out what John Carmack has to say about it. I think its funny he recognizes this but still refuses to use the latest versions due to portability of his games.
Here's an interesting article reguarding features and compatability:
Everything you need to know about DirectX 11 | News | TechRadar UK
For the X360 and PS3 I would say they perform almost identical on games from personal experience. Also the screenshot comparisons show PS3 and X360 almost have exactly the same quality. What makes one better than the other would be the online and other features brought by the system.
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