I hope more reputible sources are reporting this as well

 

It will be interesting to see whether the Windows XP Crysis will be different from the Vista ones. µ

The crysis developer already replied to this themselves. Yes there'll be a huge difference the XP version will be about equal or even a bit worse than the Xbox 360 and PS3 version. While the Vista version ( unsurprisingly ) will be far superior to any of the other versions.

I hope more reputible sources are reporting this as well

Yeah, I think D.D. is kind of right that we shouldn't post anything from TheInquirer though it does make for interesting discussions

 

???the inquirer again? googled Directx 9L.Even the microsoft site don't talk about it.More they say Directx 9.L will be just the backward compatibility layer in windows vista for dx9 games.Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/community/gaming.mspx

 

what i heard is 9.0L is an emulated version of dx10, which will obviously be slower than the original, but it will still run it as if it were dx10.

 

Woah woah, that's not what EYE heard.

DirectX 9.0 L (L stands for Longhorn) is supposedly for VISTA too.
Remember, DirectX 10 is supposedly not backward-compatible even with games.
Therefore DirectX 9.0 L will allow DirectX 9 games to operate without emulation.

The Inquirer also corrected their first article HERE

DirectX 9.0 L works on Vista only

L is for Longhorn. D'oh!

UNFORTUNATELY, we were wrong about DirectX 9.0 L.

We managed to confirm the existence of DirectX 9.0L but it won't be a DirectX 10 for Windows XP. It will be the other way around. It is a faster version of DirectX 9.0 that will run under Vista only.

So I have to disappoint all of you who expected to run DirectX 10 games under Windows XP (and apologise, huh, Fudo? News Ed.) as there won't be an API to supports it.

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.

The D3D10 API was designed around the new driver model in Vista. In addition, Aero Glass runs on DX9.0L. Aero Glass is one of the main reasons DX9.0L exists on Vista.

Our sources also confirmed that L in DirectX 9.0 L stands for Longhorn. So we are back at the beginning - you need to buy a new graphic card and a new OS to have the hardware DirectX 10 acceleration on an API that supports it.

 

"Our sources also confirmed that L in DirectX 9.0 L stands for Longhorn"
Tssss.....what sources? Just avoid loosing their face in front of more reputable webmags....

 

LOL, yes... DX 10.0 emulator for XP.... this site is....

 

Yeah, I think D.D. is kind of right that we shouldn't post anything from TheInquirer though it does make for interesting discussions

indeed it does i think perhaps inquirer things should be put into open discussion sorta like tabloid stuff.

 

soquestion to inquirer wat does c in dx 9c stand for??

 

MS might just lose with its format pushing here and opengl may take over...

 

MS might just lose with its format pushing here and opengl may take over...

I doubt it. Every OEM Computer in the coming year will have DX10 with Vista. OpenGL may get more attention, but it's not going to take over anytime soon.

 

ok, I just said something really stupid. Direct3D is not a format, its an API



I dunno, develoeprs might start using opengl as it is more consistant throughout all platforms, particularly in this day and age of multiplatform software...

 

More opengl for the people and nvidia. :lol:

And I had guessed DX9L would be for XP to make DX10 based games more compatible and "easier" to work with for DX9 cards but would run with less eye candy and without all those DX10 specific enhancements... damn.

 

I doubt it. Every OEM Computer in the coming year will have DX10 with Vista. OpenGL may get more attention, but it's not going to take over anytime soon.

No video card maker has announced any DX10 part yet. If they can't even churn the rumor mill with info on their DX10 parts yet, they are nowhere near releasing one. I say it's a good six months before a DX10 piece of desktop hardware ships, and another three months before there's a laptop part. Of course, they will be insanely priced.

 

IT doesn't matter if the GPU supports directx 10. Direct3d is no more than a 3D API, so long as its dominant on the market doesn't really matter if it runs even on directx 8-only capable computers

 

You're right. Graphic cards were always behind DirectX. Once 10 is out, Material support will be implemented and soldered in the nextgen cards, not before. Material support always is better than software support, wich isnt much better than CPU software emulation.

It doesnt really matter for most people anyway, but gamers, will want to wait till those "superfast-directx10-optimized" cards are out before upgrading.

 

yeah, thats pretty much it.

I'll be holding off until I get a job and if I can save up for a dx10 capable PC, not that I really wan't one, but if Ie ver do need one I'll wait.

 

No video card maker has announced any DX10 part yet. If they can't even churn the rumor mill with info on their DX10 parts yet, they are nowhere near releasing one. I say it's a good six months before a DX10 piece of desktop hardware ships, and another three months before there's a laptop part. Of course, they will be insanely priced.

Both Nvidia and ATi has already announced that both of their next video cards will be Dx10 capable. There is already more concrete news about Nvidia's next video card and when it's going to be available. Nvidia is holding a PC gaming tournament next month to showcase/launch the new Dx10 card.

http://www.pdxlan.net/nvidia/news.php
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4441

Of course much of the underlying tech is still up in the Air, but it's safe to say Nvidia and ATi's next cards will be Dx10 compliant.

 

sofetatwaer gaems ps2 in compuoter

من فضلكم اريد برنامج مشغل اقراص بلاي استيشن2 وارساله على البريد التالي (nooralmahba@maktoob.com) ولكم اطيب التحيات

 

من فضلكم اريد برنامج مشغل اقراص بلاي استيشن2 وارساله على البريد التالي (nooralmahba@maktoob.com) ولكم اطيب التحيات

I'll translate.

"you have the warmest of greetings from me. I'm looking for PCSX2. Please send it to me by email".

Iraq, its available on PCSX2.NET

 

Wrong language, wrong forum... stupid question... Dang, almost three strikes

 

btw... I wonder who wins the award this year for most biased news resource... the register or the inquirer

 

btw... I wonder who wins the award this year for most biased news resource... the register or the inquirer

I'm not sure myself about it, since they attend the same cocktail parties.

You know, busy and stuff, but cocktail parties arent going to attend themselves...

 

من فضلكم اريد برنامج مشغل اقراص بلاي استيشن2 وارساله على البريد التالي (nooralmahba@maktoob.com) ولكم اطيب التحيات

Wow, i thought spam season was over.

on topic again. I really hope they as in "the internet" they produce an directx 10 that works under winxp... though my 6600gt is not dx10 anyways so i dont think it would help. But if I ever upgrade my videocard I'm not sure i want to buy vista.

 

Wow, i thought spam season was over.

on topic again. I really hope they as in "the internet" they produce an directx 10 that works under winxp... though my 6600gt is not dx10 anyways so i dont think it would help. But if I ever upgrade my videocard I'm not sure i want to buy vista.

Microsoft say DX10 cannot be ported to XP.
A conspiration for forcing future DX10 cards users to use Vista? or is it true? (coz they said the way Vista is built and DX10 too is completely different the way XP and DX9 are built).