Excited over DirectX 10 yet?
Well maybe you should be! DirectX10 is supposed to create a faster, more lifelike gaming experience and from the games I’ve seen you’ve got to fall in love with DX10 and the loving moments it will bring! Like mass slaughtering monsters in HELLGATE London or flying the friendly skies in Microsoft’s Flight Simulator X. I’ve played Simulator X on a DirectX 9 platform and the game looks stunning… On a DirectX 10 platform I will likely soil myself and the person sitting directly next to me!
The only bad thing is DirectX 10 is only available to Vista owners… Needless to say I’m not surprised, companies have been using the “upgrade/buy new for the latest enhancements”, I’ve written about it before but will keep doing so because I find it upsetting that Sony’s PS3 (Sony PlayStation 3) will cost my whole leg when it could have merely cost me a foot… By this I mean Blu-Ray, promoting this new technology is a HUGE gamble for Sony, hell they could lose out on it in the end if dedicated PlayStation owners seek cheaper more available platforms. I for one won’t pay $600 for a PS3, the editor (I wonder if it’s the former editor now :p) of the OFFICIAL PlayStation magazine; Dana Jongewaard said she isn’t buying a PS3 either so you KNOW it’s a mistake…
I digress, Microsoft won’t flounder while waiting for consumers to upgrade to Vista, how could they? The richest corporation in the universe can wait a year or two for people to jump on the bandwagon. Now we have a great gaming platform that will cost to use it… Not a long term cost but still a cost and to be honest I think that I will spend my 600 bucks on upgrading for DirectX 10 and Vista than PS3 which could be a flop in terms of the amount of games readily available and games that are fun… At least Vista will have Halo2 and likely Halo3.
Enjoy the good stuff, don’t sweat the small stuff!
-TGE
I the people would like to demand that inventors up graders include without exception that software like directx 10 and other upgrades and advancements be tuned in to the previous software you designed. For you to discontinue software or make it un usable because of money is a throat cutting venture and with hopes you may bleed to death because you do not want to keep everything in tune with the Internet is BS. We are your lifes blood keep us healthy.