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According to XBitLabs, Direct X 10 is going to be a Windows Vista exclusive:
During a DirectX 10-related event in London, UK, Richard Huddy, ATI Technologies' software developers relations chief, said that Microsoft's Vista will integrate DirectX 10 and DirectX 9 APIs for different types of hardware, but the current Windows XP will not get DirectX 10 support, as suggested some rumours earlier. For end users this means that to get the most advantages of the new-generation graphics processing units (GPUs), the new OS will be required.
Microsoft is really trying to push Vista down the craws of gamers. Fair enough — those who can afford top-of-the-line, Direct X 10 capable video cards will certainly have beefy enough systems to run Vista anyway. Let's hope Vista is enough of an improvement over XP to justify the move.
Direct X 10 Vista Only [XBitLabs]
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well, most of the main features arnt a big deal, but im really looking forward to see if they really do integrate LIVE into it in a useful way. It will also SUPPOSEDLY be very game friendly too, so im holding out on upgrading my comp until after vista hits the market...
This has been known for a long time, since last year, at least.
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