Nevakonaza

Hi,

I have a question reguarding Direct X10

When its released can i simply download and update my Direct x 9C?

Will it work on Windows Xp pro?

Thanks

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Kornowski

I don't know if I'm right, but I've heard somwhere that DX10 is going to be a new one that isn't backward compatable... I think that you'll have to buy a new graphics card to run it and the games that use it...

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Hanamichi

But i have heard that it is compatable backward and DX 9 games are safe for few more years.And i don't think windows xp is compatable with DX 10.and it can't be just upgraded

Nevakonaza

ooh well,

Il just have to see what happens when its released and see if it is backwards compatiable.

Probably not though.

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SirKenin

I've played with DX10, as has anyone with the latest Vista builds. It's compatible with some games, problematic with others. Personally I'll pass.

It won't be available for XP at all, so if it's an issue for you I guess you're in for a new OS.

[-0MEGA-]

It's not true DX10, since theres no DX10 hardware compatible video cards released yet, and DX10 isn't even done the development stage yet.

To answer your original question, no, DX10 isnt compatible with XP Pro, since it uses a completly different API (I believe), which only Vista offers. But you can use DX9 games and hardware on Vista.

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SirKenin

That doesn't mean it's not true DX10. If you have Vista, do a dxdiag on it and see what it tells you.

Even though there are no cards for it yet doesn't mean anything. We are talking about backwards compatibility. It will be, but some games it has problems with. I don't know if that will be fixed by the time they're done or not.

Nevakonaza

Well thanks people,

Realy i will just have to wait until its been released or theres more information about its compatiblities.

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Hanamichi

Well i have just installed vista and found it very impressive.But the drawback is i can't play games.It gives error message and also can't surf to internet,which makes me roll back to winXP again.