DX10 is do-able on Windows XP

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Intresting article ... wonder how true it is

The original reason was that DX10 required graphics memory to be virtualisable, a laudable goal. You can see hints of it here and here among other places. This was a good thing, perhaps a really good thing, and Microsoft was clamping down on requirements with the usual subtlety of a convicted monopolist.

This would not work with XP, and that was fine and dandy. It was an honest technical reason why you could not backport DX10 to XP without a major rip and replace operation. Microsoft wasn't going to bend on this one at all.

Then something odd happened. Nvidia had about as much success implementing this required feature as it did with it Me II drivers, that is to say, none. It couldn't do it, but it was required for DX10. What's an arm twisting Vole to do? Backpedal obviously.

So, MS threw NV a life preserver and made GPU memory virtualisation completely optional. ATI, which had implemented a dandy memory virtualisation scheme got screwed, or at least got what everyone who partners with MS got. Oh wait, I said that.

In any case, in doing this, MS removed the only impediment to backporting DX10 to XP, it is now, and has been for quite a while, completely possible. MS is screwing its customers to force an upgrade and you are a pawn in their revenue generation scheme.

Sadly, I will admit that I did upgrade. I went from XP to Ubuntu and bought a Wii. Life could not be better now, gaming is fun again, and spyware is a distant memory.
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DX10 is do-able on Windows XP
 
Well, i seriously hope that somebody releases DX10 for XP otherwise poor gamers will be forced to upgrade to Vista ME-II)
 
^ Most poeple are now Vista for Day-to-Day, XP for Games, expect the reverse soon :lol:

But, I seriously hope, SP1 makes Vista a lot more usable lol
 
Were all of u seriously thinking that Dx10 wasnt doable on XP??? Its surely was possible from day1...and GPU memory virtualization was only a parameter which may or may not have been completely necessary in the first place!!

But its Microsoft's OS... they can do what they want with their software... Most game titles are released only for Windows, coz its the game distributor/studio's choice!! So Dx10 is microsoft's software... why the hell is there a prob when they want to make a choice of releasing it only for Vista!!
 
There is a problem dude! Then can do whatever they like with their software, but that shouldn't force the end user to upgrade without their needs.

Why the hell should i spent my money on a new OS which i don't want and which is being forced on me just bcoz i am a gamer? Isn't is enough that i have bought a graphics card of my choice to play the latest games.

When i have a choice in buying my favorite hardware i should have a choice in choosing my software too and it shouldn't be forced on me.
 
montylee said:
There is a problem dude! Then can do whatever they like with their software, but that shouldn't force the end user to upgrade without their needs.
Why the hell should i spent my money on a new OS which i don't want and which is being forced on me just bcoz i am a gamer? Isn't is enough that i have bought a graphics card of my choice to play the latest games.
When i have a choice in buying my favorite hardware i should have a choice in choosing my software too and it shouldn't be forced on me.
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Yes and the choice is called linux, the games are few old arcarde ones, or cadega or mayb few openGL ported games... Its not MS alone, thats taking the freedom from you... Dont buy/play games that r directx10 only!!... and if u want freedom of choice...then Im sure even MS wants its share of freedom... Simple...Isnt it??

And MS never said, its free as in freedom... nor is it free as in beer!!!
 
montylee said:
There is a problem dude! Then can do whatever they like with their software, but that shouldn't force the end user to upgrade without their needs.
Why the hell should i spent my money on a new OS which i don't want and which is being forced on me just bcoz i am a gamer? Isn't is enough that i have bought a graphics card of my choice to play the latest games.
When i have a choice in buying my favorite hardware i should have a choice in choosing my software too and it shouldn't be forced on me.
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lol montylee linux is a better option than XP the only draw back of linux is that it doesnt suport the softwares that i need to work thts y im forced on windows:@
 
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