Description:
DirectX 10 is the latest version of the DirectX suite of multimedia
application programming interfaces that Microsoft has built exclusively
into its latest operating system,
Windows Vista. Gaming enthusiasts will only be able to access
DirectX 10 via a combination of one of the latest video cards and one
of the editions of Windows Vista. These libraries allow the use of
DirectX 10 games on platforms other than Microsoft Vista, and increase
hardware compatibility even on Vista, by compiling Geometry Shaders
down to native machine code for execution where hardware isn't capable
of running it. No longer will you have to upgrade your OS and video
card(s) to play the latest games," revealed Cody Brocious, Lead
Engineer on the Alky Project.
With Windows Vista, Microsoft has also overhauled the DirectX
driver architecture in the operating system. However, Microsoft does
not offer backward compatibility with previous Windows platforms for
the new Windows Display Driver Model in Vista.
These libraries allow the use of DirectX 10 games on platforms other than Microsoft Vista and increase hardware compatibility..
The current preview allows you to run a number of examples from the
DirectX SDK on Windows XP. They're not the greatest thing since sliced
bread, but we want to whet your appetite. We hope to release builds in
the coming months progressing from demos to fully functional games.
Inside this zip is a README.TXT file with complete instructions on
where to install the files (don't worry, we'll have an installer in the
near future) and how to get and run the examples from the SDK.
DirectX® 10 Games for Windows Titles( some examples):
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures™
Hellgate: London
BioShock
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Acceleration
Crysis®
World in Conflict
Gears of War for Windows...
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