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[Miles X]

That's a long time from now. Geez.

It's about what you would/should expect.

 

[VisceralBowl]

It better be for Win7 or otherwise I will wait for Win9, provided they don't fuck up that OS.

As I have said earlier, Win9 is coming very soon. 8.1 is not that bad, and 9 will most likely build upon it.

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

Not much

 

[chadskin]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

Not much until holiday 2015 I assume.

 

[Willy Wanka]

Great news that I won't need to spend a penny on hardware (or an OS) to take advantage of this. All I need now are the games.

 

[EternalTruth]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

Xbox One will get some sort of performance boost, probably small since it API is already low level, and most likely better looking games starting Fall of 2015.

 

[Dr.Schlomo]

Forza Motorsport 5 is an example of a game that pushes the Xbox One to the limit with its fast-paced photorealistic racing experience. Under the hood, Forza achieves this by using the efficient low-level APIs already available on Xbox One today. Traditionally this level of efficiency was only available on console – now, Direct3D 12, even in an alpha state, brings this efficiency to PC and Phone as well. By porting their Xbox One Direct3D 11.X core rendering engine to use Direct3D 12 on PC, Turn 10 was able to bring that console-level efficiency to their PC tech demo.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/archive/2014/03/20/directx-12.aspx

It looks like the main thing with dx12 is actually expanding it's market to pc/phone/tablet. Basically, making it somewhat easier to develop games on these platforms. Could Microsoft be using this and gaming in general as a way to boost the market share of Microsoft phones/tablets?

 

[Freeman]

I find it strange that Xbox is so closely tied to DirectX when being free from its limitations is pretty much one of the biggest console advantages.

Hopefully by Holiday 2015 gaming on Linux/SteamOS will be popular enough to provide a safe haven from Windows 9.

 

[Naminator]

Scott Michaud: Apparently NVIDIA's blog says DX12 discussion begun more than four years ago "with discussions about reducing resource overhead". They worked for a year to deliver "a working design and implementation of DX12 at GDC".

So much for the FUD that people were spreading about Dx12 being conceived only a few months a go due to Mantle being released.

 

[Bessy67]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

Doesn't sound like much. Sounds like a lot of this stuff is already used on Xbox One.

Forza Motorsport 5 is an example of a game that pushes the Xbox One to the limit with its fast-paced photorealistic racing experience. Under the hood, Forza achieves this by using the efficient low-level APIs already available on Xbox One today. Traditionally this level of efficiency was only available on console – now, Direct3D 12, even in an alpha state, brings this efficiency to PC and Phone as well. By porting their Xbox One Direct3D 11.X core rendering engine to use Direct3D 12 on PC, Turn 10 was able to bring that console-level efficiency to their PC tech demo.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/archive/2014/03/20/directx-12.aspx

 

[Metfanant]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

not all that much really...

It better be for Win7 or otherwise I will wait for Win9, provided they don't fuck up that OS.

They are targeting the end of 2015....so Win 7 might be out...

 

[EternalTruth]

I find it strange that Xbox is so closely tied to DirectX when being free from its limitations is pretty much one of the biggest console advantages.

Hopefully by Holiday 2015 gaming on Linux/SteamOS will be popular enough to provide a safe haven from Windows 9.

The name Xbox comes from the DirectX API...

 

[munroe]

So is this only for new GPU's or for old ones too?

Nvidia support forGeForce 400 series and higher

 

[DieH@rd]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

Very little API wise, most gains will come from increased number of devs who will have access to "not shitty" PC API. But all of that is far away.

 

[SmartBase]

Fermi, Kepler and Maxwell onwards are compatible? Sounds good to me.

 

[Interfectum]

What does this mean for my Xbox. This is all I want to know

DX12 sounds like it's more about bringing console-like efficiency to hardware that isn't as closed (PC/mobile).

 

[DopeyFish]

The name Xbox comes from the DirectX API...

"DirectX Box"

 

[cyberheater]

That is only about a year and a half. Not that long, but it is still a wait.

Feels like a lifetime to me....

 

[GreyWind]

Well Build '14 is just around the corner hopefully there will be more info about DirectX 12 and the next OS.

 

[copelandmaster]

Let's hope windows 9 is desktop friendly.

 

[Guymelef]

So DirectX 12 for XBO launch in tier 3 countries.

 

[EternalTruth]

So is this only for new GPU's or for old ones too?

All modern GPUs will support DirectX 12...
So you can basically buy a GPU now and benefit later.

 

[Metfanant]

It looks like the main thing with dx12 is actually expanding it's market to pc/phone/tablet. Basically, making it somewhat easier to develop games on these platforms. Could Microsoft be using this and gaming in general as a way to boost the market share of Microsoft phones/tablets?

They said this throughout the presentation...AMD did with Mantle as well "console like" is the key...

 

[Cyborgmatt]

Forza 5 running on PC. A nice slap in the face from Microsoft.

 

[Duxxy3]

Let's hope windows 9 is desktop friendly.

I think everyone still using windows xp and windows 7 are hoping the same thing.

 

[nature boy]

So much for the FUD that people were spreading about Dx12 being conceived only a few months a go due to Mantle being released.

BS.
Even if true, they waited on their asses for 4 years.
Mantle clearly pushed them, otherwise it wouldn't be at least 18 months away.

 

[Metfanant]

Forza 5 running on PC. A nice slap in the face from Microsoft.

It was running on a PC at E3....

 

[rrc1594]

Does anyone think the X1 should of came out in 2014?

 

[JaggedSac]

Forza 6 2015. Guess that was assumed anyway though.

 

[DopeyFish]

I think everyone still using windows xp and windows 7 are hoping the same thing.

dont really understand why anyone would be running XP at this point, to be honest.

 

[Garrett 2U]

I find it strange that Xbox is so closely tied to DirectX when being free from its limitations is pretty much one of the biggest console advantages.

Hopefully by Holiday 2015 gaming on Linux/SteamOS will be popular enough to provide a safe haven from Windows 9.

Lol what was so bad about this DirectX announcement that makes you want a "safe haven from Windows 9"?
Wasn't all of this news pretty dang positive for gaming?

 

[Frayne Daddy]

Forza 5 running on PC. A nice slap in the face from Microsoft.

I thought it was said it was on an xbox?

 

[chadskin]

Let's hope windows 9 is desktop friendly.

Let's hope SteamOS will be a viable alternative when Windows 9 launches.

 

[-SD-]

OP updated.

 

[DopeyFish]

Let's hope SteamOS will be a viable alternative when Windows 9 launches.

HAHAHAHAHA

 

[DataStream]

I think everyone still using windows xp and windows 7 are hoping the same thing.

Does anyone still use XP outside of enterprise settings?

 

[plasmawave]

Xbone domination postponed to late 2015.

Great, so we have to deal with misterxmedia's delusion for almost another 2 years.

 

[Saty]

So the CPU benefits are only from Haswell and up on Intel's side?

 

[Frayne Daddy]

Does anyone think the X1 should of came out in 2014?

No it's for the developers... not for the consumer to get hyped about. Most if not all games are in development already for 2014 and early 2015. It's a good time IMO

 

[Guymelef]

It was running on a PC at E3....

 

[Metfanant]

I thought it was said it was on an xbox?

"Forza Motorsport 5 is an example of a game that pushes the Xbox One to the limit with its fast-paced photorealistic racing experience. Under the hood, Forza achieves this by using the efficient low-level APIs already available on Xbox One today. Traditionally this level of efficiency was only available on console – now, Direct3D 12, even in an alpha state, brings this efficiency to PC and Phone as well. By porting their Xbox One Direct3D 11.X core rendering engine to use Direct3D 12 on PC, Turn 10 was able to bring that console-level efficiency to their PC tech demo."

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/directx/archive/2014/03/20/directx-12.aspx

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Great, so we have to deal with misterxmedia's delusion for almost another 2 years.

It can easily be ignored

I'm almost certain whoever it is, is going out of their way to troll Xbox fans

 

[rakkadakka]

Forza 5 running on PC. A nice slap in the face from Microsoft.

It's a tech demo.

Is it really a slap in the face?

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Great, so we have to deal with misterxmedia's delusion for almost another 2 years.

I just looked at his blog it looks like something a deranged psychopath would write. The attack on Thuway made me laugh.

 

[Nirolak]

So the CPU benefits are only from Haswell and up on Intel's side?

I believe that's actually DirectX 12 being compatible with Haswell's GPU.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Let's hope windows 9 is desktop friendly.

If it is not I will be surprised. I think MS learned their lesson.

 

[Syphon Filter]

I find it strange that Xbox is so closely tied to DirectX when being free from its limitations is pretty much one of the biggest console advantages.

Hopefully by Holiday 2015 gaming on Linux/SteamOS will be popular enough to provide a safe haven from Windows 9.

Why? W9 rumors say it will be like windows 7.

 

[DataStream]

I imagine that the DX12 improvements that aren't currently a part of the Xbone SDK will be incorporated into that platform well before DX12 launches on PC

 

[statham]

Great, so we have to deal with misterxmedia's delusion for almost another 2 years.

don't know why you guys always bring misterx into these threads, and you wouldn't have to deal with it by not going to his site.

 

[knitoe]

Does anyone think the X1 should of came out in 2014?

No. A weaker more expensive coming out 1 year later. It would have been worse.

 

[darkwing]

Great, so we have to deal with misterxmedia's delusion for almost another 2 years.

I'm pretty sure that guy is a troll, no way he is thinking rationally , oh well, it's a comedy for 2 years