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Just announced @ GDC live blog

http://www.windowscentral.com/live-xbox-game-developers-conference-2015

Update: For PC, apparently. Xbox One am cry.

DirectX 12: DirectX 12 enables PC developers to have a new level of power and control and is a single API developers can access across Windows devices. As shown with Fable Legends running on Unreal Engine 4, there has been a 20% improvement in performance. And as announced today, Epic is creating Unreal Tournament using Unreal Engine 4 running on DirectX 12, which sets a new bar for visual fidelity in PC gaming.

http://news.xbox.com/2015/03/xbox-gdc-2015?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Krusenstern]

PS4 is rekt.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

I call bullshit.

 

[Kane1345]

Nice

 

[nhlducks35]

MisterXMedia was right all along

 

[moltonasty]

Dat secret sauce..not so secret anymore, eh?

 

[DryvBy]

Does this mean 1080p for now on with stable frames?

 

[old manatee]

That and the cloud and you got yourself a video game console.

 

[Impeccable]

The generation is now over.

DigitalFoundry drools.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Full 1080p in bound?

edit: for upcoming releases*

 

[iMax]

 

[x24hrs2livex]

But but Phil Spencer said it wouldn't do much

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Secret Sauce confirmed.

 

[ramuh]

Super quick on that news eh?

 

[7DollarHagane]

so why does this performance boost only affect Xbox One? Aren't they pretty similar in architecture, GPU-wise?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Exactly 20%.

 

[shinobi602]

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Oh damn.

10% Kinect boost, December SKU, CPU upgrade and now a 20% GPU boost?

X1 is nearing unstoppable status.

 

[cyberheater]

MisterXMedia was right all along

Yep.

LOL LOL LOL.

 

[wachie]

MisterXMedia was right all along

Digital Foundry: Xbox One DX12 GPU boost leapfrogs it over the PS4

 

[x-Lundz-x]

MisterXMedia was right all along

They said 20 not 200.

so why does this performance boost only affect Xbox One? Aren't they pretty similar in architecture, GPU-wise?

Because xb1 is directx based and ps4 is not.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

With that extra power, can it run 360 games?

 

[Nafai1123]

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Eclectic Jabber Monkey]

Thanks DirectX 12 and Xbox team. Moar fps & rez plz.

 

[Slowdive]

The secret sauce has been unleashed.

 

[Exile20]

That is a nice boost actually. The X1 is looking good with all the updates.
Going to pick up one over the PS4.

 

[Dsyndrome]

Pack it up, Age of Sony done, etc.

 

[chugen]

 

[Akronis]

I'll believe it when I see it.

.

 

[TheLegendOfMart]

PS4 is rekt.

Depends if Sony adopt the new version of OpenGL, Vulkan which aims to do what DX12 did to DX11.

 

[Xeroblade]

Here we go...

 

[LegalEagleMike]

unlimited powahh!!!11

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Shit is about to get crazy here. Bunker time!

 

[Z3M0G]

I call bullshit.

Hasn't it already been proven?

 

[Derpyduck]

Xbox One continues to evolve. Wake me when it reaches its final form.

 

[darkness_s]

so why does this performance boost only affect Xbox One? Aren't they pretty similar in architecture, GPU-wise?

Yes, but DirectX is the software API that games use to communicate with the GPU. Since it's a Microsoft proprietary API, it's only supported on Microsoft's platforms.

 

[Any Questions]

good for xbo. Am glad

 

[CalamityPixel]

THE SECRET SAUCE WAS REAL.

Spoiler

/s

Seriously though, if that means 20% more space for resources, we could see a much needed graphics boost in terms of framerate and res.

 

[Sub_Level]

"Where did all this energy come from?!" - At least one character in any given DBZ episode

 

[GHG]

Oh you guys...

Microsofts marketing/pr department does these things just to watch this place burn.

The clouds are now a thing of the past.

Funny that.

 

[Krusenstern]

Depends if Sony adopt the new version of OpenGL, Vulkan which aims to do what DX12 did to DX11.

The Playstation doesn't even use OpenGL. The age of Sony is over!!!

 

[Kinyou]

Let's wait and see

 

[empyrean]

Depends if Sony adopt the new version of OpenGL, Vulkan which aims to do what DX12 did to DX11.

PS4 doesn't use OpenGL, it already uses a low level optimised API.

 

[ironcreed]

Any benefit it adds in the real will be welcome. Great news.

 

[Foshy]

thisisn'tevenmyfinalform.jpg

 

[riskVSreward]

Sounds like bs.

 

[Portugeezer]

Hasn't it already been proven?

For XB1? Not that I know of.

XB1 is a bespoke closed box, I don't see how DX12 would improve it by 20% unless MS fucked up badly early on.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

What is the point called when you're past coding to the metal? is it like coding to the heavy metal?

 

[chicagocubsfan]

I hear Sony is sending the PS4 to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to combat the powah increase.

 

[pixlexic]

it still wont make 1080p any easier if memory constrained but it should make everything else better.