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[MyIS]Spawndemon
10-17-2006, 05:31 AM
With Crysis being a game based around DirectX 10, I'm sure there has been plenty concern for those that will be staying with a DX9 graphics card. Worry not, this article will answer your concerns. Take a look:

We managed to glean a few facts about the upcoming DirectX 9.0 L we told you about here.

DirectX 9.0 L is simply a renamed and refurbished DirectX 10 for Windows XP. It will make DirectX 10 games to work on Windows XP.

And games such as the upcoming Crysis won't work on the existing DirectX 9.0 c. they need a DirectX 9.0 L

One of the biggest issues is the fact that Nvidia or ATI won't have any mainstream or entry-level cards until at least mid- to end of Q1 2007. This suggests that if Vista tips up around the beginning of the year, gamers will be turned off by it.

Electronic Arts, the publisher of Crysis, wants to sell hundreds or thousands, even millions of copies and we doubt that Nvidia can produce and sell that many Geforce 8800 GTX and GTS cards.

It will be interesting to see whether the Windows XP Crysis will be different from the Vista ones.

This is definitely good news for us all. To check out the article for yourself, click here (http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35110).
[MyIS]Dan
10-17-2006, 05:35 AM
Electronic Arts, the publisher of Crysis, wants to sell hundreds or thousands, even millions of copies

Well duh! :p

Lets hope Nvidia can pump them cards out :D
Killa4live
10-17-2006, 07:27 AM
If it requires DX9 L then there won't be a Windows XP Crysis.
Microsoft already told that they are not going to release DX 9 L for Windows XP.
Too bad for Crysis, other games in 2007 will undoubtly still be DX9 C compatible.
Bye bye and have fun with a new buggy OS (yes, we all know Windows)
thunder350
10-17-2006, 08:49 AM
If it requires DX9 L then there won't be a Windows XP Crysis.
Microsoft already told that they are not going to release DX 9 L for Windows XP.
Too bad for Crysis, other games in 2007 will undoubtly still be DX9 C compatible.
Bye bye and have fun with a new buggy OS (yes, we all know Windows)

You dont got to buy it.... be your lost.

Well duh! :p

Lets hope Nvidia can pump them cards out :D

Sounds good to me though right now im on ATI's side. Already got my $$$ saved up for a full new build :D
ReaperOfsouls
10-17-2006, 04:08 PM
Good news
dBs
10-17-2006, 07:33 PM
DirrectX 9L is infact for Vista only: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35140

Guess Im lucky I have the intel retail edge deal =D
PuertoRecon
10-17-2006, 07:36 PM
Nice to see official word on this particular issue. It would make no sense at all if it didn't work on DX9.