06.10.2010, 14:48
I see, make it proprieatory and you're good to go. :-? While I dislike the monopoly M$ has always tried to enforce on any game publishers,
by defining DX as a "sub-standard" per se, by means of force marketing, I can also see 1C/MG's reasons for going that way.
While IMO OpenGL has larger potential, choosing to follow the DX tracks means avoiding distractons and keeping the development process
somewhat streamlined. All right, let's have it coming.
Still, Philip.ed.'s comments get me thinking... There's so many people out there, still using XP/DX9.0c. Wouldn't it be clever to leave a backdoor
open, program-wise, like Infinity Ward did with Call Of Duty 2? There you had the choice of playing the game in DX7 or DX9.
The first giving owners of older systems the chance to play game at all, the latter giving you the - back then - stunning graphics.
by defining DX as a "sub-standard" per se, by means of force marketing, I can also see 1C/MG's reasons for going that way.
While IMO OpenGL has larger potential, choosing to follow the DX tracks means avoiding distractons and keeping the development process
somewhat streamlined. All right, let's have it coming.
Still, Philip.ed.'s comments get me thinking... There's so many people out there, still using XP/DX9.0c. Wouldn't it be clever to leave a backdoor
open, program-wise, like Infinity Ward did with Call Of Duty 2? There you had the choice of playing the game in DX7 or DX9.
The first giving owners of older systems the chance to play game at all, the latter giving you the - back then - stunning graphics.