Carmack will move to DX10 - So says Vista Volista
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| Carmack's love of the cross-platform OpenGL language is legendary
| (with all his titles back to Quake 2 running in the engine) and he
| recently told GameInformer that he couldn't envisage any reason he'd
| want to step up to the Vista-exclusive DX10 platform. "There's no
| massive pull for me for DX10," he told an eager audience.
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| Microsoft has come under fire for making DX10 Windows Vista only
| in what enthusiasts see as a cynical bid to drive OS upgrade
| sales.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40199
More hype.
Related:
Valve questions Microsoft's commitment to PC gaming
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| Half-Life 2 developer Valve thinks that Microsoft's current
| "Games for Windows" marketing push is a cynical ploy to sell
| more copies of Windows Vista, rather than a genuine effort to
| invigorate the PC gaming market.
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/12/valve_questions_microsofts_commitment/
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