DX11.1 not being released for Windows 7

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

More details here:

http://uk.hardware.info/news/31291/n...indows-7-users

[kalniel]

More details here:

http://uk.hardware.info/news/31291/n...indows-7-users

We knew this at least back in September, if not much earlier, no?
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/For...7-4cf2a74bfdb6
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=361019

[GoNz0]

so games developers will continue to use 11 not 11.1 or they will lose out to 90% of the market.

[csgohan4]

I hate Windows and I refuse to go to Windows 8

[PowerPie5000]

I'm not too keen on Windows 8, but MS will eventually force gamers to move from Windows 7 at some point as there's no alternative and they know it! I absolutely loathe Apple and Linux is still not yet a viable option for mainstream gaming (plus it's usually more complicated to use for the average PC user). I can't see dx11.1 as being a major improvement over DX11 anyway... We probably won't be missing out on much.

[g8ina]

Microscum.

Happily for me I dont play hi spec games so it wont affect me, but still ... Microscum.

[kalniel]

Microscum.

Harsh, unrealistic and potentially defamatory.

[deejayburnout]

Microsoft need to engage the brain with this.

What percentage of gamers use Win 7? Bet its loads and therefore the target audience.

[MrJim]

so games developers will continue to use 11 not 11.1 or they will lose out to 90% of the market.

The number of 'tripple A' games titles using DX10 or later is depressingly small...'Borderlands 2' for example is a DX9 title (a modified version of the Unreal 3 engine). I don't think we'll see all that many DX11.1 titles until the next generation of games consoles come on the market. By which time Windows 9 will be out, no doubt

[csgohan4]

The number of 'tripple A' games titles using DX10 or later is depressingly small...'Borderlands 2' for example is a DX9 title (a modified version of the Unreal 3 engine). I don't think we'll see all that many DX11.1 titles until the next generation of games consoles come on the market. By which time Windows 9 will be out, no doubt

I hope your right, I want a few more years out of my GTX 680 on DX11, before DX12

[MrNeil]

Some DirectX 11.1 Features Confirmed for Windows 7


http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ser...urn,19135.html

[shaithis]

11.1? Hardly anything properly uses 10, 10.1 and 11 anyway.

[dangel]

Complete non issue for me - for one i'll be using 8 as soon as poss and for two, it'll be 1-2 years before there's any benefit AND even then the features in .1 aren't really of any major benefit (to me).

[PowerPie5000]

Quite a few recent games are still DX9 (no thanks to those crippled old consoles )... The only thing i ever notice with DX11 is tesselation and that's about it... There are other enhancements (that maybe get used?) but none that really stand out for me.