Categories Posted inin Gameplay DirectX 12 Agility SDK enables new graphics features without an OS update Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 20, 2021 2 min Microsoft wants to make it easier for developers to support new DirectX graphical features as they release. To that end, the company revealed the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Friends remember Microsoft renegade Eric Engstrom, who suggested a DirectX console Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 7, 2020 6 min Eric Engstrom passed away this week, leaving friends in mourning for one of the renegades of the Microsoft empire and a brilliant tech innovator.... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Development Microsoft unveils DirectX 12 Ultimate with improved ray tracing Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 19, 2020 3 min Microsoft is moving on to the next generation of its DirectX gaming APIs for Windows and Xbox. DirectX 12 Ultimate enables developers to unlock... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Microsoft widens its efforts to support DirectX 12 games on Windows 7 Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 23, 2019 1 min DirectX 12 works on Windows 7, but that wasn’t always the case. Microsoft originally only supported the newest graphics API on Windows 10 and... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Microsoft wants to make Direct Reality VR’s answer to DirectX Posted byby Jeff Grubb June 24, 2017 2 min Just ahead of Microsoft’s media event prior to E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show) last week the company filed a trademark for Direct... Continue Reading 2 min