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Its confirmed. For thoose who dont know, you WILL NOT need to get a DX10 graphics card. Halo 2 PC will be infact DX9

Other than Vista's touted advantages for gamers (and its enormous technical requirements), we care about a delay because certain games may not release, run, or run "optimally" with anything less than Vista, including Halo 2 for the PC, MS Flight Simulator X, and CryTek's Crysis ("the first DirectX 10-enabled game" for the new OS).

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I looked at your quote and I looked on the website. I didn't see "DX 8 enabled" anywhere. All I saw was ("the first DirectX 10-enabled game" for the new OS)

Sorry if this puts down your post.

Also even if it isn't DX 10 why would they downgrade to DX8? why not DX9?

Joe333

Joe333 wrote:I looked at your quote and I looked on the website. I didn't see "DX 8 enabled" anywhere. All I saw was ("the first DirectX 10-enabled game" for the new OS)

Sorry if this puts down your post.

Also even if it isn't DX 10 why would they downgrade to DX8? why not DX9?

Joe333

WTf? Why are you talking about DX8? I didnt say anything about it. It says Crytek is making first DX10 game and that means Halo2 will be DX9... Where the hell did DX8 come from?

nsilva wrote:Its confirmed. For thoose who dont know, you WILL NOT need to get a DX10 graphics card. Halo 2 PC will be infact DX9

Other than Vista's touted advantages for gamers (and its enormous technical requirements), we care about a delay because certain games may not release, run, or run "optimally" with anything less than Vista, including Halo 2 for the PC, MS Flight Simulator X, and CryTek's Crysis ("the first DirectX 10-enabled game" for the new OS).

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lol

Joe333

Joe333 wrote:

nsilva wrote:Its confirmed. For thoose who dont know, you WILL NOT need to get a DX10 graphics card. Halo 2 PC will be infact DX8

Other than Vista's touted advantages for gamers (and its enormous technical requirements), we care about a delay because certain games may not release, run, or run "optimally" with anything less than Vista, including Halo 2 for the PC, MS Flight Simulator X, and CryTek's Crysis ("the first DirectX 10-enabled game" for the new OS).

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lol

Joe333

Laff!

Good eye!!! I typod. Fixed!

just so you know, halo 2 (xbox) uses direct x 8 (xbox only supports dx8).

there will be some upgrading to dx 9 at least, but i dunno abt upgrading it to dx 10.

edit: lolol read the post above, it will be dx 8 then....lol

{ST} 117 wrote:just so you know, halo 2 (xbox) uses direct x 8 (xbox only supports dx8).

there will be some upgrading to dx 9 at least, but i dunno abt upgrading it to dx 10.

edit: lolol read the post above, it will be dx 8 then....lol

My first theory about Directx 10 was actually right... Directx 10 is gonna be supplied with Windows Vista. You don't have to have a directx 10 based video card to play Halo 2 PC because either ATI or Nvidia would have said something by now about newer directx based cards. in order for Nvidia and ATI to be able to make directx 10 based video cards they have to have directx 10 in some way shape or form... obviously since Vista isn't released directx 10 cannot be obtained by either company for newer cards. usually after about a month you would see a directx SDK get released and thats what I think Nvidia and ATI work off of in order to make their video cards. So according to this THEORY (not fact) Halo 2 PC shouldn't require Directx 10 video cards. It'll probably require Directx 9 or possibly Directx 8 with lower settings on. I'd say also that a few months after Vista is released the better video cards will start rolling out from the companies again .

This is just a theory so please don't put it down.

Joe333

Joe333 wrote:

{ST} 117 wrote:just so you know, halo 2 (xbox) uses direct x 8 (xbox only supports dx8).

there will be some upgrading to dx 9 at least, but i dunno abt upgrading it to dx 10.

edit: lolol read the post above, it will be dx 8 then....lol

My first theory about Directx 10 was actually right... Directx 10 is gonna be supplied with Windows Vista. You don't have to have a directx 10 based video card to play Halo 2 PC because either ATI or Nvidia would have said something by now about newer directx based cards. in order for Nvidia and ATI to be able to make directx 10 based video cards they have to have directx 10 in some way shape or form... obviously since Vista isn't released directx 10 cannot be obtained by either company for newer cards. usually after about a month you would see a directx SDK get released and thats what I think Nvidia and ATI work off of in order to make their video cards. So according to this THEORY (not fact) Halo 2 PC shouldn't require Directx 10 video cards. It'll probably require Directx 9 or possibly Directx 8 with lower settings on. I'd say also that a few months after Vista is released the better video cards will start rolling out from the companies again .

This is just a theory so please don't put it down.

Joe333

Whmy first post, Halo 2 pc is gonna be Dx 9. It dont really matter to me though, cause i got money for whatever i need, though my poor old laptop will suffer.

well really the gap between dx 8 and dx 9 isnt that big so i spose it would be a big deal if it was dx9 cos a>almost everyone has a system that supports dx9 and b>the changes arent that major

the gap between dx9 and 10 however is alot larger. so yeah i doubt halo 2 would be dx10, cos there would be loads of reworking and everyone would need new cards that arent in existance yet and wont be for some time.

{ST} 117 wrote:well really the gap between dx 8 and dx 9 isnt that big so i spose it would be a big deal if it was dx9 cos a>almost everyone has a system that supports dx9 and b>the changes arent that major

the gap between dx9 and 10 however is alot larger. so yeah i doubt halo 2 would be dx10, cos there would be loads of reworking and everyone would need new cards that arent in existance yet and wont be for some time.

Yup, but i didnt mean dx 8 i meant 9

Joe333 wrote:

{ST} 117 wrote:just so you know, halo 2 (xbox) uses direct x 8 (xbox only supports dx8).

there will be some upgrading to dx 9 at least, but i dunno abt upgrading it to dx 10.

edit: lolol read the post above, it will be dx 8 then....lol

My first theory about Directx 10 was actually right... Directx 10 is gonna be supplied with Windows Vista. You don't have to have a directx 10 based video card to play Halo 2 PC because either ATI or Nvidia would have said something by now about newer directx based cards. in order for Nvidia and ATI to be able to make directx 10 based video cards they have to have directx 10 in some way shape or form... obviously since Vista isn't released directx 10 cannot be obtained by either company for newer cards. usually after about a month you would see a directx SDK get released and thats what I think Nvidia and ATI work off of in order to make their video cards. So according to this THEORY (not fact) Halo 2 PC shouldn't require Directx 10 video cards. It'll probably require Directx 9 or possibly Directx 8 with lower settings on. I'd say also that a few months after Vista is released the better video cards will start rolling out from the companies again .

This is just a theory so please don't put it down.

Joe333

You can already download the DX10 sdk

{ST} 117 wrote:well really the gap between dx 8 and dx 9 isnt that big so i spose it would be a big deal if it was dx9 cos a>almost everyone has a system that supports dx9 and b>the changes arent that major

the gap between dx9 and 10 however is alot larger. so yeah i doubt halo 2 would be dx10, cos there would be loads of reworking and everyone would need new cards that arent in existance yet and wont be for some time.

Ya there isn't oo much of a difference, but even the slightest one ill make a difference

Snave wrote: You can already download the DX10 sdk

Thats SDK DK meaning Developers Kit.

They dont have the fucking DX10 dl yet, and their arent many graphics cards to support it. What do you think this discusssion is about?

I'm sorry, i'm having a hard time understanding what you are trying to say..

My gaydar is going off.

Malf wrote:My gaydar is going off.

Wtf is a gaydar? Wow some weird noobs poping up on this site!

nsilva wrote:Wow some weird noobs poping up on this site!

Malf
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nsilva
Joined: 30 Nov 2005

Yeah, I'm such noob. Sorry!

Please drop by the IRC channel some time so I can have you banned.

Malf wrote: Yeah, I'm such noob. Sorry!

Please drop by the IRC channel some time so I can have you banned.

Your SOD means shit. Its how you act. Just because there is a discussion going on, doesnt mean you have to but in and shit it up.

Hey Nsilva: can I get a signed copy of your book "how to win friends and influence people...."

DECOY wrote:Hey Nsilva: can I get a signed copy of your book "how to win friends and influence people...."

Hey can i get your book : "I think i own"

Either shut the hell up or get back on topic.