Alt-Tab + SLI /Crossfire.... A MUST!!!!

[Coldfire]

Errr FFXI was technical DX7/. Which is significantly more archaic then DX9. There are still new games launching today with DX9 and that is perfectly acceptable. The reason developers do this is because Windows XP is still supported and has large install base. Unfortunately MS screwed consumers and developers alike with their decision not release newer versions of DX for WinXP.

Maybe Microsoft wants to earn money? If they just updated Windows XP till the year 3000 I highly doubt they would make much profit. If you pay 200 bucks for a DX11 GPU, you should also be able to pay 100 bucks for Win7 :P
And all the games that come out as DX9 today are shunned(People complain that they are not using DX11). So I can't really think of any reason to make a game with these requirements use such an old interface except failing developers.

[AarosLunos]

Maybe Microsoft wants to earn money? If they just updated Windows XP till the year 3000 I highly doubt they would make much profit. If you pay 200 bucks for a DX11 GPU, you should also be able to pay 100 bucks for Win7 :P
And all the games that come out as DX9 today are shunned(People complain that they are not using DX11). So I can't really think of any reason to make a game with these requirements use such an old interface except failing developers.

Haha yea they are all shunned! All of them! Yea they sure are! I guess Skyrim is going to be shunned too Shame on those developers for wanting the largest customer base possible! (Skyrim will only use DX9 shaders LOL)

Not that a DX11 port is impossible, and it was stated they are considering but don't have a timeline. But personally its not a big deal.

[Coldfire]

Haha yea they are all shunned! All of them! Yea they sure are! I guess Skyrim is going to be shunned too Shame on those developers for wanting the largest customer base possible! (Skyrim will only use DX9 shaders LOL)

Not that a DX11 port is impossible, and it was stated they are considering but don't have a timeline. But personally its not a big deal.

Did you actually research that? 'Cause Skrym will have DX11 support from the beginning. And there are no DX9 shaders. Something like that doesn't exist.

[Benji]

Did you actually research that? 'Cause Skrym will have DX11 support from the beginning. And there are no DX9 shaders. Something like that doesn't exist.

Really? Where did they say that at?

[Coldfire]

Really? Where did they say that at?

An IGN interview I think.

[Viejoguillo]

I agree with Coldfire, since Morrowind Bethesda has done great looking games, even with DX9, but anyway you could do ALT-TAB back in 2003