64-Bit and DirectX 11

[Shioban]

Don't argue semantics, you'll lose; as going by your argument any gpu with shaders is able to use directx (which is not the case).

I'm not arguing semantics. That's not even what the definition for semantics means.

We literally used it on basic build running on a PS4, no less than 5 months ago.
I don't know why you're throwing in key-phrases such as 'shaders' or 'instructions/functions' aside from an attempt to look partially pre-educated on the subject.


Besides spouting absolute nonsense if you can't even simply type into google "DX11 PS4" to find even the most basic information on the subject, then don't bother responding.
Please see the previous poster who took the basic imitative to look it up first before replying.

back on topic. they did say at the london fanfest they expect to be able to show the DX11 client by the end of the year. hopefully not long after we will see it released

It seems from the screenshots and video's we've seen that there's a certain improvement in the general lighting and shadow casting already, and (it may just be due to the fact that it's a compressed screenshot) but I think they've finally added in some form of Hardware-Based Anti-Aliasing (Even if they don't it's something we can add in ourselves under DX11).

[Wildsprite]

DirectX 11 doesn't run on a PS4 at all, DirectX is a microsoft API.

the PS4 does DirectX 9/11 and OpenGL. the current PS4 version of the game is using a version of DirectX 9.0 but if you had been paying attention to what the devs were saying you would know this. personally I wish they went with OpenGL. it usually has superior performance on machines that can use it.

[Akira_Tenshi]

What I would like to know is if the DX 11 update will include the PS4. It is a DX 11 console. Will be ever see any graphical improvements to the PS4 game?

[Wildsprite]

What I would like to know is if the DX 11 update will include the PS4. It is a DX 11 console. Will be ever see any graphical improvements to the PS4 game?

it was my understanding they were going to port the PC DX11 client and tweak it for the PS4 shortly after they release it. maybe they will port it then release them together(we can hope)

It seems from the screenshots and video's we've seen that there's a certain improvement in the general lighting and shadow casting already, and (it may just be due to the fact that it's a compressed screenshot) but I think they've finally added in some form of Hardware-Based Anti-Aliasing (Even if they don't it's something we can add in ourselves under DX11).

what videos were these?

[Saccharin]

/delete please

[Wildsprite]

/delete please

I think I speak for more than just myself when I say. no we would rather they didn't delete this

[Saccharin]

I think I speak for more than just myself when I say. no we would rather they didn't delete this

I was meaning my post not the thread.

[Edli]

Are you people serious about this DX11 running on PS4? PS4 uses GNMX and GNM, created by Sony specifically for PS4. It has DX11-like feature set but is not DX11.

And frankly it wouldn't make sense for a console to use DX11. The whole point of DX is to make it possible for a game to run in multiple hardware variations which comes with a cost in performance. A console doesn't need that because it has fixed hardware. The only reason why a console would use DX or OGL is to make it possible for the games to still work on the next version of that console. Till now though consoles have always started their library from scratch and whatever backwards compatibility one may have had has been done through emulation.

[CGMidlander]

I would like an official parser too.

There is an official parser.
The only question is whether or not the devs will eventually enable it for players or not. (Most likely not)



http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...s_from_yoship/

[Wildsprite]

Are you people serious about this DX11 running on PS4? PS4 uses GNMX and GNM, created by Sony specifically for PS4. It has DX11-like feature set but is not DX11.

the PS4 has DX9 compatibility which this game uses currently and DX11 compatibility which it will likely use in the future after the PC DX11 version is released. that is really all we need to know.

There is an official parser.
The only question is whether or not the devs will eventually enable it for players or not. (Most likely not)



http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...s_from_yoship/

their official take is that an official parser that shows all DPS from all players would be a bad idea due to how some players are downright uppity about the damage output of other players. so it is very likely they wont release an official one that shows anything more than the players own DPS(and possibly their pet) and nothing more.