DirectX 10: We care about gamers

[_LiquidOxygen]

[OFFTOPIC] PS: How do you generate those pictures of yours?[/OFFTOPIC]

[Refalm]

On the subject, it would be pretty embarasing for Microsoft, if gamers use Wine to play DirectX 10 games on Windows XP.

[mobrien_12]

DirectX 9 doesn't have backwards compatibility. My dad has Windows ME and DirectX 9 and I can't use my older games on it.

DX9 Does have backwards compatability in it.  Your problems probably lie with  Windows ME, which is a giant piece of CRAP.

[_LiquidOxygen]

You are quite right. My favourite systems from the Windows series are 95, 98, and ME, but I have noticed that as the time passes and the operating systems have come out of hiding, compatibility problems have always been on the increase since the release of systems after 98. And it ain't gonna get better. Only much worse. Windows 2000 and XP's compatibility was much worse than that in Windows 98, and yet support is only enabled for those. I wish game compatibility was not just fixed towards certain entries in the Windows series only. I wish that we could at least use our games on Linux, Unix, Acorn, others like that.
 
I wish I had a Windows 98 disc again so that I could get my old games out of the box in my cupboard I store them in. Or better still, Windows 98 and a Linux disc. Seems like we are being forced to dig deep into our nearly empty money safes and fish out for new games whereas Microsoft's money sacks grow as heavy as large lumps of osmium (the heaviest of all known elements, twice as heavy as lead).
 
However, I COULD use my older games before I upgraded to DirectX 9. It proves both of our points.
 
Selfishness has taken hold of the brains (or should I say lack of brains) at Microsoft.

[Jack2000]

[OFFTOPIC] PS: How do you generate those pictures of yours?[/OFFTOPIC]

 [OFFTOPIC]Wich pictures of ours ?[/OFFTOPIC]

[_LiquidOxygen]

[OFFTOPIC] The ones on the left sitting just under your username and above your post count. [/OFFTOPIC]

[Orethrius]

[offtopic]Most of them we lift from sites wholesale, or edit to suit our needs.  I think Etement's is the most original on here right now.  

You set the image under "User CP" > "Control Panel" > "Edit Avatar" for your posts, and "Edit Profile Picture" for whatever you want in your profile.  Mine was Werner Klemperer for a while.  
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[pofnlice]

[offtopic]And now it's the dark mage from Final Fantasy (the original on NES...just plain old NES)[/offtopic]

[Jack2000]

[OFFTOPIC]Truly, Black Mage rulez.:thumbup:[/OFFTOPIC]

[Orethrius]

[offtopic]And now it's the dark mage from Final Fantasy (the original on NES...just plain old NES)[/offtopic]

 [offtopic]I've not played FF3 that much, I just did it because of 8-Bit Theater.  [/offtopic]

[_kill__bill]

[offtopic]I've not played FF3 that much, I just did it because of 8-Bit Theater.  [/offtopic]

[offtopic]8-bit rocks. I haven't even played FF3 yet. Still beating FF1 on zsnes (love the emul8rs:cool:)[/offtopic]

[solemnwarning]

*hadokens a random object*

[yahurd]

oh noes, the typical and ignorant MS hater. For your information directx has amazing backward compatability at the moment and it's amaizing what game engines do with it. Just because this is an anti-MS site (and MS does make alot of bullshit) still doesn't mean you can make shit up. Stick to the facts, son.

it is the facts, they are on and off compatible,

incomnpatible, then compatible till people are done being steamed
then incompatible again for instance now, JUST now, when everyone has forgotten the word 97-95 fiasco. 2007 files wont open in 2003

[_LiquidOxygen]

Watched the video.
 
Shame on Bill Gates. That selfish loser. I don't even know who Ballmer is, but he sounds like a retard too.

[Jack2000]

I guess Ballmer is Microsoft's CEO.
One of his main characteristics is Fucking kill