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Title: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: Kintaro on 12 August 2008, 04:27

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"After over a year of delays, the OpenGL ARB (part of the Khronos industry group) today released the long-awaited spec for OpenGL 3.0 as part of the SIGGRAPH 2008 proceedings. Unfortunately it turns out not to be the major rewrite that was promised to developers. The developer community is generally furious, with many game developers intending to jump ship to DX10. Is this the end of cross-platform 3d on the cutting edge?"

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/11/2135259&from=rss (http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/11/2135259&from=rss)

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: worker201 on 12 August 2008, 06:51

Wow, they still have SIGGRAPH? I thought that died out 20 years ago. Is it still a real force to be reckoned with, or is it just an also-ran, struggling to stay relevant in a world dominated by the MacWorld Expo and CES?

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: Refalm on 12 August 2008, 08:29

Playstation 3 is still on OpenGL 1.2, and still producing great graphics.
But this isn't good news for new consoles that will come in 5 years.

I'm wondering why Sony and Nintendo aren't more involved in OpenGL. I don't think it's a good idea for them to be knocking on Microsoft's door for good graphics.

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 12 August 2008, 19:34

Going to a competitor for something doesn't sound like a smart business move.

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: Refalm on 12 August 2008, 20:05

These are into the OpenGL working group:

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Apple
Creative Labs
Graphic Remedy
id Software
Intel Corporation
NVIDIA
Sony Computer Entertainment
Sun Microsystems
Texas Instruments

Let OpenGL rot in their CAD asskissing. Why won't they start a new one, possible open source?

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: Kintaro on 13 August 2008, 02:09

I'd say before the time comes for Sony to make a new console, same with Nintendo, these issues will probably be resolved, or they just will use an older OpenGL like they do now anyway.

Title: Re: Developers jump ship to DX10.
Post by: worker201 on 13 August 2008, 04:08

Nintendo can probably get away with that, because they've been using gameplay and branded titles to secure their development and sales base. But Sony has to stay competitive in the console market.