“The first game to support DirectX 10 out of the box is on the shelves. We will take a quick look at GPU performance scaling as well as DX9 versus DX10 image quality with screenshot comparisons. Is it time to upgrade to Vista for DX10?”Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- A history of the Amiga, part 1: Genesis @ Ars Technica
- MrRobot (PC) @ DH
- Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition @ Strategy Informer
- Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Demo Impressions @ ThinkGaming
- NVIDIA & ATI GTK Benchmarks @ Phoronix
- Ageia Island: Is it Time to Buy a PhysX Card Yet? @ ExtremeTech
- The Best of Three Worlds @ Icrontic
- Ghost Recon Warfighter 2 (PC) @ DH
- Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 @ Gamepyre
- King of Clubs PC Hands-On Preview @ TweakTown
- SBK-07 Superbike World Championship @ Strategy Informer
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PC) @ DH
- Wii Mario Party 8 Review @ Rbconsoles
- Entropia adds wow factor with CryEngine 2 @ The Inquirer
- World In Conflict Performance Article, DX9/DX10 comparison @ Neoseeker
Tasty eye candy, or just molasses?
Crysis has been beaten to the punch for the first retail DX10 game by Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions. Now that the final (barring patches) version is available, [H]ard|OCP tries out some of the latest graphics hardware to see if DX10 makes it worth switching to Vista for gaming. We already know that performance takes a hit under DX10, but the quality should increase. Take a look at their comparison shots, and see what you think.
