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DirectX 12

I think the big potential positive for mantle, is if they make it linux/mac supported. Something DX never will be. I think if they managed that, (and got it working well) They'd be able to fight their corner effectively.
 
jakspyder said:
I think the big potential positive for mantle, is if they make it linux/mac supported. Something DX never will be. I think if they managed that, (and got it working well) They'd be able to fight their corner effectively.
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The problem with that of course, is the biggest pusher of Mantle titles ; EA, doesn't have a Linux client for Origin, of which BF4 etc are.
 
Cambofrog said:
You think Windows 9/DirectX 12 is two years away?

Serious question.
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Think we're close to 18 months tbh ; October 2015.
I'd expect previews well before that (Of which we had about 3? Windows 8 ones)

I'd be very surprised if we didn't have Windows 9 previews by 2015 Q1.

Whether DX12 is there or not is largely irrelevant as the games won't be.
 
Ryan Shrout:

NVIDIA will support DX12 on Fermi, Kepler, Maxwell and forward!


NVIDIA represents about 55% of the install base.


Developers already have DX12 drivers. The Forza demo was running on NVIDIA!!!


By the time they ship, 50% of all PC gamers will be DX12 capable.


Ouch, targeting Holiday 2015 games.
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Obviously, MS will have been developing DX 12 for some time and discussing the driver interface with the hardware vendors.

Maybe the new driver model didn't favor AMD, hence Mantle.
Just speculating.

Edit: Obviously discussed under NDA.
 
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Sounds good going by those slides. Though you have to wonder, if Microsoft deliver on the above where does that leave mantle? No developer is going to want to waste time pushing out two close to the metal api's delivering probably the same performance.

Perhaps mantle has served its purpose of giving Microsoft and the gaming industry a swift kick up the bum.
 
pgi947 said:
Sounds good going by those slides. Though you have to wonder, if Microsoft deliver on the above where does that leave mantle? No developer is going to want to waste time pushing out two close to the metal api's delivering probably the same performance.

Perhaps mantle has served its purpose of giving Microsoft and the gaming industry a swift kick up the bum.
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Well atm mantle will be fine as dx 12 isnt out and iirc only thing i've seen linked for it ii games in 2015.
Mantles here and usable to some dev's now, They have a big advantage if they can build up a big useage and it works aswell if not better than dx 12 when its released they will have a big advantage for dev's to carry on using it
 
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