DirectX 12 will be supported on Windows 7 and Up

[SuB]

Surely if it's going to have DX12 patched in then 11.1/2 shouldn't be a problem.

That's what I thought... more of the same bullcrap.

 

[SPS]

Surely if it's going to have DX12 patched in then 11.1/2 shouldn't be a problem.

This is assuming DX12 includes 11.1/2 code, which it may not.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I'd rather run DX12 than 11.1/11.2 anyway if it does what it says it can do.

 

[SuB]

This is assuming DX12 includes 11.1/2 code, which it may not.

While this may be true, why wouldn't it? and then it begs the question, why f**king not let windows 7 have it in the first place!?!

 

[SeekaX]

While this may be true, why wouldn't it? and then it begs the question, why f**king not let windows 7 have it in the first place!?!

Marketing? Why would you include new technology with your old OS, it's just a marketing opportunity wasted for the new one.

 

[barnsley]

While this may be true, why wouldn't it? and then it begs the question, why f**king not let windows 7 have it in the first place!?!

Because the mass change from xp to windows 7 has finally waken Microsoft up to the fact that no one (ok, the vast majority) likes windows 8 and they'd do better by keeping up the support for 7.

 

[SPS]

While this may be true, why wouldn't it? and then it begs the question, why f**king not let windows 7 have it in the first place!?!

While the API may have the same name, it doesn't mean the low level code is the same on Windows 7 as it is on Windows 8. Is it cost effective to create 11.1/2 for Win7 or just get on with redesigning it altogether for DX12 for both OSs?