Apparently, computer enthurasists out there aren’t the only ones who are mad at Direct X 10. PC gamers are also infuriated at Direct X 10 as well.
The phasing out of redundant operating systems is defiantly obvious, but with DirectX 10’s release, Microsoft has almost completely ended support in this department for everything other than Vista. And for non-enthusiast PC users, who really might not be upgrading for a while, this is a serious handicap. Microsoft attracted ire for this decision; it was labelled everything from lazy programmers to extortionists.
One example can be found in Crysis, one of the most demanding PC games around. Crytek has recently come under fire for disabling the “Very High” (maximum) visual settings in Crysis’ DirectX 9 build, which is the one many XP users will be playing if their existing graphics card is up to it. Some allege that this was an attempt to convince XP stalwarts that highest visual quality available in the game can only be produced with DirectX 10.
