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DirectX 11 is coming to Linux thanks to CodeWeavers and Wine

Discussion in 'WINE' started by graywolf.theheathen, Jun 27, 2015.

  1. graywolf.theheathen

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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    I saw that too
    I'm hoping for the best
    I wonder if this includes DirectX 10 as well? The list of d3dx10 games is small, but I'm sure d3dx11 is even smaller.
    Most games are still including DirectX 9 compatibility anyways. Just for those Windows XP gamers who haven't upgraded.
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    I see one negative thing about this. Could mean that people make ports instead of natives.

    I wonder how dx11 games will run though, seeing how many dx9 games require a lot of tinkering to get to run in wine, and even then it's usually far from flawless. Not that I'm expecting that though.
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Its really two sided...
    They make more wrapped ports like Bioshock Infinite & The Witcher 2 or we wait for companies to port them native last.
    Some companies might consider a wrapper or no porting at all.

    If there is no chance of a port then I don't mind Wine or wrappers. Most of my games already run.
    The games that won't run in Wine have complex DRM or DirectX 10/11 only compatibility.
    All of the rest of my games are running GREAT.

    I have a feeling some companies will see this as an opportunity to not port games to Linux and just let us figure it out in Wine.
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    Well, despite my comments I'm somewhat optimistic. Every month we see more and more games getting Linux versions, and most of these are from indie developers.
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Lolz, then we'd better figure out how how to break stuff, then. Get to work, men.
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    Breaking things is what I do.

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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Breaking things is the only way to learn :cool:
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    but what about 12?
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    how big is the direct x 12 list?
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    Not that big yet but growing... microfloppy is pushing it...as per usual ...even the the moddb guys are starting to use it..
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    Apologies booman, I read the report on the number of gaming companies that are currently incorporating it into there games... my bad :(
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    booman Grand High Exalted Mystic Emperor of Linux Gaming Staff Member

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    No need to apologize
    Microsoft likes to hype up everything they do and many times its false advertising

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