Tag: DirectX 12

Xbox lead man, Phil Spencer talks about Microsoft’s future plans for PC gaming

Phil Spencer, the boss of Microsoft’s Xbox division shared his thoughts on the company’s future plans of taking another shot at PC gaming. Microsoft plans on developing new titles which are set to run on the upcoming Windows based PCs scheduled to launch next year. Spencer stated that the company is still showing true potential ...

Categories: NEWS, PC, TRENDING GAME NEWS

Tags: DirectX 12, Microsoft, PC gaming, Phil Spencer, Sunset Overdrive, Windows based PCs

Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12 says Microsoft

Windows 10 is already shaping up to be one of the best versions of the operating system we’ve had in years and it will only get better. Microsoft recently announced that Windows 10 will ship with DirectX 12 when it launches next year. Moreover, the current build of the operating system already features a developer-oriented version of DirectX ...

Categories: Tech

Tags: developers, DirectX 12, Early Access, Microsoft, Release Date, technical preview, Unreal Engine 4, Unreal Engine 4.4, Windows 10, Windows Insider

DirectX 12 will greatly enhance tablet gaming as demonstrated by Intel

Microsoft’s newest collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) will come with a host of features that will greatly improve both PC and Xbox One gaming. But what about other devices? Well, it seems that DirectX 12 will be even more effective at improving the performance of thermally constrained devices such as tablets. Intel proved this by doing ...

Categories: Mobile, NEWS, Tech

Tags: API, Demo, DirectX 12, Intel, Intel Hashwell, Microsoft, Performance, Siggraph, surface pro 3, tablet gaming, Xbox One

DirectX 12 will not help The Witcher 3 reach 1080p on the Xbox One

Following the DirectX 12 unveiling at GDC 2014 Microsoft was heard saying on more than one occasion that this new collection of APIs will help improve the performance of the Xbox One. Developers will presumably be able to create richer scenes with more objects and make more efficient use of the console’s GPU. But can ...

Categories: NEWS, TRENDING GAME NEWS, Xbox One

Tags: 1080p, API, Bungie, CD Projekt Red, Destiny, Development, DirectX 12, graphics, Microsoft, resolution, The Witcher 3, Update, Xbox One

DirectX 12 will help improve the Xbox One

DirectX 12 was announced back in March at the Game Developers Conference 2014 that was held in San Francisco. The collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) is said to come with many more features than its predecessor. This will help a lot with the development work, which in turn will reflect on the games themselves. DirectX 12 will allow ...

Categories: NEWS, Tech, Xbox One

Tags: 3D Mark, API, application programming interfaces, benchmarking tool, collision, CPU, developers, DirectX 12, features, Futuremark, Game Developers Conference, Microsoft, Oliver Baltuch, Performance, rendering, Xbox One