So Vulkan might remain the low-level API choice for broad system support. It doesn't seem like Microsoft plans to roll out DX12 to the Win7 OS as a whole, only certain games will get support for DX12 on Win7. Vulkan really made an impression on me though, with games like Doom 4, and I can't wait to see idTech 7 and Doom Eternal. AotS first paved the way for good DX12 usage. Microsoft's own IPs have been sticking with DX12 and doing well with it though, like Gears of War 4 and Forza games. Won't matter much if games continue to generally run better in DX11 vs DX12. Will be interesting to see how DX12 fares on Win7 vs Win10, as others have said.
I think Microsoft tried to say it was because of the new WDDM version in Win10 and other stuff, but clearly that wasn't the final word on the issue. In comparison, as of February of this year, it is estimated that Windows 7 still runs on an estimated 33% of computers.I always said if Vulkan can support multiple OSes, no reason why DX12 couldn't run on Win7. Windows 10 launched in 2015 and currently runs on an estimated 32% of all traditional PCs. After the poorly-received Windows 8 launched in 2012, many systems continued to run on Windows 7 because of its ubiquity and ease of use. Windows 7 released in 2009 and quickly became one of Microsoft's most popular operating systems. In the past, Microsoft has seemed content with the way things were, and it's doubtful smaller companies, even a lot of them, would have gotten the same attention. Since it has been about four years since DirectX 12 was first made available on Windows 10, it's worth noting that had a large company like Activision Blizzard not stepped forward and requested Microsoft add some of its functionality to Windows 7, it may not have happened at all. While this isn't a conclusive survey of the PC playerbase, it's safe to assume that a majority of World of Warcraft players also use Valve's platform.
Microsoft does note that those looking for the best performance out of DirectX 12 will still need to be on Windows 10, but this increases the options for developers and players.Īccording to Steam, an estimated 25% of gamers using platform have yet to upgrade to Windows 10. Consequently, as of this week, the user mode D3D12 runtime is now available on the older operating system for any developers that wish to use it. However, it seems like the company is one of the very few that actually got Microsoft's attention on the matter. Until today, only WoW players using Windows 10 could benefit from the latest version of DirectX, which allows players access to features like multi-threading and improved framerate.īlizzard wasn't the only company to request the ability to use DirectX 12 in games still being played on Windows 7.
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