DirectX 9 release postponed

**Shadow Lady** · December 16th, 2002

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MICROSOFT HAS POSTPONED the launch of DirectX 9 for a week. We said that DirectX 9 would officially be introduced on Thursday 12th but its plans have changed, we have learned.
The new "final date" is 19th of December, just before Christmas to make many Radeon 9700 and 9500 generations people happy.

One major application -- 3dmark 2003 is hidden by the nasty cold winds of an NDA that we won't sign.

We oughtn't to be too paranoid about this – we're sure Microsoft doesn't read the <a href=http://www.theinquirer.net>INQUIRER</a>... µ

Esturk · December 16th, 2002

Ah, that sucks. I don't really need DX9 anyways.

**liquid** · December 16th, 2002

the inquirer...psh...I usually have to take what they say with a grain of salt

**Shadow Lady** · December 17th, 2002

heh, normally they are right in what they say :P

December 17th, 2002

Oh well, I waited for the release of DX 8.1 and I can wait for this release as well. The 19th of December is not that far off. Thanks for the new Shadow Lady.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**Raziel** · December 17th, 2002

It won't change anything for most people anyway, but I'll get it anyway ^^
I always update my sys with the latest release.

**Shadow Lady** · December 17th, 2002

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Originally posted by Raziel
I always update my sys with the latest release.

make it two of us

GSDragoon · December 17th, 2002

I'm constantly updating my system. But I'm gonna wait till I hear from other people if and/or how good it is with a non-DX9 video card.

Ninjaa · December 17th, 2002

I'll be getting it so I can play with 3DMark 2003.... *drool*

(F)ragnarok(F) · December 18th, 2002

yeah, it doesnt affect many ppl, but thanx for i news, ill sure an upgrade!
this might be kinda offtopic but i cant seem to get my eyes off of liquid's avatar n sig

Gamer1 · December 18th, 2002

sigh... the latest and greatest usually isn't the best thing, you know...

like IE 5.5 is better than 6.0... but IE 6.0 SP1 is good

Win98 better than ME

Winamp 3 over 2.81

and so forth

December 16th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	Ah, that sucks. I don't really need DX9 anyways. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

December 16th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
liquid Ebichu! Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Tampa Bay, Florida Posts: 2,089	the inquirer...psh...I usually have to take what they say with a grain of salt __________________ ...no sig for now

December 17th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,728	heh, normally they are right in what they say :P __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.3GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 1GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 17th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Raziel Beta Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Nantes, France Posts: 6,147	It won't change anything for most people anyway, but I'll get it anyway ^^ I always update my sys with the latest release. __________________ System Specs: OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @4GHz Video Card: MSI GeForce 8800 GTX Motherboard: ASUS Maximus Formula SE RAM: 4GB OCZ XMS2 PC6400 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

December 17th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
GSDragoon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,969	I'm constantly updating my system. But I'm gonna wait till I hear from other people if and/or how good it is with a non-DX9 video card. __________________ Athlon64 3400+ @10.5x250MHz, 2.625GHz \| DFI NF3 250GB 2x512 Corsair pc3200 \| BFG FX6800 OC 128MB \| X-Fi XtremeGamer

December 17th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Oh well, I waited for the release of DX 8.1 and I can wait for this release as well. The 19th of December is not that far off. Thanks for the new Shadow Lady. sincerely, sx/amiga

December 17th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I'll be getting it so I can play with 3DMark 2003.... drool

December 18th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
(F)ragnarok(F) Trying to stay alive Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ... Posts: 2,936	yeah, it doesnt affect many ppl, but thanx for i news, ill sure an upgrade! this might be kinda offtopic but i cant seem to get my eyes off of liquid's avatar n sig __________________ Motherboard: Intel915GLVG -- CPU: Pentium 4 3.06GHz -- Monitor: ViewSonic VE910b LCD -- Video: Onboard -- Sound: Creative SB Audigy 2 -- Memory: 512 MB -- Disk Drives: Western Digital 250GB S-ATA -- OS: Windows XP -- DVD Rom University life sux....

December 18th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	sigh... the latest and greatest usually isn't the best thing, you know... like IE 5.5 is better than 6.0... but IE 6.0 SP1 is good Win98 better than ME Winamp 3 over 2.81 and so forth __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

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