Adding insult to injury...another blow for the gaming enthusiast.

DX10 (DirectX 10) the latest rendition of Microsoft’s API (Application Program Interfaces) builds upon the "cinematic" promises of gaming where DX9 left off. The full power of DX9 has yet to be tapped after two year of being in place, so I am left wondering what DX10 has in store. The problem is, I won't really know or be able to play any games coded for DX10. You see all of today’s gaming hardware (video cards) is not compatible. That right, I have to buy new video card(s) to play these games. So that $35 to $50 games now will cost of upwards of $800. All of you who scrambled to have the latest and greatest gaming rig have wasted a large portion of your money.
Another endearing thought is that DX10 is a integral part of Windows Vista (successor to Windows XP). This means that that entire pretty GUI is non-existent when DX10 fails. So, if DX10 gets corrupted, does that mean it is time to re-install the OS?
Survey says... "Yes". Joy.


For more info about DX10 read this article thanks to HardOCP: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTA0NSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

Eric