Stormrise for PC will require DX10 & Vista
PC Gameshardware are reporting that Stormrise for PC will require a DX10 enabled graphics card and Windows Vista. Essentially DX10 only
"Stormrise has been designed for DirectX 10 and Vista only right from the start," said Stormrise lead designer Artem Kulakov, who later clarified: "Vista only. DX10 only. No fallback option. We have never suggested this or hinted at it, so it shouldn't be a surprise."
DX10 has offered a lot of advantages over DX9," he added. "First of all, DirectX 10 allowed us to simplify the rendering engine. It matches capabilities of next generation consoles better than DX9, which is important for us considering that Stormrise is a multi-platform title. We had fewer driver-specific compatibility issues with Stormrise compare to our previous games released with DX9."
It's an interesting and bold move considering that Microsoft are rumoured are to be releasing Windows 7 later this year. Stormrise will be available for PC, Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 on March 27th.
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