[TPU] CrossOver to Bring DirectX 10 Support to Linux and Mac

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Aaroman

Discussion Starter · Mar 11, 2009

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Codeweavers, the company behind CrossOver, a software that allows Linux and Mac users to run Windows applications, is readying support for Microsoft's DirectX 10 API on in upcoming versions of CrossOver Games. CrossOver Games is a variant of the software specifically designed to run games for Windows with near-complete software API support.

In his blog, Jeremy White, a lead developer for CrossOver products reviewed how much they had achieved on the goals they set eight months ago in the development roadmap. "We've just shipped a lot of those "under the hood" improvements for games out in CrossOver Games 7.2. We're really pushing Direct X 9 support pretty far along, and getting ready to move on DirectX 10." said White.

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003

· #2 · Mar 11, 2009

If DX10 is possible to emulate on Linux/Mac, it would also be possible to do on XP. Crossover should make a product that does this for XP as well.

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ElMikeTheMike

· #3 · Mar 11, 2009

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Originally Posted by 003

If DX10 is possible to emulate on Linux/Mac, it would also be possible to do on XP. Crossover should make a product that does this for XP as well.

Agreed.

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stumped

· #4 · Mar 11, 2009

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Originally Posted by 003

If DX10 is possible to emulate on Linux/Mac, it would also be possible to do on XP. Crossover should make a product that does this for XP as well.

yeah.... no. xp is a dinosaur and needs to be given up. it had it's run and its time for new software to come in and take it's place.

woot! score another one for linux! i really do hope this ambitious project come into fruition because it would then mean linux will gain a stronger hold on more computers.

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Modki

· #5 · Mar 11, 2009

IMO if you want Windows applications and DX APIs just use Windows?

I'd really rather have someone working on making more games for Linux or developing a set of easy to use OpenGL development tools so that game designers can port to Linux just as easily as they port to other platforms.

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Capn

· #6 · Mar 11, 2009

Ive tried crossover, Yeah its good but they need to slow down they still have a bunch of games that run incredibly slow on DX9 or just not at all.

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Squeeky

· #7 · Mar 11, 2009

lets just get one thing straight about the previous comments Crossover is not an emulator, its bassed off WINE and that stands fo:

Wine
Is
Not (An)
Emulator

They literally just using the windows apis, ie not emulating. However it is a good achievement. Microsoft could easily make DX10 for xp but they just don't want to. It is the flagship of Vista and Windows 7

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Juggalo23451

· #8 · Mar 11, 2009

repost
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-ne...oming-mac.html

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