Vista bugs... uh, features in gaming

[khaosworks]

I've been saying that the only reason I can see to even consider buying Microsoft Vista to run on my Intel Mac Pro is because of DirectX 10, i.e. for games. However, the games that are DirectX 10 capable don't really seem to be gaining forward movement in terms of release. Now it turns out, as in this Computerworld article, that despite claims of backward compatibility, some popular current games written for XP are slow and buggy on Vista. Flaky drivers, corrupt graphics, stuff like that.

My favourite bit of the article has to be this one, though:

DirectX 10 is so advanced that even Vista’s advanced desktop interface, dubbed "Aero," relies on the previous-generation DirectX 9 technology.

I couldn't sniggering for five minutes.

Comments

[marmota.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Excellent icon choice, too.

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

I was quite amused by a note on one of the sites I visit to the effect that Microsoft aren't supporting Win98 any more because it's not secure. Given what I've seen about Vista's gaping security holes, I really don't think that one's going to fly any time soon...

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Well, Win98 isn't secure, but that has nothing to do with why they're not supporting it. They're not supporting it because:

a) Their business model depends on users buying upgrades
b) The code is so broken that it's not really fixable.

That's not necessarily a reason for *you* to stop using it, but I have been trying hard to eliminate it from my office.