DirectX 10.1

[Xiahou]

I don't really see this as a huge issue. There are a ton of people, myself included, who've bought DX10 hardware. Hell there are very few games out right now that even support DX10, and Vista's sales are definitely less than spectacular.

I have a DX10 card myself, but I bought it for it's DX9/openGL performance- not for DX10.

As I said, this isn't near as big as the DX9-DX10 split, but I still think it's a questionable move by MS.

[Watchman]

I think the guilty bastards are famous for those.

Personally, I'm in no particular hurry to change my hardware anywhere (unless the box decides to suffer a catastrophic breakdown again), and will rather wait until they get the worst of these teething-problem messes over with. And there's an actual reason to start upgrading the system.

[Whacker]

I have a DX10 card myself, but I bought it for it's DX9/openGL performance- not for DX10.

Same here. Vista isn't going to pollute my system for quite a while.

As I said, this isn't near as big as the DX9-DX10 split, but I still think it's a questionable move by MS.

I agree with the core of your argument, but still believe that in the end it won't turn out to be as big of a deal. If anything, the current gamer/user base may raise enough of a ruckus and throw a big enough fit, and MS may be forced to back down on that. Who knows?

[Bootsiuv]

I'd rather they didn't back down on it....new features are always welcome as far as I'm concerned. They probably won't be utilized for a year or two, so what's the big deal? I think most PC gamers update their video cards at least once every 2 years anyways. It's almost mandatory if you want to be able to play the newest games at the highest available settings.

I don't worry too much about it...like I said, I'm quite comfortable being a few steps behind....I don't pay the inflated prices of brand new technology. It inevitably goes down in price, usually 1-2 years after it was introduced.