Halo 2

[DABhand]

Microsoft are clever a bit. They know people with dodgy XP's will not be able to get DX10 soon, due to the fact you require a legit windows to get any updates etc.

So it will hurt the warez peeps.

Expect other Publishers/Developers to go the same route.

[Joe Forster/STA]

... until an acceptable solution, for circumventing Vista's all copy protections, arises, that is... Knowing how able crackers are and the how high the interest in this issue is, it should happen any time!

[acal3000]

Dodgy Xp or legal Xp it will be the same won't play. Microscrap said DX10 will be only compatible with Vista so I really don't see the difference and for the Vista copy protection I doubt it willbe a great success since crackers always find a way specially in the M$ protections

[daffyduck]

As I heard, I don't know if this is true, M$ will release the DX 9.0L for WinXP. This will allow people to play DX10 games in Windows XP.

[acal3000]

Originally Posted by duffyduck

As I heard, I don't know if this is true, M$ will release the DX 9.0L for WinXP. This will allow people to play DX10 games in Windows XP.

Old and outdated news

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

taken from wikipedia

"DirectX 9.0 EX[1] Windows Vista Only. Fomerly called 9.0L. Provides DirectX 9 API for Vista. The Inquirer posted an article on October 16, 2006 stating that 9.0L would be DirectX 10 for Windows XP, but later stated that it was a mistake."

[FarCry]

But this isnt

http://www.fallingleafsystems.com/compatibility/