Windows 7...what will it mean for gamers?

[JamesCizuz]

Soleron said:
You can't run DX10 on XP. Not even with 'hax'. It might appear to download and install but your games will not be using it.

There are people who reverse engineered DX10 and built the dependance libaries for XP. They also offer software emulation so if hardware does not support DX10.