Did Microsoft Put Secret Sauce in Xbox One? DX12 May Allow Xbox One To Save GPU Time, Render Ray Tracing, SuperFog And Custom Effects

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walsufnir said:

the-pi-guy said:

HumdrumPie said:
But won't the PS4 be using Direct X 12 too?! It is meant to be a new standard that everyone uses. I could be wrong but I think the PS4 is using Direct X now 11 right now. What other option is there? Open GL?

The PS4 uses OpenGL or something similar to it, but it doesn't use DirectX. DirectX is Microsoft's stuff.  The original slideshow showing that the PS4 was using DX 11.2+, meant that it equivalent to it.

There are lots of claims, by Valve and Carmack, that OpenGL is better than DirectX.   

 

Where exactly did they claim this?

Carmack said this, about 14 years ago.  In 2011 he said Direct 3D is now better than OpenGL.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2011/03/11/carmack-directx-better-opengl/1

Also Valve's Steambox runs Linux which doesn't have DirectX, so they would say that now wouldn't they.