Sonic Boom to use enhanced version of Crytek 3 engine + split screen with gamepad

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RazorDragon said:

Since it's running on CryEngine 3, maybe if the GPU is SM 5.0 compatible it's automatically labeled as DX11? Because if you read the entire thing you can see the engine mentioning "DX11 Profile", not DX11 itself.

Allot of the GPU's "Direct X 11" class hardware capabilities would be extended to developers via OpenGL, the only console that has and will ever be able to use the Direct X API would be Microsoft's consoles.

Converesly, they could build a game which strictly uses the Direct X 11 API, then have the OpenGL API interface with that for other platforms, OpenGL being open allows developers that kind of flexibility.