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Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Julzz - 25-10-2008 02:47 AM
(24-10-2008 08:51 AM)ilovearsenal link Wrote:Do you not read dimwit!
That is why they are making a SEPERATE CD for mac users and plus u can load directx 10 on an xp PC but they have not made one specifically for xp. And It has no been confirmed that sims 3 will be running on directx 10 anyway
Now let me do the owning.
What is DirectX ?
A suite of APIs, including Direct3d and others, owned and developed by Microsoft since 1996. Simply put, DirectX is designed to allow games played on PCs to have higher quality and better performance graphics and sound when played on a PC or XBox / XBox 360. .
okay now you know what it is,
And Microsoft will not make this on a mac since windows and a Macintosh is something different... Macs have OpenBSD.
Now lets talk about directX 10
A major update to DirectX API, DirectX 10 ships with and is only available with Windows Vista; previous versions of Windows such as Windows XP are not able to officially run DirectX 10-exclusive applications. Changes for DirectX 10 were extensive.
The sims3 will automaticly have better graphics if you install it on windows....
with mac the mac sims3 cds will have an extra code to make it run good,,
now by the time the sims3 comes out it will need support for Windows 7, and windows 7 wont have DirectX 10 it will have DirectX 11
Microsoft unveiled Direct3D 11 at the Gamefest 08 event in Seattle, with the major scheduled features including GPGPU support, tesselation support, and improved multi-threading support to assist video game developers in developing games that better utilize multi-core processors. Direct3D 11 will run on Windows Vista and its successor Windows 7. Parts of the new API such as multi-threaded resource handling can be supported on Direct3D 9/10/10.1-class hardware. Hardware tesselation and Shader Model 5.0 will require Direct3D 11 supporting hardware. Additional features of Direct3D 11 will be disclosed upon release of the new SDK.
That is why the sims3 will work better on windows.
Disagree all you want about how great OS X is, and trust me
Mac + Games = ...
that's why the sims3 version of mac will come later in the year.
Thank you
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - skitskatscott15 - 25-10-2008 02:50 AM
:| are you bill gates? :|
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Julzz - 25-10-2008 02:51 AM
(24-10-2008 06:34 PM)Scene23 link Wrote:Julzz before getting overly excited - you are not a professional either, neither one of us works for Maxis or EA, or on The Sims 3 project so we can only assume how things are going to turn out. I do want to say though, no matter what, DirectX 10 of DirectX 9, Maxis knows what they are doing - and I'm sure they will not make it very difficult for players having to play the game, by buying a new computer, upgrading and so forth. {rolleyes} Be Patient, only four months away.
Theres no more Maxis, When were you born? its now called "EA Games"
I am not Excited i am just annoyed of people saying crap about games system specs and stuff like that.
Plus i am a professional on windows game and software platforms,
Thankyou
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Julzz - 25-10-2008 02:52 AM
(25-10-2008 02:50 AM)Scott link Wrote::| are you bill gates? :|
Yes i am Bill Gates
Julzz Gates to you
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Cassie - 25-10-2008 09:29 AM
(25-10-2008 02:51 AM)Julzz link Wrote:[quote author=Scene23 link=topic=3700.msg140031#msg140031 date=1224869686]
Julzz before getting overly excited - you are not a professional either, neither one of us works for Maxis or EA, or on The Sims 3 project so we can only assume how things are going to turn out. I do want to say though, no matter what, DirectX 10 of DirectX 9, Maxis knows what they are doing - and I'm sure they will not make it very difficult for players having to play the game, by buying a new computer, upgrading and so forth. {rolleyes} Be Patient, only four months away.
Theres no more Maxis, When were you born? its now called "EA Games"
I am not Excited i am just annoyed of people saying crap about games system specs and stuff like that.
Plus i am a professional on windows game and software platforms,
Thankyou
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This is SO going to end up locked now guys.
Julzz, please stop referring to when people were born, and technically there still is a Maxis, they are the genius behind Sims, they just work with EA Games, so you can still refer to Maxis if you wish. I still like to refer to Maxis.
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - ilovearsenal - 25-10-2008 09:40 AM
let's leave him now since they've suddenly become an IT specialist, he knows it all
WELL SWIFTLY MOVING ON, i am just saying spore runs on XP and so would the sims 3 they just cnt make it for vista, that would be the most dumbest thing ever. So then if they are putting the game on xp i am pretty sure it will be running on directx 9. That is why they have 9.0c or Above.
And i so didnt say Mac had direct because i Know they dont run on that. You had me confused there. But EAxis wants everybody to share the fun, hence why they are making the game to run smoothly on granny computers. We will never know until we get the system requirements for the game.
And maxis is a company that works with EA although EA is the one whom owns the game
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - skitskatscott15 - 25-10-2008 03:16 PM
(25-10-2008 09:40 AM)ilovearsenal link Wrote:And maxis is a company that works with EA although EA is the one whom owns the game
That's what I thought.
âScott
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Julzz - 26-10-2008 01:58 AM
8) Did i say they will make it for windows vista and windows 7?
no, im just saying it will look better on windows vista and windows 7 due to DirectX 10, sims3 will be a little bit faster and more glossy on vista/7
windows xp and os X will look Nice ...
Also, i have been doing a little reading and looking into maxis,
so here what i found
dateline= Wrote:Maxis Software Inc. is a game development studio founded by Will Wright and Jeff Braun in 1996. The company is best known for its best-selling series of Sim games. Coined with SimCity in 1989, these games all use the Sim prefix and are mostly managerial strategy games, spanning all kinds of areas. The most successful segment is The Sims franchise. The company also had two other division, Maxis UK Ltd. and Maxis South.
Prior to starting The Sims, the company was acquired by Electronic Arts, Inc. in June 1997. The integration has gone slowly. The studio was officially closed in February 2004 and most of the jobs have been moved to EA Redwood City. Although the studio has been officially closed, the name Maxis still remains associated with The Sims games and most games are thus still credited as such. During the years, EA has been steadily removing Maxis from in-game text and credits, but the name is not completely discarded yet.
The original founder Will Wright is considered one of the industry's visionaries. He currently has a studio in Emeryville, California where he is working on Spore.
So Maxis is closed, so weres its website, try find maxis' webiste.
so please fill me with real information next time...
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Julzz - 26-10-2008 02:02 AM
go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims_3 and look on the right and it will show
Developer(s) Electronic Arts
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) Steve Jablonsky[
Series The Sims
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows[3], Apple iPhone
Release date(s) INT February 20, 2009
Genre(s) Social simulation
Mode(s) Single-player
Media PC-DVD, Digital download
Input methods Keyboard and mouse
it doesn't say maxis anymore,
so please tell me why maxis isnt there ???
Re: DirectX 10 & Sims 3 - Cassie - 26-10-2008 12:13 PM
(26-10-2008 01:58 AM)Julzz link Wrote:8) Did i say they will make it for windows vista and windows 7?
no, im just saying it will look better on windows vista and windows 7 due to DirectX 10, sims3 will be a little bit faster and more glossy on vista/7
windows xp and os X will look Nice ...
Also, i have been doing a little reading and looking into maxis,
so here what i found
Quote:Maxis Software Inc. is a game development studio founded by Will Wright and Jeff Braun in 1996. The company is best known for its best-selling series of Sim games. Coined with SimCity in 1989, these games all use the Sim prefix and are mostly managerial strategy games, spanning all kinds of areas. The most successful segment is The Sims franchise. The company also had two other division, Maxis UK Ltd. and Maxis South.
Prior to starting The Sims, the company was acquired by Electronic Arts, Inc. in June 1997. The integration has gone slowly. The studio was officially closed in February 2004 and most of the jobs have been moved to EA Redwood City. Although the studio has been officially closed, the name Maxis still remains associated with The Sims games and most games are thus still credited as such. During the years, EA has been steadily removing Maxis from in-game text and credits, but the name is not completely discarded yet.
The original founder Will Wright is considered one of the industry's visionaries. He currently has a studio in Emeryville, California where he is working on Spore.
So Maxis is closed, so weres its website, try find maxis' webiste.
so please fill me with real information next time...
Technically that just proved out point.
We're fully aware that EA owns Maxis now and that it technically doesn't exist anymore, but just as the text says, Maxis still remains associated with The Sims games and most games are thus still credited as such. That's all we were doing. It's not as though Maxis just died or something. It still exists, it's just integrated into EA and is no longer referred to as Maxis by some people.