simpletoGames@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.caNew Doom Game Could Be Announced At Xbox Showcase In June(www.gamespot.com)external-linkarrow-up1105arrow-down114message-square34 fedilink
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkNew Doom Game Could Be Announced At Xbox Showcase In June(www.gamespot.com)simpletoGames@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months agocross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.camessage-square34 fedilink
minus-squareVikEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkKind of sad how the proprietor of DirectX owns one of the best Vulkan API game engine implementations in the industry.
minus-squareDecqEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkAlmost like it’s some kind of coincidence!
minus-squareVikEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·5 months agoedit-25 months agolinkfedilinkIt’d be telling if later iterations of idtech (should it continue to develop) switch away from Vulkan on desktops. Would be a difficult move considering how ruthlessly performant it is at present.
minus-squarekingthrillgoreEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkIt may be but the engine team is mostly Ex-Crytek folks carrying over from Carmack’s work with OpenGL. Even the Raytracing support is just a Vulkan Extension. They could change gears.
Kind of sad how the proprietor of DirectX owns one of the best Vulkan API game engine implementations in the industry.
Almost like it’s some kind of coincidence!
It’d be telling if later iterations of idtech (should it continue to develop) switch away from Vulkan on desktops.
Would be a difficult move considering how ruthlessly performant it is at present.
It may be but the engine team is mostly Ex-Crytek folks carrying over from Carmack’s work with OpenGL. Even the Raytracing support is just a Vulkan Extension. They could change gears.
Appreciate the insight