PC version of DiRT 2 delayed until December
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Jul 6th 2009 at 2:15PM } 
The delay can be attributed to the developers' desire to implement the brand new DirectX 11 tool set in order to improve the game's graphical fidelity. Such areas of improvement include the "appearance of water and other surfaces as well as crowd animations," not to mention "depth of field, ambient occlusion and shadows." Also, we hear the game's titular dirt will be 300 percent dirtier. Thanks, technology!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 2:19PM
Sucks for the PC folks. But I will be getting this when it releases for 360/PS3 (haven't decided yet). I loved the first one.
Ghen @ Jul 6th 2009 3:01PM
Its a delay to make the PC look better than the xbox and ps3, I don't think the PC folks will feel too bad. That platform is all about pushing graphical prowess to the extreme.
Einhanderkiller @ Jul 6th 2009 3:15PM
This is a good thing, I think. If we want DX11 to be adopted by gamers, we need DX11 games, right? There's already more support for DX11 now than there was for DX10 when Vista launched.
http://www.wegame.com/watch/Game_Developers_Discuss_Microsoft_DirectX_11/
The Baron @ Jul 6th 2009 7:31PM
Well, to make it look better for the earlier adopters of DX10. Considering the Steam hardware survey shows about half of gamers are still on DX9 (through still using XP), this doesn't seem to be a very mainstream decision.
The Baron @ Jul 7th 2009 10:56AM
*DX11 for the first one.
neal @ Jul 6th 2009 2:23PM
Dx11... for Christ sake =/....
SmittyT_Hawk22 @ Jul 6th 2009 2:24PM
DX11... didn't we just get DX10?
Storm Eagle::The Blood Edge @ Jul 6th 2009 2:26PM
....No......(snicker, snicker. money count.)
Einhanderkiller @ Jul 6th 2009 3:16PM
DX10 released in 2006.
Chin-Paaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! @ Jul 6th 2009 2:24PM
Really, we'll already be seeing games with DX11 by the end of the year?
I hope the shift to it is worth it, Crysis certainly looks better in DX10 than DX9 with the full object motion blur only in DX10.
Lets see if the PC version will have extra graphical effects not in the console versions.
Owyn @ Jul 6th 2009 2:51PM
DX11 capable cards, like the unnamed AMD chip, are near enough complete.
Ausohoj @ Jul 6th 2009 2:25PM
Woo!! Homestar Runner reference FTW!!
Ballistic H @ Jul 6th 2009 2:58PM
So, basically, Vista & DirextX 10 = EPIC FAIL.
Owyn @ Jul 6th 2009 3:05PM
Not entirely. There is usually a new DirectX version with a new OS.
samik @ Jul 6th 2009 3:09PM
Is it because the PC is difficult to develop for?
Chin-Paaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! @ Jul 6th 2009 7:06PM
Hahahahahahahahaha!
Neuromancer @ Jul 6th 2009 3:40PM
All this talk about Direct X makes me glad I'm a console cowboy.
The Baron @ Jul 7th 2009 11:02AM
Think of Direct X as like console generations, except more often, free and optional. If you buy a graphics card that supports DX10, and play a game that supports DX10, you can play it in DX10. But you can still choose to play on DX9 or sometimes even in DX8 if that's all your PC supports. It's like if you could run Xbox 360 games on the original Xbox.
DeoWulf @ Jul 6th 2009 4:39PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxybXTTbX_8
joeybeast @ Jul 6th 2009 5:34PM
They can't just patch that in later like a normal pc developer?
lord thanatos @ Jul 6th 2009 6:58PM
+1- EXACTLY
either hold off on the console versions (unlikely) or just patch the damn thing shortly after the pc version is done- their customers will be all the more appreciative of that route.
then again, their games are just not fun to me, so i could give a hoot.
or how about just TRYING to have as good an engine as what Bizzare C. put together for PGR4- yummy yumcakes!!