Why DirectX 12 Ultimate Changes Xbox & PC Gaming - DX12 Ultimate Explained

DirectX 12 Ultimate will be an incredibly important component for the future of PC gaming, and brings major changes to the table - but 4 we want to focus on in this video are Ray Tracing, Variable Rate Shading, Mesh Shading and Feedback sampling.

This technology will also form the backbone of the Xbox Series X too, as the XSX has all of these features as part of the RDNA 2 based GPU inside the console.

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[J_DAZ]

Is it just me or is the audio slightly out of step?

[Rob_G]

Haven’t been this excited for series X since the 360. This gen is looking very special for Microsoft

[voodooknyte]

The Tower of Power will cast a long shadow this generation.

[isaigutierrez]

Xbox series x aka the tower of power for me next gen

[crazytlingit]

Damn, microsoft rolling out the red carpet for developers, I imagine this is music to their ears, less development time, easy ports, etc. Great job microsoft!

[darrellbarton]

Ssd is mandatory for all XSX version games already confirmed

[rocketmagnet]

How will dx12 compare to what ps5s api? What api is Sony running? A custom one?

[jodanjames]

Thanks sony, it was great while it lasted. Xbox is the future.

[donmooney]

I've been wondering for years. With the amazing reach that Microsoft has. By owning both Xbox and PC gaming. It blew my mind why they didn't connect them more.

With them owning both. Itgoes to show you how poorly Xbox has been run. That they aren't dominating PlayStation. Microsoft should be owning the gaming world.

The fact that Microsoft. Is finally starting to take steps to bring PC and Xbox closer together. Could and should end up being very worrying to Sony. If not right now. Definitely in the long run.

Let's see if Microsoft can use their reach. To bring them together effectively?

Could be a major MAJOR game changer in the gaming landscape. I hope Sony is taking notice.

[SparksAUx]

showing my age here lol, but didnt the 2001 powerVR kyro ii use a form of vrs ? it helped with clipping

[Neofirezero]

Can see his hand moving, reflecting off his pc part 😅

[maximusprometheus]

Why is your sound off sync? That's the real question.

[Stop_Elitists_Wars]

Great content.
Thought I was watching a Kung Fu movie, audio & video unsynchronized 👀

[davidbanner]

I have heard this all before from MS. Just use Vulkan it's cross platform and therefore a unified API for all developers and doesn't require a brand new gpu.

[Vamavid]

I don't really see how things have changed.

This problem has always been there and this solution has been tried before.

Isn't it how Xbox even got its name DirectX Box?

[georgeindestructible]

Why do you guys care so much about his audio being out of sync, it's not like you are not getting the info, give the man a break and stop being jerks and focus on what really matters, knowledge from the news you get for free.

[Henk]

Would love to see a video comparing DX12 ultimate with the latest vulkan developments.

[Kylo_Ren_]

Will DirectX 13 release soon and instantly make your new card obsolete again?

[brunogt]

It’s possible to apply Ray tracing to older games? Example Halo 5, Forza Horizon 4 sea of thieves etc? or games need to be made with ray tracing in mind?

[NelsonCruz]

Something tells me 12 Ultimate is a way to bypass the number 13. They'll call DirectX 14 to the next one.