DirectX 12 Ultimate Preps Windows and Xbox for Next-Gen Gaming

Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Ultimate, the next generation of its powerful graphics  API. DirectX has powered plenty of PC and console games, and the next generation is just around the corner. A dev blog from Microsoft has detailed what we can expect to see in the future. To start, DX12 Ultimate will debut DirectX Raytracing 1.1 which adds several new capabilities for developers. Simply put, it should be easier and more efficient for game devs to use raytracing in more scenarios.

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