On its website, the company said it would stop supporting the 20-year-old graphics API, but made sure that “DirectX 9-based apps and games can still run through the D3D9On12 interface.”
So, while modern Intel GPUs won’t have specific drivers for older games that only run on DX9, like Unreal Tournament, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and Team Fortress 2, you’ll be able to play them in more. new equipment. That doesn’t mean there won’t be any issues, but Microsoft takes responsibility for optimizing DirectX 9 games.
Source: Ferra
