Comment Re:OpenGL is the future (Score 1) 202
The shiny new features in DirectX do not actually matter for a long time after their release, since game developers will rarely use them as the new DirectX's are available only on newer Windows's. Quite a many developers try maximize amount of potential customers by a single codebase. If the MS would still release new versions of DirectX to all Windows variants still in support, it might have a better stand against OpenGL.
Windows XP's death has basically given developers free reign to support DirectX 11.0 as their new minimum.
Then again, even before this, DX11 features popped up as optional features in games like Batman: Arkham City (and presumably Origins).