Microsoft was quick to recognize the needs of the user and found a way for game developers to have direct access to Windows hardware resources.ĭirectX's first version was released for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 in June 1996. To access the system's hardware, DOS needed to be booted using specific configuration files like config.sys and autoexec.bat. DirectX's originsīefore Windows 95 was available, it was difficult to play computer games on a personal computer. This facilitates multimedia tasks like video programming and game development. DirectX, an interface for application programming, allows the user to access the system hardware directly. Microsoft can claim to have created the PC gaming industry's monopoly by introducing DirectX into its Windows operating system.
DirectX is Microsoft's program programming interface that facilitates complex multimedia-related tasks, particularly video programming.
