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Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12

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2020/07/02 14:36:22 (permalink)
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sorry-windows-8-users-cyberpunk-2077-requires-directx-12
 
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    Re: Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 2020/07/02 15:05:01 (permalink)
    probably time people move on to windows 10 anyway.  
     

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    Re: Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 2020/07/02 15:33:55 (permalink)
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    probably time people move on to windows 10 anyway.  
     


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    Re: Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 2020/07/02 15:55:17 (permalink)
    I use LTSC, the day that doesn't become an option is the day I quit gaming.

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    Re: Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 2020/07/02 23:12:56 (permalink)
    This was not entirely unexpected

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    Re: Sorry Windows 8 Users, Cyberpunk 2077 Requires DirectX 12 2020/07/03 04:41:05 (permalink)
    I wasn't at all surprised by this after Windows 8 fell out of support by Microsoft. When that happens quickly games start to no longer work with it.

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