The state of Direct3D and OpenGL in 2012?

Keller Hood · 2012-05-15T13:46:05

So, sorry if I'm posting in the wrong thread, or this question is off-topic or anything of the sort, but, What is the current state of the two major (and only, I'm pretty sure) graphics API's, direct3d and opengl? Which one is more popular among game developers? Or just developers in general? I have seen more games being ported to Mac OS X, with the rise of Steam, games such as all the Valve games, and also many games are using OpenGL to be able to support mobile platforms such as Android and iOS as well. And while this isn't exactly prominent, WebGL is also seems to be slowly becoming popular (more popular than flash it would seem for games at least). But with Direct3D for both Windows platforms and the Xbox, not to mention XNA, there is also a lot to be seen in those areas. So, my question is, is the market leaning to one API over the other? Which one? Is it shifting at all, or is it stagnant? Is there anything in either API that has promise for the future? I basically am just curious about the current state of the two API's in comparison to the other.

Graphics and GPU Programming Programming OpenGL

Started by KellerHood May 14, 2012 01:24 AM

10 comments, last by bobbias 11 years, 11 months ago

BornToCode

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May 15, 2012 02:11 AM

It is all about concepts. Once you know the concept an Api is just an Api.

bobbias

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May 15, 2012 01:46 PM

It is all about concepts. Once you know the concept an Api is just an Api.

Agreed. I'm learning opengl because I want to write games that are capable of being played on many different platforms, but I suppose that once I've really gotten a grasp on the fundamentals, a switch over the D3D shouldn't be too difficult.

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