I've seen some pretty impressive digital rendering before, but I had know idea it was this close to being mainstream. Microsoft will be releasing DirectX 10 on Windows Vista. DX 10 is a total re-write. I think gaming is going to jump to the next level. I also think it's a good idea for Microsoft to only make DX 10 available on Vista. It gives the gaming community and home users good incentive to move to that platform, even if business users have no motivation. Then again maybe it's not a marketing tactic since the article says "The new display driver or graphics model in Windows Vista, WDDM (Windows Display Driver Model), is the main reason for DirectX10’s exclusivity to the operating system".