AMD Mantle implications on Xbox One and PS4
Questions as follows...
1) Doesn't Sony own PSSL and other toolchains pretty much does this?
2) Wouldn't Sony benefit more from this than Microsoft - since MS Dx API's business model would conflict "if" they started using AMD's Mantle API's on XB1?
3) Are XB1 developers limited to the MS Dx toolchain family?
Mantle is a low-level API for the PC that gives developers more direct access to the GPU. This allows developers to bypass bottlenecks and achieve a greater level of hardware optimization. Mantle would effectively replace Microsoft’s Direct X and should have a huge impact on the PC. Furthermore, it could give Valve’s recently announced Steam Machines (Steam Box) a boost as THE place to play state of the art games
Questions as follows...
1) Doesn't Sony own PSSL and other toolchains pretty much does this?
2) Wouldn't Sony benefit more from this than Microsoft - since MS Dx API's business model would conflict "if" they started using AMD's Mantle API's on XB1?
3) Are XB1 developers limited to the MS Dx toolchain family?