Any ideas why it excluded Direct3D as a target? It seems to be the only omission...

w4rh4wk5 · on July 8, 2023

I'd say even Vulkan alone is sufficient to cover Windows.

The main benefit of DirectX 11 is that it's a lot simpler for the developer. But when you are creating an abstraction layer for multiple APIs, you are not the target audience for a simple to use graphics API.

IIRC Doom Eternal only supports Vulkan (on PC) and that didn't really cause problems. In fact, the game's performance was superb.

edflsafoiewq · on July 7, 2023

Probably. The OpenGL ES support also seems to use Google's Angle, which can target DirectX.

HelloNurse · on July 10, 2023

But if Angle on top of DirectX 11 is faster than Vulkan it's a highly unlikely bug in the Vulkan driver.

jaimex2 · on July 8, 2023

Because Microsoft isn't their friend obviously.