Age of Conan: Interview @ The Older Gamers

The Older Gamers talk with Funcom's Gaute Godager about his company's upcoming MMORPG Age of Conan. The interview leads off with an interesting question about Age of Conan's position as a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista" target="_blank">Vista</a> flagship title.<blockquote><em><b>TOG</b>: 1) It was recently revealed that Age of Conan is going to be one of the showcase games for the launch of Microsofta "!s new operating system, Vista. This should bring more attention and exposure to the game. What does it mean for you behind the scenes though? What (if anything) have you had to do differently now to maybe help accommodate this and get the game to the Vista level now? <br><br><b>Godager</b>: Being a Vista Showcase means several things for us. First off, it gives us access to early versions of the DirectX10 software and hardware. Thus we may make the game focused on these areas, implement new effects, ready the game for faster rendering etc. Within this context we are also considering carefully which features we could add to the title to really exploit the benefits of DirectX10. The game will also be fully playable with DirectX9 as well. <br><br>Also, Vista comes with greater security, greater capabilities of living room gameplay (most Vista version include media center integration) and several features to make the setup and download of games easier. All this we comply to in order to help the customer have a, hopefully, flawless experience.</em></blockquote><a href="http://www.theoldergamers.com/component/option,com_magazine/func,show_article/id,63/Itemid,31/" target="_blank">More...</a>
Source: The Older Gamers