DirectX 10 backported to Windows XP

Alky has released a preview of his DirectX 10 compatibility libraries. These libraries allow the use of DirectX 10 games on platforms other than Microsoft Vista, and increase hardware compatibility even on Vista, by compiling Geometry Shaders down to native machine code for execution where hardware isn’t capable of running it. No longer will you have to upgrade your OS and video card(s) to play the latest games! The current preview allows you to run a number of examples from the DirectX SDK on Windows XP. They’re not the greatest thing since sliced bread, but we want to whet your appetite. He hopes to release builds in the coming months progressing from demos to fully functional games. He also plan to post on his blog from time to time with screenshots and videos of what’s to come.

Download: DirectX 10 XP preview
View: Alky Project