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/ Adam Richardson

DirectX 6.1 Released

Microsoft has released a new version of DirectX. This version is still the DirectX 6.1 Release Candidate.

DirectX 6.1 Released is the story on November 8, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. Microsoft has released a new version of DirectX. This version is still the DirectX 6.1 Release Candidate.

For players keeping track of patches, demos, hardware drivers, online events, and retail releases, this is the sort of news that can change what gets installed tonight. Drivers and hardware updates are not glamorous, but when they fix a game or unlock a card you already paid for, they matter.