Whether DX12 launching with Windows 9 means it will be a Windows 9 exclusive or not is another matter entirely, but given Microsoft’s past behaviour this does seem a likely outcome. The focus of DX12 will be a low overhead design that allows for better performance, lower power consumption and greater overall programming efficiency. There is no stand-alone update package for DirectX 11.2. Microsoft recently showed off the capabilities of DirectX 12 at a press event in Los Angeles where they demonstrated increases in performance with decreases in power consumption by as much as 50%, simply by moving from the DX11 to DX12 API. DirectX 11.2 is included in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. This matches Microsoft’s claims that DirectX 12 will be available in early 2015 because Windows 9 has also been touted for early-mid 2015. If your PC doesn't have the right version of DirectX installed (the product box should tell you which one you need), your game might not work properly. According to Softpedia that is exactly what will happen. Windows 8.1 Windows 10 DirectX is a suite of multimedia technologies required by many Windows games. Based on that pattern alone it isn’t surprising that DirectX 12 should arrive with the successor to Windows 8.1, Windows 9. Windows XP was capped at DX9, Windows Vista at DX10 (although it did get DX11 later on), Windows 7 at DX11, Windows 8 at DX11.1 and Windows 8.1 at DX11.2.
Microsoft has been known to reserve new versions of DirectX for new operating systems in a bid to keep pushing its customers along its ideal upgrade path.
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