


As far as I have seen, having the newer version should not be an issue however, I have never seen a game that did not come with the required DirectX version in its installer, so there really shouldn't be a problem either way. It is essential that you have the version required of by the video game, or higher. The required version should always be included as part of a game's installation process, so you often end up with multiple versions.ĭirectX is simply the software in the middle, that acts as the translator between your graphic card and the game you are playing, among other things 1. DirectX should support earlier versions, and as PTwr suggests, is often the culprit of "missing DLL d3dx9_.dll" messages. TL DR: DirectX is a redistributed library that helps the game talk to your hardware.
