DirectPlay
Gaming network API
DirectPlay is a Microsoft API that was part of DirectX, providing networking capabilities for multiplayer games.
It handled the complexities of connecting players over local networks or the internet, managing game sessions, and synchronizing data between participants.
DirectPlay was deprecated in 2008 and removed from later versions of Windows, replaced by Games for Windows Live and other networking solutions.
Legacy games requiring DirectPlay may need the feature manually enabled in Windows.
Microsoft's multimedia programming interface
- MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
- APISoftware communication standard
- WindowsMicrosoft operating system
- multimediaCombined content formats
SDK · middleware · peer-to-peer · networking · protocol · LAN · UDP · latency
Formally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- legacyWhat's passed down
abandoned · retro-gaming · classic · vintage · 90s · 2000s · retired · historical
DirectX
Microsoft's multimedia programming interface
- MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
- APISoftware communication standard
- WindowsMicrosoft operating system
multimedia · SDK · middleware · peer-to-peer · networking · protocol · LAN · UDP · latency · client-server
deprecated
Formally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
legacy · abandoned · retro-gaming · classic · vintage · 90s · 2000s · retired · historical · outdated
direct, play, direction, directional, directly, director, directory, indirect, indirectly