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Microsoft released the first version of DirectX, letting Windows programs reach graphics, sound and input hardware almost directly. It ended the game industry's dependence on MS-DOS and made Windows a coherent target for commercial development.
A software layer decided which platform the computer game industry would live on. By giving Windows the low-level access games required, Microsoft consolidated a fragmented field around one operating system and one hardware interface, a position it has held for roughly three decades.
