Microsoft heeft een beta-versie uitgebracht van DirectX 9.0. Deze versie werkt maar tot 19 maart 2003, daarna moet er een final-versie geïnstalleerd worden. Wanneer de final-versie uitkomt is niet bekend:
DirectX 9.0 Beta End-User is now available for download to the public. Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.0 includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX 9.0 APIs. This pre-release version expires on March 19, 2003. Users must install a final version of DirectX 9.0 prior to that date to ensure continued proper operation of their system. [break] Je kunt deze versie hier downloaden.