ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt ɪn pɹˈɑːmptɪŋ ðə ɡˈeɪm ˈɪndʌstɹiz ɹˈæpɪd ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪsənt dᵻɹˈɛkt ˈɛks stˈændɚd.
It was also significant in prompting the game industry's rapid adoption of the nascent DirectX standard.