In a surprise, the PC version of the Splinter Cell Demo is now available this
evening, rather than tomorrow, as planned. The 101 MB file offering a sample of
the stealthy third-person gameplay of the upcoming PC version of this Tom Clancy
game is available from 3D
Gamers, AusGamers,
FilePlanet
(registration required), FileShack (registration required), Gamer's
Hell, and Worthplaying.
I would say DX9...most games do not properly support it yet and little glitches like that are bound to come up until full, non-beta drivers are released and game developers have made the switch.