Vulkan can be thought of as the open equivalent of DirectX 12, which was developed by the Khronos Group as the next-gen successor of OpenGL. Along with Windows, Vulkan is also supported on macOS and Linux, as well as on the Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One consoles. Vulkan has many of the same features as DirectX 12, such as quasi-GPGPU programming. Vulkan is providing some serious competition to DirectX 12, with video games such as the 2016 DOOM remake.