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Microsoft Files Patent For Switching From New To Old Visuals On The Fly In Remakes

It seems that a while ago, Microsoft filed a patent for a video game "having a plurality of game engines" running at the same time. This patent was filed in December 2011, just after the release of the Halo:Combat Evolved Anniversary game which allowed players to switch from new to old visuals or vice versa on the fly.

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Infernostew4373d ago

I hope this is already patented since it was done in both of the Monkey Island remake.

ScubbaSteve4373d ago

Why hasn't anyone patented going from 3rd person view to first person view on the fly yet?

STK0264372d ago

My guess would be that it has been done numerous times in the past. Or maybe they can't patent it for some reason.

karl4372d ago

well.. im sure racing games count and its always there

i dont think itd be nice for someone to patent that

Angeljuice4372d ago

Yes, in Monkey Island II remake you could switch between the two builds instantly. It was a really cool feature, I used it a lot.

I suppose Microsoft agree with me, thats why they're trying to patent it. HEY MS I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A PATENT ON 'THE WHEEL' YET, typical Microsoft *innovation*.

theWB274373d ago

Like the sound of that. Since I never played the earlier games in the MGS series..I always loved the Shadow Moses stage in MGS4 where you infiltrate with the PS1 graphics and enemies. Made me appreciate what Kojima was able to do with that hardware all the more.

Nevers4373d ago

I like this idea as well.

aviator1894373d ago

This was a pretty cool feature in halo anniversary. I hope the rumored halo 2 remake or anniversary or whatever they call it has a similar feature.

Deep-throat4373d ago

Hmmm...already done in few games one of them was Halo remake

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Review: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (The Master Chief Collection)

Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Looking at it from a modern perspective, I can honestly say, it’s been outdone by the games that it would inspire.”

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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary PC Performance Review with AMD Ryzen APU Testing

Halo: Combat Evolved has finally released on PC. Let's see how it runs and what PC gamers will need to run the game at 4K 60FPS.

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Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary PC Max Settings 4K Screenshots

DSOGaming writes: "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is now available on the PC and below you can find some 4K screenshots from it."

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purple1011930d ago

After seeing that, I'm very very, impressed.

But as a playstation fan.
I'm not at all worried... Ps5 will match that with killzone, or any guerilla game, easily..

Giblet_Head1929d ago

What is there to be worried about? You sound pretty insecure over nothing.

RoyalSentinel1929d ago

So just because you are a fan of playstation that mean you don't enjoy or play any games on other platform.

franwex1929d ago

It’s okay people, he isn’t worried!

Ju1929d ago

How are you impressed with this? Good thing is, its pretty old and runs quite well even on low specs GPUs. But its a last gen game. Got the whole collection and hopefully the later games will pick up the pace a little.