- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Tommybomb
Actually, any of these options should be downloadable through the marketplace. And don't forget, this game is being emulated on the 360, so it's not a stretch to imagine the possibilities. After all, Halo: CE supports 720p on the 360, and if that's not an add-on, I don't know what is.
It's not an add on. I'm sorry, but you made that statement. Since it is not an add-on, you don't know what one is.
The models are simply being rendered by a more effective chip/firmware. The game itself is unchanged.
Here's an example. I can load Halo PC on a PC with an onboard video chip. The game will likely look like hell. Unable to show the high-rez textures, or anti-aliasing, or any of the features that the game has in it. I then load that same software on to a high-end gaming rig. Different game? No, but it sure LOOKS different.
The emulator is not a recode of the game. It's software that allows a 360 to pretend to be an original Xbox that has better "features". Nothing more.
Once again. Halo was just not written to accept additional content. It pre-dates XBL, and was never intended to be patchable, upgradeable, or to accept add-ons. The core game would have to be re-written in order for it to accept such content.
Here is what I base that statement on. It's the Halo (for Xbox) FAQ. There's this interesting Q/A in it.
Q:
* I heard there will be a free update to Halo called Halo 1.5, which will either be downloadable over the net or available on the cover disc of a magazine. The update is supposed to have new weapons, new maps, and Internet-play capabilities. What's the scoop?
A:
* There is no Halo 1.5 project. The Xbox version of Halo does not have the necessary "hooks" to look for a patch or upgrade, so even if we made new content or features for the game there would be no way to add them.
The key phrase to me is the last sentence in the answer. Sure, it's possible to make new content, but the game itself can't accept/see/import it.
I don't like bursting bubbles, but anyone who insists on this, is mistaken.
Okay, then answer this: if hackers and/or modders can change the game's code, then why can't it be done legitimately by the developers? There has to be a way around what you are saying. Maybe create seperate downloadable software to, what was it? *Checks quote* Oh, yeah, allow the game to "pretend" that it can accept changes to it's code.
[Edited on 1/9/2006]