"Vista Only" Games Back-ported to XP

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?op...=6146&Itemid=2

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Hacking group warez has released a patch allowing gamers to run Halo 2 and Shadowrun, both released by Microsoft as Windows Vista-only titles, on the firm’s older Windows XP operating system.

It had been claimed that neither title would be able to run successfully using the older DirectX 9 graphics engine, with Microsoft urging gamers to take the plunge and switch to the Vista.

The news is sure to irk Microsoft who may now face an increased delay in some consumers adopting Vista at this early stage. However, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Earlier this month Falling Leaf Systems said in a press release that it believed Microsoft was deceiving consumers by stating that the titles would only work on Vista, and announced its intentions to release compatability software to disprove the claim.

“Microsoft has, in typical Microsoft fashion, decided to launch their forced migration onslaught in full force with the release of two games that will only run on Windows Vista,” said Falling Leaf Systems CEO Brian Thomason in the press release.

“First they claim that it was impossible to implement DirectX 10 compatibility atop Windows XP, and now they also want us to believe that they couldn’t successfully launch two DirectX 9 based titles on XP either. We plan to expose both theories as patently false.”

It appears Warez has beaten Falling Leaf to its goal, although Windows Live and in-game achievements are features still only availalbe to Vista gamers.

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Hm, i refuse to buy vista, Its wayyyyyyyyyy to intensive to run, i couldent run it if i wanted to unless i upgraded my whole pc. Plus, i tried it at Best Buy, its confusing.

Wow, that's pretty scummy of them..

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Originally Posted by Like A Bird Without Arms

Wow, that's pretty scummy of them..

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Can I ask why?

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Originally Posted by Ynot

Can I ask why?

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I meant that it's scummy of Microsoft to claim that a game will only work on Vista and not XP, not that it's scummy of the hackers to have figured out a way to get it to work anyway. Actually, I can almost say it's admirable of them to have done that.

Anyway, if that wasn't the issue, I guess I'd say some sales tactics reeaally bother me, particularly those involving outright lying. I'm sick of companies deceiving their customers all the time and getting away with it.

I have been very impressed with windows vista so far, but one thing that has really been bugging me is how Microsoft decided to do all their different versions as well. I really want dream scene but don't have the money to but ultimate. Its very Microsoft of them to make Halo 2 only vista when as we've seen it really doesn't need to be. These are the kind of things that make me just think they had it coming to them.