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Supposedly ‘Vista-only’ duo Shadowrun and Halo 2 now working on Microsoft’s older operating system via hacker patch

Microsoft may be championing Shadowrun and Halo 2 as the forerunners of the new generation of Windows Vista gaming, but a hacking group by the name of warez has released a patch that allows both titles to run on Windows XP.

The news flies in the face of previous claims that neither title could work successfully with DirectX 9 – the previous iteration of Microsoft’s graphics engine – as it was not powerful enough.

This is far from welcoming news for Microsoft, as big titles such as Shadowrun and Halo 2 have very much been part of its drive to encourage gamers to adopt the new operating system.

However, Vista-enabled gamers will still be able to enjoy a host of exclusive features not open to their XP bedfellows, including Windows Live and in-game Achievements.

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yea but they wont look as good

posted by LordVader Jun 26, 2007 at 3:58 pm
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because without the direct x 10 programming they'll only be using dx9, and that lacks a lot of tricks. still its good to have the choice for old xp owners

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