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Re:doom3do: DOOM for the 3DO by bombcar on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:14PM (#33443018)
I love that they did it, and I love that Microsoft knew it could happen and built in a custom image feature for reboots.

Modern problems require modern solutions, indeed.

The real snazzy way would have been to use an older chip in the HDMI processing pipeline somewhere, and let you play an older game on that chip. I believe Nintendo has used older generation chips as sub-chips now and then.

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Re:doom3do: DOOM for the 3DO by jonny_eh on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:35PM (#33443236)
> HDMI processing pipeline somewhere

The original xbox didn't even have an HDMI port.

Plus, I believe at that time Namco owned the patent on "games during loading screens".

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