Re: So, EA/BioWare have renamed it to "Dragon Age: Origins"



On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:22:42 GMT, riku <riku@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Are there many console games where the sequel uses the same gfx engine
as the previous one, with no optimizations and fixes to the engine?

Bear in mind for consoles, the console ITSELF is often replaced
between games, thus forcing a new engine, by necessity.
.



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