Games like a Grrl Wrote:Actually, its a great move by Microsoft, one that any one of you would have done in their place.  But, does this cover the theory of doing this, or the specific method of doing so?  I've always been a bit shaky on mah understanding of patent law, but does this mean that, should Sony find a way of doing this completely unrelated to the way the 360 does it, they would still be barred from using it?

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parse...PN/7331869

^the patent

im reading it, and by the looks of it, it only applies to the method... but im still reading...


EDIT:

Patent Wrote:The method and apparatus described herein provide the ability to create, edit, and play soundtracks in a gaming system. The soundtracks include one or more audio tracks copied or retrieved from one or more audio sources (such as an audio CD, an audio DVD, a game disc, or an online source containing audio files). Soundtracks are stored on a hard disk drive in the gaming system and can be played back through the gaming system. Additionally, soundtracks stored in the gaming system can be associated with a particular game such that the soundtrack is played (instead of the game's default soundtrack) while the game executes. This system allows the user to choose or create a soundtrack based on the user's audio preferences, and does not limit the user to the game soundtrack provided by the game developer.

that looks like the theory itself rather than a specific method...

and the patent was filled BACK in february/2005, some months before its release

and i think it can still be worked around

(This post was last modified: 01/04/2008 07:15 PM by Kaiser.)