Software makes Halo 2 and Shadowrun playable on XP
Are you nuts about Halo 2 and Shadowrun, but hate Windows Vista with a vengeance? As a windfall from the PC gaming gods (Falling Leaf Systems, in particular), you can finally play both games using Windows XP.
Yes, that’s right. You don’t have to “upgrade” to Vista to run these shooters. All you need to do is buy one of the games using the links on this page. After this, Falling Leaf will send you the initial release of their Alky Compatibility Libraries, which will let you run these Vista-exclusive games on your Windows XP. Orders will be fulfilled through Amazon, and the software will arrive “within a few months.” This “few months” description could stretch from two to 11 months, for all we know.
Brian Thomason, CEO at Falling Leaf, had strong words for the games’ Vista exclusivity:
“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. 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.”
There’s still no confirmation if the software works, so we’ll have to sit tight on this one. If it truly does work, I’m curious how Microsoft will respond. Care to try?
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