07-14-2008, 03:40 AM
Valve = maker of Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and other things. They put together the Orange Box.
All video game companies steal one another's ideas. They all make innovations that become standard. For example, I'm quite certain the Playstation was the first game system to use the two thumbstick system (don't quote me). Now, that's standard.
Same thing will apply for Achievements. It was a great idea, but it's stupid to consider it a Microsoft idea at this point. It wasn't copyrighted. It was a great step in the right direction. It will be standard from here on out.
All video game companies steal one another's ideas. They all make innovations that become standard. For example, I'm quite certain the Playstation was the first game system to use the two thumbstick system (don't quote me). Now, that's standard.
Same thing will apply for Achievements. It was a great idea, but it's stupid to consider it a Microsoft idea at this point. It wasn't copyrighted. It was a great step in the right direction. It will be standard from here on out.