Odd question...

[2600Lives]

Is there either a website that has a list, or a way of finding out what the game updates do? For example, I started up Bioshock again after about 7 months of not playing it, and it had an update available. I'd like to know what these updates actually DO, and if there's a site that lists said patches.

 

Thanks in advance.

[thebiggw]

I was always told that updates in PC gaming platforms were to keep the game up to date with Microsoft's security updates. I know I have had a few games that after updating windows did not play until I installed the patch. I cannot speak for the 360 platform since I do not own one. However knowing it is a MS product that uses the internet and presumably has updates as well as an OS of some sort I would suspect that the same applies.

 

Here is a PC example I have run across: There were some games and screen savers available from MS called XP Plus! MS discontinued support for the Plus! software and mine quit working after service pack 3 for the XP OS. Now for some odd reason it works with windows 7 pro 64 bit. Go figure, thanks Microsoft!

 

Again just an assumption.

[Seob]

Updates where to fix bugs in games that where discovered when the games had shipped. Since the pc platform didn't have a facto standard. Some combinations of drivers could conflict cause games to crash.

[Video]

If you had played it before, I would have assumed you would have already updated it (since the game will not load if you don't update it.

 

I don't know what the "official" excuse is, but the real reason for the "updates" is to look for mods and such. I've only had a couple that did anything noticeable at all (and those updates all suck ass)

[2600Lives]

Hmmm, never thought of looking for mods and crap. That's a likely solution.

 

I had updated it up till about 7 months ago, but I stopped it to play some more Fallout, then started it up again last night. It had a small update, and was just curious if it added or changed anything.

[Hyper_Eye]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock#Updates

 

Games don't need to be updated to detect modified files. The 360 was able to detect file modifications upon release. That was a major security necessity along with memory leak protection to protect the 360 against softmods and cheats.