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> The "loading screen" patent expired in 2015[0]. I cannot think of any games which have incorporated this feature. FIFA/EAFC, one of the highest grossing cons

by maeil 2y ago

> The "loading screen" patent expired in 2015[0]. I cannot think of any games which have incorporated this feature. FIFA/EAFC, one of the highest grossing console games (possibly #1).

permo-w 2y ago
EA's football game had that feature since, iirc, the 2010 edition, so clearly they were not too concerned about the patent.
- Manuel_D 2y ago
  FIFA and Bayonetta got around this because you're actually playing a subset of the main game during loading. Not a separate game.