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TIL that The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was so poorly optimized for the original Xbox that the system’s 64MB of RAM would be completely reset upon each loading screen. According to Todd Howard: ...
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Original Title: TIL that The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind was so poorly optimized for the original Xbox that the system’s 64MB of RAM would be completely reset upon each loading screen. According to Todd Howard: “When Morrowind loads…that’s us rebooting the Xbox. That was like a Hail Mary.”
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