Will prev. source games be updated along with source?

[Rocketman9mm]

I think i read somewhere that it would be, but i'm not sure. What I mean is, for future releases or whatever, will they go back and throw them into HL2 etc.. or only include them in future things like HDR & Lost coast/aftermath?

Like lets say the facial animation vocabulary recognition tech they used to synch up character faces with their dialogue becomes more detailed, accurate, fine-tuned. If this is rleased along with another "episode" or hl3 or what not, since hl2 is still on source will the game benefit from the advancement in techno capabilities or will it be restricted to what it is released with and beyond?

I'm also hoping they'll find away to fix the shadows through solid objects deal.

I understand they couldn't realisticly go back and redoo the whole game for HDR because it would require much bigger files,but what about other things like what I mentioned above?

 

[Insano]

They are redoing a part of HL2 in HDR, so they do care about their 'older' products.

 

[giant384]

They are redoing a part of HL2 in HDR, so they do care about their 'older' products.

uh....link??

 

[Fonaki]

I don't know a link, but yes, I have read that it's possible that valve will include HDR in HL2, but not every parts because some parts of HL2 won't look that much better with HDR. A fully HDR'rd HL2 would also have been an enormous download..

 

[ATimson]

I think i read somewhere that it would be, but i'm not sure. What I mean is, for future releases or whatever, will they go back and throw them into HL2 etc.. or only include them in future things like HDR & Lost coast/aftermath?

Like lets say the facial animation vocabulary recognition tech they used to synch up character faces with their dialogue becomes more detailed, accurate, fine-tuned. If this is rleased along with another "episode" or hl3 or what not, since hl2 is still on source will the game benefit from the advancement in techno capabilities or will it be restricted to what it is released with and beyond?

Honestly, I think that this would depend on the tech in question. Something that's changed in the base Source engine as a refinement of tech already there--like the vocabulary recognition stuff you referenced--would likely be updated in HL2 as well. Something like HDR, that's added (as opposed to modified) engine tech and as such also requires changes in the maps/textures/shaders, would probably be added to HL2's capabilities for modders but not added back to the original game.