Yes, id invented it, but I think they published one slightly earlier game which also had texture streaming. The technique (virtual textures) would not become ubiquitous in most engines until the PS4 era though.
They ripped our Carmacks texture streaming stuff outta the engine years,ago though
> They ripped our Carmacks texture streaming stuff outta the engine years,ago though
I'm pretty sure they are still using texture streaming. There is no alternative to that.