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Subject: why does halo onley coming to vista??
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Well for one thing, Vista just came out! So why buy a game that might not work for a system that will have a few bugs in it! Not that i dont want to have Halo 2 for us XP users.

  • 04.22.2007 10:26 PM PDT
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Heres the deal, like alot of people out there I can't afford to upgrade my os every two or three years.. Heck I have enough trouble keeping parts in the thing for just a small number of games I play.
Consumer side (can't afford to upgrade os everytime MS rolls out a new one)
Microsoft side (doesn't want to release directx 10 for xp which is needed for halo 2 on the vista os)

with Microsoft's refusal to make directx 10 useable by windows xp they (Microsoft) are tring to force the consumer to buy Vista (as buggy as it is)
reguardless of what the consumer wants.

Plain and simple business discessions made by the suits in plush offices. Microsoft doesn't want to spend big $$ on making directx 10 backwards compatable to xp, thus forcing consumers to buy vista if they want to play the newest games coming out in the next year or so, also forcing the consumer to spend even more money on a video card that can work with the new directx 10.

Bottom line: those of us that can't afford to upgrade our video cards and os for the new games are just stuck out... while Microshaft makes even more money on buggy os and gets kickbacks from video card makers for forcing people to upgrade yet again.

And yes I know how buggy vista is I tested it from beta 1 to rc 1 (scary real scary) shudder

  • 04.23.2007 2:31 AM PDT
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Actually Halo 2 doesn't require DX10 but you'll need it for games like Crysis. I don't they'll be releasing another OS for a while more the two or three years and i can understand where ur comming from without having enough money to ugrade computer and buy a new OS, but give it ime DX10 cards will be cheaper.

  • 04.23.2007 3:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: wolf421
Heres the deal, like alot of people out there I can't afford to upgrade my os every two or three years.. Heck I have enough trouble keeping parts in the thing for just a small number of games I play.


That is fair enough. However things move forward. If you owned a Playstation, when they brought out the PS2 and now PS3 - in order to play the new games you would have to go out and pay your £200 and £450 respectivly. SOME old games were/are compatible however there are a lot that aren't so to play them all... you have to have both machines. We had records, then tapes then cd's although they produce the odd item in the older formats in order to play the latest ones you have to of gone out and bought the latest ways to do so. Videos --> DVDs --> HD/DVD/Blu-Ray etc.

No-one is forcing anyone to go out and buy Vista. If you don't want it or cant afford it then don't get it.

  • 04.23.2007 5:46 AM PDT
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My god i mean if people are that desperate to play halo2 but are on XP.. why not torrent vista?. I know its illegal and im not supporting piracy in anyway.

Anyway i have a feeling there may even be a hack to halo 2 can be run on XP..

  • 04.23.2007 12:11 PM PDT
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I'm gonna put it this way. Halo 2 WILL NEVER be available to XP users unless they upgrade. Here's why:
The reasons I said earlier, and nobody will be able to crack it. Its almost impossible to re-code for a new OS. Thats like trying to make a game thats for windows on mac without being the company that made the game. ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE! Do you moderators realize this is a waste of time and JUST CLOSE THE FORUM!!!!!!!!!! And buddy, oOomArKoOo don't bother saying torrent vista somebody's gonna get in trouble and its most likely not gonna be u so ur gonna feel guilty.

  • 04.23.2007 7:44 PM PDT
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I agree its a waste of space, plz close it

  • 04.23.2007 9:44 PM PDT

Posted by: wolf421
Heres the deal, like alot of people out there I can't afford to upgrade my os every two or three years.

here is something for those of you who can't afford to upgrade.
Job = Money = New OS/New Computer
WOW! who would of known that if you get a job you get money!
Take it from a guy who spends his time cleaning and building cubicles 4 hours a day for 5 days a week, $7.00 a hour, if you worked 3 to 4 hours a day for one week, your pay check will be some where around $100.00 and with that alone, you can buy the cheapest Windows Vista.
Posted by: IGC Science
I'm gonna put it this way. Halo 2 WILL NEVER be available to XP users unless they upgrade. Here's why:
The reasons I said earlier, and nobody will be able to crack it. Its almost impossible to re-code for a new OS. Thats like trying to make a game thats for windows on mac without being the company that made the game. ITS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE! Do you moderators realize this is a waste of time and JUST CLOSE THE FORUM!!!!!!!!!! And buddy, oOomArKoOo don't bother saying torrent vista somebody's gonna get in trouble and its most likely not gonna be u so ur gonna feel guilty.

yes, some one should lock/remove this topic, and others like it, it's a wast of space, less then 2 or 3 weeks away from releasing is WAY TOO LATE TO MAKE IT FOR XP! And I can't remember who said it, or where it was said, but if a game is made to run on a new OS like Vista, then the maker of the game 99.99% chance of every computer with that OP running the game at it's best, that really helps people out, if Vista can't run on your PC, then it's not going to run Halo 2 no mater how much you want it to run Halo 2, the only way is to Upgrade your computer and OS.

  • 04.23.2007 11:09 PM PDT
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wow this is still going on?
why isnt this locked (and why did noone comment on my awesome pic?)
w/e i just thought id point out, making Halo 2 for Xp would be like making Halo 3 for the Original Xbox. Well not entirely. Cuz the Xbox has obvious hardware restraints, but even if it didnt they wouldnt release Halo 3 for it. Why?
Money.
They wnat to sell VIsta. Also since there making it Vista only it can take advantage of features exclusive to Vista. Such as live. And stuff like that.
Yes many games run crappy on it (I got a prerelease of it) but those games are designed for Windows XP, Whereas Halo 2 PC isnt.
So as much as you want this to be, This will never be a reality

  • 05.14.2007 5:08 PM PDT
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who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

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Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

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Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

It wasn't going on until YOUR POST bumped it up from a few WEEKS ago!!!

  • 05.14.2007 5:11 PM PDT
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As Aj said, you just revived this thread. GJ.

  • 05.14.2007 6:12 PM PDT
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the point is not about the money,it's about the OS itself.According to the former experience,a new os won't work well with the current software including games.it takes at least a year to make the games be compatible with the new os.so if you want to play the H2V,you install the vista and H2V,but you might also have to install countless patches for your currently using software to make them work under your new os.that's not a wise choice.
to tell you the truth,in my country,people pay less than 1 buck for a os,and many of them like me just spend 4 hours in downloading it(hope i won't be blacklisted for talking about this stuff,i just to say my opinion).Even it's almost free for me to get the os,i won't bother installing the VISTA because other bad working softwares will really piss me off.of course i will install vista,LATER.maybe after a year.So i need the game(i mean H2 PC) work well under xp like other softwares i have in my PC do.

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  • 05.14.2007 6:38 PM PDT
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Guys/Girls STFU it will never come to XP end of the -blam!- ing disscussion now let this thread die starting now.

  • 05.14.2007 6:52 PM PDT

Posted by: Agamemnon582bc
Leave. Now.

  • 05.14.2007 9:14 PM PDT

Microsoft decided to put it only on Vista because if you make an application only for one operating system instead of like 3, then there is a lot less debugging that needs to be done. Also it can be optimized to run much better/faster since it is only on Vista. Just like developers who make a game only for one console can optimize the game. I think that all future games should be Vista only. Everyone will be eventually upgrading to Vista sooner or later. They would prefer if it were sooner. And making all games Vista only would force everyone who wanted to play the latest games to upgrade to Vista.

  • 05.15.2007 12:01 AM PDT
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no

  • 05.15.2007 12:45 AM PDT
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first of all. i dont get why they even made vista. i dont like it. its too mac like and i hate mac. but i still thinks its -blam!- that everyone thinks h2v should be for xp. i mean... if every new thing that came out was for the same OS, we would still be using windows 95. -blam!-ness.

  • 05.15.2007 1:18 AM PDT
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Posted by: icy1007
Microsoft decided to put it only on Vista because if you make an application only for one operating system instead of like 3, then there is a lot less debugging that needs to be done. Also it can be optimized to run much better/faster since it is only on Vista. Just like developers who make a game only for one console can optimize the game. I think that all future games should be Vista only. Everyone will be eventually upgrading to Vista sooner or later. They would prefer if it were sooner. And making all games Vista only would force everyone who wanted to play the latest games to upgrade to Vista.


yes i agree. but then we would have to put up with more ppl like the one that started this thread. more ppl wining because they THINK they cant afford vista.

  • 05.15.2007 1:21 AM PDT
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its just a ploy by microsoft to get more of your cash, i know lets make the sequel to one of the best games on pc available only on our new OS. that should give us a bit more money to fund a service pack for this peice of crap vista!

  • 05.15.2007 1:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: new420
Halo 2 on this computer now!


LMFAO.

You don't have any idea how much I laughed when I clicked on the link...xD

LMFAO.

  • 05.15.2007 8:39 AM PDT

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  • 05.15.2007 10:07 AM PDT
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OK LET THIS STUPID MONTH+ OLD THREAD DIE QUIT POSTING!!!!! (i know im hypocritical with that but seriously stop no one cares and it is clogging up the forum)

  • 05.15.2007 10:11 AM PDT
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i tink halo 2 shud -blam!- out on xp cuz alot of ppl hav it an not vista

  • 05.15.2007 10:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: fuzzy bunny
i tink halo 2 shud -blam!- out on xp cuz alot of ppl hav it an not vista


I think you should start going to 1st grade English.

And just because a kid like you can't afford Vista, doesn't mean "alot of ppl dont hav vista".

  • 05.15.2007 12:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: lpjuunin
I think you should start going to 1st grade English


I think you should ignore him instead of acting like an immature young teen that has to flame and make fun of people in order to be respected by the general community. Honestly, IMO people like you and Rapier need to keep your metaphorical mouths shut. Everytime the poor bastard says something he is flamed to hell and back. He obviously doesn't know wtf he's talking about, so just ignore him. Is that too hard? You're not helping any by responding to his nonsense posts...

Oh, and why is this thread still here? I thought we had finally killed it.

Cheers.

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  • 05.15.2007 12:38 PM PDT