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Subject: Why not HALO 2 for Macs?

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Porting it to mac would be what we refer to as 'bad for business'.

  • 04.16.2007 5:52 AM PDT
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aka lino4

Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.

I only despise Mac OS, I feel that the Apple PC's themselves are overpriced. Who wants to pay $1000 for integrated graphics? http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.w oa/6404000/wo/E05NsSBZhRdV2T1FpQa12wyTxtq/1.?p=0 (I forgot the tag that makes links, someone remind me)

However I don't totally hate them, they use the same parts as all of our PC's (Intel Processors because the G5 was a powered down Athlon) and they can emulate Windows. I hate the way they portray Windows and Windows users. But Halo 2 is going Vista only, regardless.

Unless you install Vista on an Apple. I have a friend that did that. He wiped over his Mac OS.

  • 04.16.2007 6:00 AM PDT
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Apple computers are turning into pcs more and more, indeed..
They're basicly that expensive because of the software that's included when you buy one, but they're worth the money in my honest opinion.

And still.. I'm pretty sure Frankie said something about porting Halo 2 to OSX in some update a long time ago.. You could hold on onto that, even though I wouldn't.

@ Desert Fox RWTF
Sorry man didn't read through the whole topic, so didn't see your post :-)

Cya around,

  • 04.16.2007 8:55 AM PDT
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Another one of these? The game is called H2V for a reason. Besides if you want to game on a mac than either dual-boot or buy a pc.

  • 04.16.2007 12:16 PM PDT
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I have no clue(SERIOUSLY) ....Hmmmmm Microsoft owns Bungie who owns Halo, But they made Halo: CE for Macs, why not make it for Macsn I don't know...

  • 04.16.2007 12:44 PM PDT
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yes but this time its for a new os anyway.

  • 04.16.2007 1:14 PM PDT
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Because macs Suck big balls and can't do crap because they suck I hate them their so bad its like the -blam!-s made them because their only compatible with apple producs it sucks I hate apple and mac or any combination of the two they suck so in conclution they suck and I hate them and macs should be tacken of the face of the planet.

  • 04.17.2007 9:00 PM PDT
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Posted by: spar33
Because macs Suck big balls and can't do crap because they suck I hate them their so bad its like the -blam!-s made them because their only compatible with apple producs it sucks I hate apple and mac or any combination of the two they suck so in conclution they suck and I hate them and macs should be tacken of the face of the planet.


You know i think this guy would be right at home with the extremists we're fighting against in Iraq and Afghanastan right now(and Afghanastan is probably misspelled). They beat on something and never bend a inch becuase they're stubborn -BLAMS!- and so on. Besides there are other words beside suck, like disgraceful, insulting, hopeless, horrible, pathetic, terrible, evil, flawed, misbegotten, and so on. If i have to find any more I'd have to find a thesarous or conduct brain surgery to pry 'em out of my head.

But did you know you idiotic single-minded peon that they also released Halo PC for the Mac. So maybe if you looked around out of your shell you spineless snail you might learn a thing or too about the world.

And dont knock it 'till you tried it...feeble-minded stubborn mule. Take a English lessen while your at it.

P.S. by the way I'm a PC user, so HURRAH for PCs. I really love 'em two button mouses.

P.P.S. But who knows? I might be a convert. Also I might need a English lessen or two.



[Edited on 04.18.2007 5:44 PM PDT]

  • 04.18.2007 5:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: RAD_5
The mac is so enveloped to port any games they can over to their system. They have like, 6 or 7 games. Here here is a coool link.

YOU FAIL SIR.

With a capital PH.

Posted by: Gauntlet
name the games they have for mac then for pc see which ones longer

Quantity does not necessarily equal quality.

The PC gaming market is simply swamped with new titles. Only the ones with a chance of marketing success, however (Halo, Prey, Battlefield 1942, Starwars Battlefront, et all) are eventually ported to the Mac.

You could even say that only the good games end up on the Mac. But you would be only partially correct.

  • 04.18.2007 6:05 PM PDT
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Hey you shmuck just because I don't like macs and I only like pc's doesn't mean you have to call me a single minded peon you friging hipacrit so go back to beating your meat to a nickelodeon magazine

  • 04.18.2007 7:36 PM PDT
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ya pc is the best and mac can just go out of buissnes cause its -blam!- and those comercials suck

  • 04.18.2007 7:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: spar33
Hey you shmuck just because I don't like macs and I only like pc's doesn't mean you have to call me a single minded peon you friging hipacrit so go back to beating your meat to a nickelodeon magazine


One, if you are going to defend your intelligence, try speaking intelligently when you do it. Just a tip. Two, I like PC's, and I don't like macs. But you don't see anyone else saying:

Posted by: spar33
Because macs Suck big balls and can't do crap because they suck I hate them their so bad its like the -blam!-s made them because their only compatible with apple producs it sucks I hate apple and mac or any combination of the two they suck so in conclution they suck and I hate them and macs should be tacken of the face of the planet.


If you want to share your opinion that's all well and good, but at least deliver it in an intelligent and thought out manner. As such, your post makes you look like a cranky four year old. And your reply to the other dude who disagreed with you, only strengthens that image. So please GTFU or GTFO

  • 04.18.2007 8:20 PM PDT
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Posted by: spar33
Because macs Suck big balls and can't do crap because they suck I hate them their so bad its like the -blam!-s made them because their only compatible with apple producs it sucks I hate apple and mac or any combination of the two they suck so in conclution they suck and I hate them and macs should be tacken of the face of the planet.


That is the largest, most anti-grammatical, nonsense, run-on sentence I've ever seen before... in my life... ever.

#1 reason Halo 2 Vista shouldn't be ported to Mac: Microsoft, as a competitor of Macintosh, would be making an extremely poor business decision. It's about $. Plain and simple. Why let your competitor reap the benefits of a game being created under your belt, and ported by a division of yourself. For anyone who doesn't understand, may I suggest some light reading: this or this should be sufficient. Oh hell, let us throw in some Adam Smith (not so light, but drives in the "greed" theory like none other [or a nice way to fall asleep]) as well: The Wealth of Nations . Lastly, might I suggest a head-spinning good read (though, also a helpful sleeping tool for some): Freakonomics.

Cheers.


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  • 04.18.2007 8:46 PM PDT

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!!!YEAH!!!

well the real reason y is because the mac doent support directX 10 for now, which is y they wont do a mac halo 2 vista, because mac probably wont do anything about directX 10

  • 04.18.2007 9:43 PM PDT
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orginally there wuz going 2 b halo 2 for mac, but Jobs and Gates got into a fite and now Jobs is gonna have to make it on his own, so all im saying is that if there is gonna b halo 2 on mac (which there shuld), its gonna b masivley more expensive than the one on vista

  • 04.20.2007 12:24 PM PDT
Subject: Why not put MACS in mac lovers arse?
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Hey i hate macs the drive me MAD >:( and i am going to make this a less abusive to mac lovers out there

MAC IS -blam!- GTF OVER IT HALO ISNT COMING TO MAC YOU SEE you need a computer with a cpu and graphic card made recently and made for gaming not an ancient blue apple someone found in trash mac is NOT for gaming its a -blam!- little movie editor that crashes, hmmm lets say differently from p.c (as in more often, no reson and cant play games!!) thats all

P.S If you wanna make movies all your life mac is the correct choice!

  • 04.20.2007 12:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: MoneyPimp
Hey i hate macs the drive me MAD >:( and i am going to make this a less abusive to mac lovers out there

MAC IS -blam!- GTF OVER IT HALO ISNT COMING TO MAC YOU SEE you need a computer with a cpu and graphic card made recently and made for gaming not an ancient blue apple someone found in trash mac is NOT for gaming its a -blam!- little movie editor that crashes, hmmm lets say differently from p.c (as in more often, no reson and cant play games!!) thats all

P.S If you wanna make movies all your life mac is the correct choice!


Your grammer is horrible, but you speak the truth.

  • 04.20.2007 6:27 PM PDT
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This thread should have ended at the second post.

  • 04.20.2007 7:30 PM PDT
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thank you :D

  • 04.20.2007 8:05 PM PDT
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Seriously guys, does it really matter? Reading these posts, you guys are at each others throats for what reason? Let the ppl who have a MAC enjoy it and the ppl who have a PC enjoy it instead of wasting time and energy. If H2 gets ported to MAC then so be it, if it doesn't then tough. I'm sure there is others things to discuss.

Anyway have fun

  • 04.21.2007 3:35 AM PDT
Subject: Why not HALO 2 for Macs?
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its all about money. they want u to spend money on vista 2 get halo 2...trust me if u have a mac and wanna play halo 2 ur not the only 1...i dont have a mac but i have an xp pc and i dont have vista...and dont wanna spend the money really cuz i hear it sucks

  • 04.21.2007 4:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: gEArs oF Halo182
cuz i hear it sucks
From who? Your twelve-year-old cousin? I'm joking.

From what I've heard (reliable, trusted sources), Windows Vista, although it has plenty of bugs and kinks to work out, is a good operating system.

[Edited on 04.21.2007 5:25 AM PDT]

  • 04.21.2007 5:24 AM PDT

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