- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: BobBQ
It works for me.
That's right, I'm running Halo 2 Vista under Windows XP. Sorry, Microsoft, your cynical cash grab has failed. I've paid for the game and it's mine, but I can't plunk down a cool thousand for a copy of Vista and the hardware upgrades I'd need in order to run it. With this loader thingy, I can run Halo 2 with playable framerates and not bankrupt myself in the process.
That said, I'm surprised I paid so much for this thing. The UI is a straight copypasta of the XBox version's and poorly suited to pointing and clicking. There is also far too much dependence on Live and online functions; I still haven't gotten the activation wizard to work. The maximum mouse sensitivity setting isn't high enough.
It's almost as if Microsoft acknowledges the presence of only two types of user: super casual and bleeding edge. If you're super casual, you play Halo 2 on the XBox. If you're bleeding edge, you play Halo 2 on Windows Vista. If you're anything else, you don't exist.
I am starting to lose patience.
I hate microsoft so much!!! Those -blam!-s have a manopoly on everything and there is almost nothing i can do to stop them! Why did you have to be a bunch of cheap sell outs, bungie?! Why?! Now microsoft implements corperate greed under your good name (Bungie). I don't understand why they couldn't have just let it come out for all computers (vista, XP, OSX, Linux, etc...)...i know microsoft as trying to queeze a bit more cash from the game, but look at how poorly its selling? All because of F*&$ing vista!!!!!!!
Something must be done about this! FIGHT MICRSOFT!!!!!!!! Stop those thieves!
we shouldn't have to deal with this bull -blam!- from them! btw, i have a mac book pro dual booting OSX and Vista (not geinuine!) so m$ can suck my balls!
[Edited on 06.25.2007 1:07 PM PDT]