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Subject: Halo 2 "virtual couch" speculation

Driven to distraction. ^_^

Things known:
* Bungie are trying hard to give Halo 2 multiplayer a 'LAN party' feel.
* Bungie and Microsoft had talks early in development about the future capabilities of XBox Live and how they could be integrated into Halo 2 in cool and original ways.
* Microsoft have shown video conferencing over XBox Live in their recent pre-E3 conference call.
* The term "virtual couch" has been used regarding multiplayer in the latest Friday Update.

It's fairly safe to assume that Bungie would have known about video conferencing over XBox Live from their talks with Microsoft. Microsoft would also be eager to use this technology in a "cool and original" way. Has video conferencing been incorporated into Halo 2?

The concepts of a "LAN Party"-style environment and a "virtual couch" seem to back up this theory (at least in my mind), possibly with team/clan video conferences between games. Small video links during the game itself may be possible although less likely due to bandwidth limitations. Who knows, maybe Bungie and Microsoft have something even cooler lined up using this (and other) technology... Or maybe this is all wishful thinking on my part.

Opinions?

  • 06.05.2004 6:00 AM PDT