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Subject: Bungie?! Split screen or not?
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"Best of all, thanks to Xbox Live, there’s no need to share tiny sections of a TV screen, look for online “tunnels,” or find rich friends with an Xbox LAN" That is a quote from the E3 awards. No where, and I have been watching for 8months, have I seen anything about H2 being split screen. Notice the reference to "rich friends". That tells me that only people who can afford 16 tvs and the equipment to hook them up will be playing LAN parties. Before some of you start flaming me saying you know it is split screen think of how you know. It's all assumption. Bungie, if H2 is split screen please let us know. If it is not then it will kill what made Halo so big. Xbox Live is nice but there is nothing like a LAN party. I have a hunch people that if you want split screen you better start making some noise.

P.S I myself would like to see this made a sticky, but that's just me.

[Edited on 6/8/2004 10:09:55 AM]

  • 06.08.2004 10:07 AM PDT
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OHH COME ON ALREADY !

of course it will be split screen....why would they take it away? Do you honestly think bungie is going to ASSUME that everyone will have access to the internet or even another box???

dust off that part of your brain that uses logic!

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  • 06.08.2004 10:10 AM PDT
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Logic. The logic is if it's not then everyone has to buy xbox live. Microsoft makes more money. Wait, what was I thinking. Microsoft doesn't care about more money. Again, you are assuming. Infact, I've seen more references to "no one has to look through a partial screen agan." than I like. Thnk about it. No screenshots, not mentions in the weekly update about working on whatever with the split screen.

  • 06.08.2004 10:13 AM PDT
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Yeh i agree that Bungie would not be that shortsighted and leave out what is to many, one HUGE feature of the original Halo. It just wouldn't be the same without the easy to organize LAN parties. Trust me split screen will be in there.

  • 06.08.2004 10:16 AM PDT
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I wish I had your faith in people. But I'm old enough to have seen enough to know that things don't work that way. Money is much more important to companies than fan loyalty now a days. If you don't believe take a look at how many companyies go under because they think money first and in the long run they lose their customer base.

  • 06.08.2004 10:21 AM PDT
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Halo 2 will have split screen, oh and the quote is saying you won't need rich friends. So like that other guy said dust off the thinking part of your brain and use it.

  • 06.08.2004 10:25 AM PDT
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Of course there will be split screen. How many times has Bungie said they want to re-create the feeling of a LAN party for XBL? You can't re-creat the LAN feeling without split screen.

BUT...if somehow you are correct in your totally out in left fied theory..........luck for me I've got rich friends!! HA!

  • 06.08.2004 10:34 AM PDT
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it would be stupid to assume to need 18 tv's + xboxes to have a real lan party!

But you guys stop flamming not noob or elite!
he's just saying his opinion and bringing it in a thread, there's nothing wrong with that!

  • 06.08.2004 10:42 AM PDT
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I think they should leave the split screen in, though I really want lan capable co-op.

  • 06.08.2004 11:15 AM PDT
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See i got the same feeling about halo 2, i NEED a TRUE confirmation from Bungie themselves that they are going to have split-screen, or i wll CONTINUE to FREAK OUT until i get it and test to see they have it....if they dont im going over there and someones gonna be missing a head b4 i leave

  • 06.08.2004 11:31 AM PDT
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Nothing we can do about. I doubt we coudl "Shout out", even with your superior knowledge you have learned from being old enough

  • 06.08.2004 11:53 AM PDT
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There weren't many questions I wanted answered at E3/Fanfest, but this was one of them. Before you played the game in the room they had Halo set up in they ran through the 8 minute presentation that everyone has seen online.

We asked the person who played as the elite, I don't know whether he was Bungie or MS employee - but he said he was a playtester for the game, and he confirmed that; "four player split-screen is still in. You can play 4 people with one Xbox Live name - the 3 others will be guests if they don't have live accounts and all 4 players can have their own headsets." - 2070Films.com

Just trying to put your mind at ease.

  • 06.08.2004 11:55 AM PDT
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Thank you wiredfilms. You are the first person to be reasonable about this. I am going to check out your link. And as far as ther est of you go, the dusty part of my brain knows Microsoft and knows they don't care if Halo keeps a following just as long as they sell a ton on initial copies and XBL. DANG! The link is dead. By the way, I hope you guys are right and that I am wrong.

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  • 06.08.2004 12:26 PM PDT
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split screen should be a diagonal that looks so cool

  • 06.08.2004 12:29 PM PDT
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they will most likly bring back the classic split screen for the people who dont have Xbox Live
there will probably be bots for split screen too yea like the other guy said dust off your brain thats kinda like a "DUH" thing

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  • 06.08.2004 12:31 PM PDT
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Just about every thing I post is my opinion and nothing more. Be subjective. Respect other's opinions. Try to understand other's point of view.

Bots are most likely out. I've seen that a lot. Ask yourself this. Would you still buy the game if it wasn't split screen? All I am asking is a little confirmation from Bungie, not magazines or people assuming. I have learned not to trust anyone but Bungie.

  • 06.08.2004 12:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wired Films
There weren't many questions I wanted answered at E3/Fanfest, but this was one of them. Before you played the game in the room they had Halo set up in they ran through the 8 minute presentation that everyone has seen online.

We asked the person who played as the elite, I don't know whether he was Bungie or MS employee - but he said he was a playtester for the game, and he confirmed that; "four player split-screen is still in. You can play 4 people with one Xbox Live name - the 3 others will be guests if they don't have live accounts and all 4 players can have their own headsets." - 2070Films.com

Just trying to put your mind at ease.


First of all, if that is real stuff, thank God! No more of me driving my friends crazy because they can't kill me, we can all play LIVE! That is a huge step forward in my faith of Halo2.

Secondly, if they took out split screen, it seems like a step backwards to me. All of the other games have it, so it just wouldn't make any sense at all to take it out.

oh, and p.s.: RALPH!

  • 06.08.2004 12:59 PM PDT
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well i got live so i am not terribly bothered but it would be stupid if they left it out.

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  • 06.08.2004 1:01 PM PDT
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it so cool i got 2 live communicators now i can go live with my friend :D

  • 06.08.2004 11:13 PM PDT
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Bungie will give us splitscreen. I think what they were trying to say was that XBox Live wouldn't have split screen, giving you plenty of room to see.

  • 06.08.2004 11:22 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wired Films
We asked the person who played as the elite, I don't know whether he was Bungie or MS employee - but he said he was a playtester for the game, and he confirmed that; "four player split-screen is still in. You can play 4 people with one Xbox Live name - the 3 others will be guests if they don't have live accounts and all 4 players can have their own headsets." - 2070Films.com



yea it says you can have 4 ppl on one live name AKA one xbox AKA split screen. besides it is a "duh" thing because if you dont want your screen cluttered, dont play with your friends or tell him to bring his xbox. but you always have the option of having your screen cluttered (bungie will prolly make changes in the hud for splitscreen to reduce clutteredness like in halo 1) and being able to play with 3 friends. imagine the possibilities! i always want to have a 16 player LAN at my house but my mom wont let me. now i can get 8 people and hook both boxes up to live and find a server with 8 people. BAM! instant lan party.

  • 06.08.2004 11:40 PM PDT
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yeah i really think it would be split screen cause think about it even with 2 xbox you can have 8 so you'll need them so don't be dumb now

  • 06.09.2004 12:57 AM PDT
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Of course they'll have split screen. Earlier, when asked if they would put bots in, they said they didn't know but that they would make it more enjoyable for people with only 2 controllers or no internet connection. Why would they mention 2 controllers if there was not split screen? (By two controllers, i think it's implied just regular multiplayer..)

  • 06.09.2004 5:42 AM PDT
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yep

  • 06.09.2004 5:45 AM PDT
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there was an article inside this very website or link that stated xbox live supports 3 other guests besides ur self (of course) in other words IT SUPPORTS 4 PLAYER SPLIT SCREEN.

if i find it again i will let u know and give u the link.

[Edited on 6/9/2004 5:48:44 AM]

  • 06.09.2004 5:47 AM PDT

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