- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: chisel chops
Posted by: fireHammer7
None of you are getting this, are you? This isn't a re-release of Halo: CE for the Xbox 360. It's not even a "port". Xbox Originals was never meant to provide incentive for people who already own the game, or would rather own a physical copy of the game. The purpose of Xbox Originals is to allow people who don't own the game to easily obtain and play it on their Xbox 360. Hey, not everyone is going to take the time to drive around and find a used copy - to them, it's worth it to pay a few bucks more and download it.
Why no achievements or online play? The download is essentially an image of the original DVD, and is no different than the content on the disc you purchased. It runs on the standard emulator that the disc does. You don't just "enable online play", they would have to completely recode the game to run on the 360 and add the neccessary functionality, which would take months, if not years. Besides, how many people do you really think would rather play Halo CE online instead of Halo 3?
Again, to all the posters who already own Halo: this download isn't for you! It's a quick way for newer gamers to own original Xbox classics.
We know this, but it doesn't mean we suddenly don't want to play Halo properly online!
Well, I would like to as well (I come from the Xbox Connect and Halo PC era), and have my hopes that some company gets online for Halo eventually. I'm just frustrated with the volume of people complaining about it, or how "Microsoft and Bungie are money-grabbing and I'm not going to buy this cause I already own it". It makes them sound rather ignorant.
[Edited on 12.05.2007 9:34 AM PST]