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Q.Will Halo 3 come to PC?
A.This Question bothered PC gamers in a bit of time.It's time to look at things that might prove Halo 3 will be made on PC.
First,however I will show you the reasons WHY it should be released on PC.Or Should I put it this way:Why are Shooter games easier to play on PC?!The first and most important reason is:Accuracy,I don't know about you,but when I play Halo 3 on Xbox360 which isn't fully-functioned it's NOT because red rings it's the disk drive doesn't work; so the warranty won't replace it. So don't bother asking for my gamer tag.Anyways,it's a bit hard to aim accurately.The Analog Stick simply sucks when trying to aim,In my opinion.Also,low sensitivity on the analog stick,it's a bit easier,but then you can't turn around fast,so that kinda sucks too.And SOME,PC mouses' have the ability to give more speed and accuracy while aiming.
Second Reason:
Monitor resolution
PC screens have much higher resolutions then TV's when comparing the resolution to the size of the screen.A 24"Widescreen PC screen has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 or (1920 x 1080,depending if it is on 16:9 or 16:10.)Does 1920 x 1200 seem familiar to you?Yes,it's called HD or High Definition.Almost every TV you buy now has it.But TV's are bigger than PC Monitors.This means that a 24"PC monitor has the same amount of pixels as a TV,which usually is 30" -40".So you can see things much better on a PC monitor than on a TV.So these are the main reasons for it.A PC is usually best for gaming,even if the consoles are purely made for gaming LOL.
Now let's look at some proof that microsoft might release Halo 3 for PC.It was said that Halo CE or Combat Evolved was not coming for PC.The Xbox game for Halo:Combat Evolved labeled:"Only on XBOX"And it was pretty much wrong.Halo:Combat Evolved was released sometime for PC.The Same thing happened with Halo 2 Xbox ,The Xbox game labeled "Only on XBOX".Halo 2 was released on Windows Vista only (FFS) which kinda sucks,since the majority still uses Windows XP.And lots have switched from Vista to XP.After getting a new PC because some of the features and bugs make Vista suck.In my opinion.So later again,Halo 3 comes out and it labeled "Only for XBOX" as usual.Yes,It says Only on Xbox360 but before you reply to this and say:"z0mG n00bzor it s3z only f0r Xb0cks360!!11one".Keep this in mind,If the Halo Franchise happened 2 times on PC,Why not 3?
If Halo 3 ever comes to PC,obviously,it will be for the operating system Windows 7.Because it's the only Operated system announced.It' supposed to be an improvement of Vista.The Halo Franchise is an epic win from Bungie,And I love all the Halo Games,Except a little bit of Halo 3's deployable equipment.But,I prefer gaming on a PC,instead of Consoles,And I bet that there are more who do as well.And why wouldn't be made for PC?Myself I have no idea.It just seems stupid ignoring PC gamers who want to play an awesome game.Of course,we have people who claim that microsoft wants to sell more 360's by having more exclusive games.WRONG!Not to mention microsoft owns Windows.
-Edit:Yes this is a copy of my opinion.I don't want to waste an hour typing so I just copied this
You're right about the previous Halo games coming to PC. But here's the problem. When Halo 2 came out, the sales were terrible compared to that of the console version. Since it sold bad, there's a chance Microsoft may not want to try again with Halo 3. There's still a chance Halo 3 PC may sell bad and Microsoft will lose money. With the economy the way it is now, Microsoft does not want to lose anymore money than it already is losing.
If Halo 3 does come to PC, it's not going to be a Windows 7 exclusive. It will support Windows 7 but it will also support Windows Vista. The reason why Halo 2 PC didn't support Windows XP was because several of the features in Halo 2 (Tray and Play) didn't support Xp and plus Windows XP was really old and out of date by the time Halo 2 came to PC. Now Windows Vista isn't out of date yet. Plus, you can expect Halo 3 PC to take advantage of that new DirectX 11 which is only supported on WIndows Vista and Windows 7.
And actually, Microsoft does want to sell more 360's by making more exclusives. Microsoft does own Windows, but it's already the top selling OS on the market. Microsoft doesn't need to boost the sales of windows with more games. In fact, over 95% of the world uses Windows. There's no need to try and boost sales even further. Instead, they needed to boost sales on the Xbox 360 which is what Halo 3 did. Halo 3 brought the Xbox 360's sales above the Wii for about half a year. This is called business. In the world of business, just because you want something doesn't mean you'll get it. Microsoft needs to see where the real money is. They determined they will make more money by making console exclusives because for the PC gamers that want to play Halo 3, they'll have to buy an Xbox 360 which makes Microsoft an extra $300 per person. That's why Microsoft is ignoring PC gamers. Not enough money. Halo 1 and Halo 2 existed on the PC because there was a huge demand for those games so Microsoft thought they could make a lot of money. They did make a lot with Halo 1 PC. But they lost a lot with Halo 2.
At the moment, the demand for a Halo 3 PC isn't as great as the demand for Halo 1 and 2 PC. So it's not considered a high priority for Microsoft. Instead, Microsoft and Bungie are more focused on the upcoming Halo games (Halo 3: ODST and Halo: Reach). Both are console exclusives for now. Plus, if Microsoft was going to make Halo 3 for the PC, they would have to wait until Windows 7 and DirectX 11 comes out. Also, based on how the PC version of Halo 2 required 10 times more computer power than the Xbox version did, you can expect the same for Halo 3. A computer that is able to handle Halo 3 at maximum quality today would be fairly expensive. Probably in the thousands. Microsoft is waiting until the computers get cheaper so more people can afford those computers and therefore buy Halo 3 PC.
So you won't see Halo 3 on the PC for awhile. Not for another year or two. In the meantime, if you want to play Halo 3 or the new upcoming Halo games, just satisfy Microsoft's thirst for money and buy an Xbox 360. Don't be a rebel. Submit to Microsoft's brainwashing ad campaign to get you to buy an Xbox 360.