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Next-gen - Do you mean Natal? Could say, H3, be made backwards compatible with it? It seems unlikely. Have you heard if Natal will be Live?

  • 08.31.2009 4:21 PM PDT

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Posted by: Grumpy2
Next-gen - Do you mean Natal? Could say, H3, be made backwards compatible with it? It seems unlikely. Have you heard if Natal will be Live?


No, not Natal. Natal is just an add-on for the Xbox 360 like the Xbox Live Vision Cam. And theoretically, Halo 3 would be compatible with Natal. But what I meant by next-gen was a whole new Xbox console. Like an Xbox 720.

  • 08.31.2009 4:34 PM PDT
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Roger that. But wouldn't all the emulated original games be left out of playing the 360 with NATAL anyway? I just don't have a good understanding of NATAL.

  • 08.31.2009 5:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: Grumpy2
Roger that. But wouldn't all the emulated original games be left out of playing the 360 with NATAL anyway? I just don't have a good understanding of NATAL.


NATAL is kind of like a new controller for the XBox 360. It's motto is "Controller-Free Gaming". Basically, it will replace the Xbox 360 controller. It's similar to the XBox Live Vision Cam except it is a lot more complicated and a bit bigger. It tracks full body motion and sound. So basically, it's the Xbox 360 version of the Nintendo Wii's Motion Sensor controls. The only difference between NATAL and the Wiimote is that Natal doesn't use any controllers. YOU are the controller.

Now as for using Natal with original XBox games. It's possible. That's all I can say. Theoretically, if you can use an Xbox 360 controller with original xbox games, then you should be able to have some basic control of original xbox games. Since Natal isn't a software/firmware update for the 360, it should be compatible with original xbox games. However, the only original xbox games I can see working with Natal would be racing games. Racing games have the simplest controls for Natal.

  • 08.31.2009 6:46 PM PDT
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Thanks man

  • 08.31.2009 7:39 PM PDT

NVM, false alarm.

*deep breath of relief*

[Edited on 09.01.2009 5:06 AM PDT]

  • 09.01.2009 5:02 AM PDT
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I cannot believe this -blam!-. NO ONE NEEDS 100 FRIENDS, it is that simple. I can't believe Halo 2's end is coming by the way of this stupid BULL -blam!-.
No one needs Halo 2, either. What's your point?
hope it dies out. Bungie failed big time on halo 2.


Too bad Halo 2 made Bungie and the Xbox big.

  • 09.01.2009 1:40 PM PDT

Halo 2 for Life!

If they want more friends bring back clans. In halo 2 you can have 200 "friends" if you include the max number of members in a clan with the max number of friends in a friends list.

  • 09.02.2009 11:18 PM PDT

Beware the smiley face! =D

Never gunna forgive them.

Nobody, apart from somebody quite famous over Xbox Live, really needs a big friends list. 100 is a perfectley acceptable cap.

Halo 2 is great and its a shame people will have to get it on Vista to play online.

  • 09.03.2009 8:54 AM PDT

Posted by: Moifugley
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I thought I could go live on halo 2 someday when I could afford it.....


I know how you feel. I've only been able to play online for a month.

Long live H2!



halo 2 will live long indeed. In the hearts and minds of the halo 2 fans.
Good riddens!.
that game failed in everyway. Bungie even said so, I guess they are now happy to kill of their mistake.
they should think about moving to Halo 3, and Halo 3 ODST, and/or Halo 2 Vista.

wtf is your problem halo 2 multiplayer is much better than halo 3's. do you hate it beacause of no grif ball get off halo 2 forums noob and stop being an idiot longlive halo2

  • 09.03.2009 2:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Super PolarBear
I cannot believe this -blam!-. NO ONE NEEDS 100 FRIENDS, it is that simple. I can't believe Halo 2's end is coming by the way of this stupid BULL -blam!-.
No one needs Halo 2, either. What's your point?
hope it dies out. Bungie failed big time on halo 2.


Too bad Halo 2 made Bungie and the Xbox big.

if it werent for halo 2 halo 3 wouldnt have sold MILLIONS OF COPIES THE MINUTE IT CAME OUT halo 2 helped halo 3, bungie and microsoft get big

  • 09.03.2009 2:20 PM PDT

I haven't been able to connect to live on Halo 2 for some reason, and now that I've finally figured out how to fix it, the servers are going down in two weeks. This sucks.

  • 09.03.2009 3:25 PM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Posted by: SPAR7ANB71
I haven't been able to connect to live on Halo 2 for some reason, and now that I've finally figured out how to fix it, the servers are going down in two weeks. This sucks.


no bungie dismissed the rumors. halo 2 is not shutting down, bungie even confirmed it. halo 2 online still works. i managed to get on yesterday just fine without any problems and play a few matches on my old gtag.

  • 09.03.2009 4:35 PM PDT

Beware the smiley face! =D

Just a note those saying Halo 2 was the reason for Halo 3's sucsess.

It helped, but it wasnt the primary factor.

If Halo:CE hadnt been so brilliant, Halo 2 and 3 would never have had enough publicity.

  • 09.03.2009 9:03 PM PDT

this game used to be the game everyone would play and i remember when a new map pack would come out it would take a while to get it because everyone wanted it, good times in H2 (btw i have played H2 on a dif account when it was out)

  • 09.03.2009 11:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: Alpa I Chino
this game used to be the game everyone would play and i remember when a new map pack would come out it would take a while to get it because everyone wanted it, good times in H2 (btw i have played H2 on a dif account when it was out)
^^^ Look, it's the Godfatha! We better do whatever he says, heh heh. Cool user name, dude.

  • 09.03.2009 11:26 PM PDT
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Is everyone here a god damn idiot? Microsoft never confirmed about shutting down Halo 2 Servers and Bungie killed that rumor. Now what?

[Edited on 09.04.2009 4:24 AM PDT]

  • 09.04.2009 4:23 AM PDT
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I read somewhere that Microsoft was assessing situation so it is still a possibility. I, for one, am starting to play a lot more Halo 2 lately and I will continue to do so to show my support for Halo 2. Everyone who doesn't want Halo 2 to get shut down should play more H2.

Spread the word. Keep Halo 2 Alive. Play more Halo 2.

  • 09.04.2009 11:12 AM PDT
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Posted by: Uae Gamer
Is everyone here a god damn idiot? Microsoft never confirmed about shutting down Halo 2 Servers and Bungie killed that rumor. Now what?
No, they're not idiots. What you say is true enough, however, I wish that MS would come out and deny the rumor. By not even sending out a quick memo they prolong the suspicions. Either the rumors are not true and they feel it's not significant enough to warrant a memo or they are just testing the waters (by leaking a rumor?) to get a reaction so that they can deal with it better when such things happen eventually or the rumor is true and they don't want to cause an all out hubbub by doing it all at once.

They've heard the rumor so they should make some kind of statement.

  • 09.04.2009 12:04 PM PDT

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Posted by: Im Disillusion
Posted by: Moifugley
Posted by: RighteousTyrant
Posted by: Super PolarBear
I cannot believe this -blam!-. NO ONE NEEDS 100 FRIENDS, it is that simple. I can't believe Halo 2's end is coming by the way of this stupid BULL -blam!-.
No one needs Halo 2, either. What's your point?
hope it dies out. Bungie failed big time on halo 2.


Too bad Halo 2 made Bungie and the Xbox big.

if it werent for halo 2 halo 3 wouldnt have sold MILLIONS OF COPIES THE MINUTE IT CAME OUT halo 2 helped halo 3, bungie and microsoft get big



And Halo 1 helped Halo 2... It doesn't matter if those games helped. They're old. Get the new ones. The computers back in the 1950's that filled up entire rooms, they helped modern computers get to where they are today. But you don't see people complaining when they got rid of those old computers for the new smaller ones today. Same thing with Halo 2 and Halo 3. The majority of xbox live players aren't complaining about halo 2 being shut down. In fact, a lot of people would rather have more than 100 friends on xbox live than keep halo 2 multiplayer. And just to voice my opinion, Halo 3 has a better multiplayer. It's the exact same as Halo 2 except it has more features and gametypes. And to add to the Halo 3 multiplayer experience, you have Forge, Theater Mode, more custom gametypes like infection, and online 4-player campaign co-op. Halo 2 didn't even have half that stuff.

Halo 2 is more about matchmaking. But Halo 3 is more about everything else and its matchmaking is no different than Halo 2. It works exactly the same way. I really don't understand why people prefer Halo 2 matchmaking over Halo 3. I mean Halo 2 was a great game, but nothing stays great forever. Halo 3 is the great game now. And in a couple of weeks, it Halo 3: ODST will be the next great game.

You see, keeping Halo 2 on xbox live is holding back progress. PS3 and Wii both let people have over 100 friends or so I hear. Everyone has to let go eventually. Just like when we switched from analog tv to digital tv a few months ago. People had to let go. Same with old computer monitors and flat screen monitors. You have to let go and accept new things. New is almost always better. So that's my opinion.


I'd like it if Halo 2 could stay on xbox live. But if it's really preventing Microsoft from improving Xbox Live, then it has to go.

  • 09.04.2009 6:39 PM PDT

Sixty

I couldn't get it working, and now they are shutting down the servers, nice

  • 09.05.2009 5:05 AM PDT
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halo 2 still the best game in the series. long live halo 2.

Dam, I miss the old days playing halo 2 with my old brothers in arms. Thank you my old friends for giving me this account, I shall continue our legacy.

Posted by: Sixty oz
I couldn't get it working, and now they are shutting down the servers, nice


It still works just fine and they are not shutting down the servers, bungie even confirm that the rumor about halo 2 servers shutting down was false. The problems on your end.

  • 09.05.2009 9:27 AM PDT
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I hope micro$oft doesn't shut down the halo 2 servers.

[Edited on 09.05.2009 12:27 PM PDT]

  • 09.05.2009 12:23 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

They wont, i had a few Big Team Battle games today with my friend today.

  • 09.05.2009 6:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Im Disillusion
Posted by: Moifugley
Posted by: RighteousTyrant
Posted by: Super PolarBear
I cannot believe this -blam!-. NO ONE NEEDS 100 FRIENDS, it is that simple. I can't believe Halo 2's end is coming by the way of this stupid BULL -blam!-.
No one needs Halo 2, either. What's your point?
hope it dies out. Bungie failed big time on halo 2.


Too bad Halo 2 made Bungie and the Xbox big.


Thats right,it was the best Game for the first Xbox.

  • 09.06.2009 3:58 AM PDT