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Subject: Why there WONT be a halo2 demo comming out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
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1. It would destroy a lot of the hype that is comming out for halo2. would you be as exited to get halo2 if you had already been playing a demo of it for the last 3 months? I think not!
2. Bungie has a total of 3 movies for halo2 and it comes out in 3 months, most games have more media about a game that is almost out. So ovoiusly they will prbubly release a bunch of movies and stuff that will make the e3 movies look horible.
3. You all know better then this dont get ur hopes up high:P. great games dont give out demos b4 they come out. example hl2, doom3.

  • 07.28.2004 10:05 PM PDT
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Actually, I would probably be in literal aggony for three months, if a Demo was released.

  • 07.28.2004 10:08 PM PDT
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like me! well put too if you dont want to spoil it for you dont play it! i dont care if its "spoiled" for me. if its a multiplayer demo it wont be a spoiler it will just make me want to play the full version even more! if you limit it to 1 map then you will want to play the full version really badly. i downloaded the pc trial for halo and i only had blood gulch. it was so cool i bought the pc version (well i did get it from the company store but thats besides the point) so yea

  • 07.28.2004 10:16 PM PDT
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you guys do now there wont be a demo right?
If you dont please post your name here so I can smack you after august 24th and there is no halo2 demo:P

  • 07.29.2004 12:55 AM PDT
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who knows there could be,no one knows.Can't u ppls just wait till the 24th next month to find out?

  • 07.29.2004 1:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: XSAVAGE
I would really love a demo , Single or Multiplayer , it wont kill the hype. that what demos are for , to see how is the game and if is worth to buy , HALO 2 is worth to buy so a Demo will make everybody happy until the final is out.

You dont like demos , then dont play them , cause theres a lot of people that want it.


demos are for games that you question 'is it worth buying?'... now are you telling us that youre questioning halo2's supremacy?

  • 07.29.2004 2:15 AM PDT
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IF there will be a demo, I sure hope it's a multiplayer. (I don't want to ruin the plot from myself)

  • 07.29.2004 3:52 AM PDT
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i agree with rota.


however, I dun like how you people seem to KNOW there won't be a demo. you people should know by now bungie is known for their tricks. you guys shouldnt be saying you KNOW anything about a demo yet. you will be permitted to complain and bucker about you being right blah blah once halo 2 is out.

  • 07.29.2004 3:57 AM PDT
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naah i don't think there will be any demo... waste of energy and time for the lads at bungie

  • 07.29.2004 4:37 AM PDT
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they cant make one if theyre still testing the main game. are you stupid. demos dont come out until the main game is in production. you guys are in denial.

  • 07.29.2004 4:43 AM PDT
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uuuh... Halo 2 has been in production for a couple of years now... Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, Bungie's work on Halo 2 is nearing completion.... ;)

  • 07.29.2004 5:44 AM PDT
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ALSO i'd like to add: 4 words: Halo Pc Trial version. More ppl play the Free demo then rather buy the full version. If Halo 2 does that...boom bang...profit decrease for bungie :-(

  • 07.29.2004 5:47 AM PDT
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1) OH YES THE HELL I WOULD BE EXCITED!!!

in response to the first post.

[Edited on 7/29/2004 5:48:33 AM]

  • 07.29.2004 5:48 AM PDT
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Posted by: Abrams_Tank
ALSO i'd like to add: 4 words: Halo Pc Trial version. More ppl play the Free demo then rather buy the full version. If Halo 2 does that...boom bang...profit decrease for bungie :-(


thats cause most people have already played the xbox version. and they are only playing the PC one cause its online.

  • 07.29.2004 5:49 AM PDT
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Posted by: rotastaja
IF there will be a demo, I sure hope it's a multiplayer. (I don't want to ruin the plot from myself)
they could give you an updated version of the E3 2003 demo. they said they specifically chose that level cause it didnt give out the plot or spoilers.

  • 07.29.2004 5:50 AM PDT

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Posted by: Spandexman
1. It would destroy a lot of the hype that is comming out for halo2. would you be as exited to get halo2 if you had already been playing a demo of it for the last 3 months? I think not!
2. Bungie has a total of 3 movies for halo2 and it comes out in 3 months, most games have more media about a game that is almost out. So ovoiusly they will prbubly release a bunch of movies and stuff that will make the e3 movies look horible.
3. You all know better then this dont get ur hopes up high:P. great games dont give out demos b4 they come out. example hl2, doom3.


1. A demo would actually increase hype as it has done it the past.
2. A demo is just like a video or screenshots. It falls under the "preview" category.
3. Lots of games release demos and you don't know whether half-life2 or doom3 is going to be great or not.

Those are my opinions. There have been much better arguments against a demo that that :S

  • 07.29.2004 5:50 AM PDT
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Posted by:Spandexman

great games dont give out demos b4 they come out. example hl2, doom3


Yeah...that explains the Ninja Gaiden demo that came out before it was released.

  • 07.29.2004 6:26 AM PDT
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I dont know i think there might be a demo, but maybe not...

No matter what im gonna be in India when it comes out so... If one of you sends me a free copy you will be my best friend for life!!!!

  • 07.29.2004 6:28 AM PDT
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I have to throw in my two cents about this.
I've been reading about this whole demo issue on all the other H-2 sites that I could find, and there are some that make good points. Microsoft and Bungie both know that all of us Halo 2 fans will buy the game regardless of a demo or not. If one was to be released it wouldn't be for the sake of the fans, it would be to try and attract all the people that may not have enjoyed the original Halo, or just don't get into first person shooters period. If it were put onto a demo disc by OXM or whoever then someone would just about have to try it out just to see what all the noise is about. Then, if that person thought, "WOW!, this game rocks." Bungie would have one more unit sold. Secondly, when the first Halo shipped it spurred thousands, if not millions of people to buy an Xbox (I know it did me.) Should they create a demo for H-2 It would be so that they can repeat history all over again, and spurr another million or so poeple to buy an Xbox. Sounds like a perfect way to jump sales over the PS2 to me. In the end though, should they release a demo, it would be for the sole purpose of getting the rest of the Xbox owners hyped up about Halo 2, instead of just the ones who are already fans.

  • 07.29.2004 7:00 AM PDT
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I was one of the many saying there will never be a demo no matter how much I wanted it but now with the whole countdown controversy anything could happen (except an early release, but heh.)

the way I look at it is that anyone thinking about getting it still will and probably want it even more, personally if they released the whole game on a demo disc except one multi level I would still buy it and anyone skeptical about it at all would have a chance to play it and of course fall in love with it and reserve 8 copies and it would give all of us who waited patiently for 2 years with limited info something to do for 2 months.

also everyone has already seen Zanzibar and everything in it and everything you can do and a lot of people already have played it so why not give us, the big fans something to do for the rest of the summer

[Edited on 7/29/2004 7:06:46 AM]

  • 07.29.2004 7:01 AM PDT
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I would be perfectly fine with one Single Player level (Or maybe even HALF), as long as it doesn't reveal any new plot, or new characters, or vehicles, or weapons. It could be like the first half of Silent Carographer. Nothing new until the end, and Bungie could just cut that out.

I thnk this super top-secret Microsoft meeting in Japan is to discuss with Bungie the possibility of releasing a demo to get an early lead on PS2 with their popular games that come out in November, and October.

And keep in mind that there are people out there who have NO IDEA what Halo 2 is, so Bungie could reach out to them with the OXM mag, they'll be like "What the hell is this stupid game!?" And then they pop it in, and they're like "OMG!!!!11 TH1S R0XXX0RZ!!!!" And they will buy Halo 2.

Just my Quarter Cent sales tax.

  • 07.29.2004 7:12 AM PDT
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Halo 2 is like a hot girl. I don't want a -blam!- to hold me over until I can get the full thing, I'd rather wait for the full release

  • 07.29.2004 7:15 AM PDT

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