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I honestly do not see how an early release will be so devastating to sales. They might be low at first, but it's still gonna sell a-bajillion copies no matter when they release it. Bungie and Microsoft know it.

[Edited on 7/30/2004 9:34:42 PM]

  • 07.30.2004 9:33 PM PDT
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If this whole thing was false, Bungie would have said so. PLAIN AND SIMPLE....

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Posted by: noteliteornewb
There will be no early release. It's an asinine idea. What would be the advantage in it? It would just hurt sales. It's no mistake that H2 comes out for the Christmas rush. Do you really belive it's just because it will be finished that way? NO! They know that it will be the hottest game of the Christmas holiday. Some of you guys forget that H2 is about money. Yes it will probably be a great game. But M$ and Bungie didn't invest 200 million for a legacy. They did it to make a profit. And the longer you wait and the more you anticipate and the more friends you tell about it the better the sales for Bungie and M$ throuh xbox live. Stop dreaming and stop posting the same threads over and over and over.

dude its halo 2 the word hurt sales and halo 2 release just dont fit in a sentence togheter

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Posted by: jshine77
I honestly do not see how an early release will be so devastating to sales. They might be low at first, but it's still gonna sell a-bajillion copies no matter when they release it. Bungie and Microsoft know it.

bajillion huh

  • 07.30.2004 9:34 PM PDT
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Thats just an estimate.

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Intellegence... if you have enough intellengence you should also learn something is call street smarts. and if you do know street smarts i would be quiet right about now lol
you are probably the one that will say that we are the one living on the streets when we grow up right?

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Intellegence... if you have enough intellengence you should also learn something is call street smarts. and if you do know street smarts i would be quiet right about now lol
you are probably the one that will say that we are the one living on the streets when we grow up right?

sry to sound mean but how is this important

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lmao just want him to shutup x) about him being so superior to all of us

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LoL! Damned good estimate. Anyway, even if the sales did hurt with an August release, the minute the Holiday Season rolls around sales, would definately sky-rocket.

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Posted by: Powerhouse
Dude, seriously, what is your problem? You say you're 25 years old and you have a wife and child with another on the way. you have a marketting job and whatnot. What are you doing here? If you have such a good life and we don't, why don't you go live it and stop being an ass! If you have issues, don't take them out on us. We didn't do anything to you. All you have to do is ignore us. Just act your age.


OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?

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Posted by: matrix10101
Intellegence... if you have enough intellengence you should also learn something is call street smarts. and if you do know street smarts i would be quiet right about now lol
you are probably the one that will say that we are the one living on the streets when we grow up right?


That was possibly more idiotic than GJJ.

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Posted by: Powerhouse
Dude, seriously, what is your problem? You say you're 25 years old and you have a wife and child with another on the way. you have a marketting job and whatnot. What are you doing here? If you have such a good life and we don't, why don't you go live it and stop being an ass! If you have issues, don't take them out on us. We didn't do anything to you. All you have to do is ignore us. Just act your age.


OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?


And how hard is it to not post in a topic like this?

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Whoever says : hurt sales
why would it be BAD? lol i remember posting something alrdy wait let me find it... x)

Common guys.. early release = bad for
business? gimme a break

no. 1 theyre getting alot of hype right now + if u live in
canada most likely u wont be going back to school until
september(WHICH IS THE BEST TIME TO GO BAK TO SCHOOL I MAY
ADD - joe ) something .......

no. 2 perfect timing : whats better for back to school
shopping than rewarding your kid with.... TADA a halo 2
game! :-O! (or if its not there.... just go next door to
future shop or somehting -joe again.. lmao )

no. 3 If you all have something called a tv.... i am sure
it'd show up on at least one show would say something about
it, inlcuding your local news, unless there will be a
tragic event that happens on that day, which i doubt would
happen, but still on CNN there would be some sort of halo 2
commerical or information, or even a little snippet of info
on the scrolly thing on the bottom of the screen. -first
part me second part joe

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Posted by: Powerhouse
Dude, seriously, what is your problem? You say you're 25 years old and you have a wife and child with another on the way. you have a marketting job and whatnot. What are you doing here? If you have such a good life and we don't, why don't you go live it and stop being an ass! If you have issues, don't take them out on us. We didn't do anything to you. All you have to do is ignore us. Just act your age.




Well said my man, well said...

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Posted by: GameJunkieJim
OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?


Okay, maybe we could have done that, but who is it hurting? All you have to do is not read this thread. You have your opinion, we have ours.

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Posted by: Powerhouse
Posted by: GameJunkieJim
OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?


Okay, maybe we could have done that, but who is it hurting? All you have to do is not read this thread. You have your opinion, we have ours.

also well said

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Posted by: Riddick10
Posted by: noteliteornewb
There will be no early release. It's an asinine idea. What would be the advantage in it? It would just hurt sales. It's no mistake that H2 comes out for the Christmas rush. Do you really belive it's just because it will be finished that way? NO! They know that it will be the hottest game of the Christmas holiday. Some of you guys forget that H2 is about money. Yes it will probably be a great game. But M$ and Bungie didn't invest 200 million for a legacy. They did it to make a profit. And the longer you wait and the more you anticipate and the more friends you tell about it the better the sales for Bungie and M$ throuh xbox live. Stop dreaming and stop posting the same threads over and over and over.

dude its halo 2 the word hurt sales and halo 2 release just dont fit in a sentence togheter


Not at first glance no -- But the economics of the situation would make relationships crumble quickly.

Let's say Microsoft releases it early - Unsuspecting to the Retail Area of the Market. Retail Area loses potential sales because of lack of Shelving, people not having their preorders filled, people not having things paid off, lack of advertising etc.
Chain reaction, Retailer is pissed and doesn't buy from Microsoft anymore.
Chain Reaction, Microsoft loses out on future revenue.
Chain reaction, Microsoft loses market credibility.

This would be a very poor decision by Microsoft.

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lol powerhouse your on a roll ^_^

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drifting off topic again.... Hey, why doesn't somebody go make a thread called 'Early Release Believers VS Nov. 9th Believers!!!'. Keep this thread on topic... maybe it won't be locked...

GJJ DOES have one good point about Bungie hiring testers. That's why I think it will be a demo, not a full release. Although I hope for the latter!

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Posted by: jshine77
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Posted by: Powerhouse
Dude, seriously, what is your problem? You say you're 25 years old and you have a wife and child with another on the way. you have a marketting job and whatnot. What are you doing here? If you have such a good life and we don't, why don't you go live it and stop being an ass! If you have issues, don't take them out on us. We didn't do anything to you. All you have to do is ignore us. Just act your age.


OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?


And how hard is it to not post in a topic like this?


I have a bad temper -- I like to come on here to relax, and over the last few days, it's gotten so horrible with these spammed posts that I've been losing my temper..

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Posted by: StarforcerX
lol powerhouse your on a roll ^_^


LoL! What can I say? I'm new at this! Sorry for sounding conceded if I have been.

I'm going to leave this argument at that.

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but if bungie has already finished halo and started manufacturing they might b started on a new game and want testers for that

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Posted by: jshine77
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Posted by: Powerhouse
Dude, seriously, what is your problem? You say you're 25 years old and you have a wife and child with another on the way. you have a marketting job and whatnot. What are you doing here? If you have such a good life and we don't, why don't you go live it and stop being an ass! If you have issues, don't take them out on us. We didn't do anything to you. All you have to do is ignore us. Just act your age.


OK - I'll concede your point - I am acting a little like an ass... BUT, you all deserved it - How hard is it to look one or two pages back for the exact same Topic?


And how hard is it to not post in a topic like this?


I have a bad temper -- I like to come on here to relax, and over the last few days, it's gotten so horrible with these spammed posts that I've been losing my temper..

if im not mistaken ur the one who turned it into spam

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Releasing Windows 95 unsuspectingly didn't hurt Microsoft's credibility. I don't think anything can hurt Microsoft's credibility, and no store in the world would dare defy Microsoft. Because Microsoft would crush that store with an army of robots running on Windows XP.

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Posted by: Riddick10
but if bungie has already finished halo and started manufacturing they might b started on a new game and want testers for that


Highly unlikely, they still had Beta Builds in the webcam tonight.

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