Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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For those of you that dont know this here it is: halo was planned for the pc back in 1999 by bungie and apple. then microsoft bought bungie from apple and made halo for the xbox to make more money. the ironic thing is that thanks to microsoft halo is actually one of the reasons that pc gaming isnt more popular than console gaming because of its "revolutionary" graphics. also ms didn't think of putting on the pc in the first place even though it couldve helped with pc sales. ms is -blam!- for doing this to us pc gamers from the start. Who else hates ms for not doing some sort of update for vista or making h2 for vista even though its not dx10 graphics but dx9 instead? anyway ms is crap!

  • 10.27.2010 8:24 PM PDT
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I'm really pissed that Microsoft deliberately crippled the PC version of Halo 2 to not work on XP to boost Vista sales. They're so goddamn greedy. >:(

  • 10.27.2010 9:37 PM PDT
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Posted by: Master117FTW
For those of you that dont know this here it is: halo was planned for the pc back in 1999 by bungie and apple. then microsoft bought bungie from apple and made halo for the xbox to make more money. the ironic thing is that thanks to microsoft halo is actually one of the reasons that pc gaming isnt more popular than console gaming because of its "revolutionary" graphics. also ms didn't think of putting on the pc in the first place even though it couldve helped with pc sales. ms is -blam!- for doing this to us pc gamers from the start. Who else hates ms for not doing some sort of update for vista or making h2 for vista even though its not dx10 graphics but dx9 instead? anyway ms is crap!


It was meant for the Mac. Not the PC. If they weren't bought out by Microsoft then a lot of things would have been different about the game. Who knows? It might have not even gained popularity.

[Edited on 10.27.2010 10:30 PM PDT]

  • 10.27.2010 10:28 PM PDT
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Yo, it's MC Doesn't-know-what-irony-is.

Posted by: Master117FTW
then microsoft bought bungie from apple


Apple never owned Bungie.

  • 10.28.2010 12:21 AM PDT

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

Microsoft is a dumb company, they don't support their games.
Halo 2 Vista is a port of a AAA title, and because it's for PC it doesn't gain the support it needs.

Microsoft is fu**ed as a game publisher, they sold a broken game, and don't ever plan to fix it.

I also find it funny how they make DX 10 at the time, and didn't support that either. wow.
Did you see their DX 9 implementation? it fails, why is it I can see the other side of objects as though they are transparent?

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  • 10.28.2010 4:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: Shock120
Microsoft is a dumb company, they don't support their games.
Halo 2 Vista is a port of a AAA title, and because it's for PC it doesn't gain the support it needs.

Microsoft is fu**ed as a game publisher, they sold a broken game, and don't ever plan to fix it.

I also find it funny how they make DX 10 at the time, and didn't support that either. wow.
Did you see their DX 9 implementation? it fails, why is it I can see the other side of objects as though they are transparent?


Its amazing how much Microsoft can screw us over and we come back to them. Its like they're a bad boyfriend.

  • 10.28.2010 9:20 AM PDT

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Posted by: Master117FTW
For those of you that dont know this here it is: halo was planned for the pc back in 1999 by bungie and apple. then microsoft bought bungie from apple and made halo for the xbox to make more money. the ironic thing is that thanks to microsoft halo is actually one of the reasons that pc gaming isnt more popular than console gaming because of its "revolutionary" graphics. also ms didn't think of putting on the pc in the first place even though it couldve helped with pc sales. ms is -blam!- for doing this to us pc gamers from the start. Who else hates ms for not doing some sort of update for vista or making h2 for vista even though its not dx10 graphics but dx9 instead? anyway ms is crap!


It was meant for the Mac. Not the PC. If they weren't bought out by Microsoft then a lot of things would have been different about the game. Who knows? It might have not even gained popularity.

I know that it was planned for the mac but NOT just the mac i think the pc was in the deal too along with it

  • 10.28.2010 7:49 PM PDT

"It doesn't matter what I say, since Halo is already more popular than god!" - Zero Punctuation, Halo 3 review

because it was made for the XBOX! durp durp durp!

gearbox ported it over the same to DUH to you
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  • 10.30.2010 6:40 PM PDT
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Posted by: Btcc22
Yo, it's MC Doesn't-know-what-irony-is.


LOL! jon lajoie reference ftw!

On topic: Microsoft was smart. Halo series single handedly carried the original xbox, standardized console FPS controls, and would have probably been overlooked and forgotten on the pc.

[Edited on 10.30.2010 9:28 PM PDT]

  • 10.30.2010 9:28 PM PDT