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Subject: Halo 2: One Year Later
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you can play "online" with halo 1 with xbconnect if you've never used it it trick you rxbox into thinkin that its connected to a LAN when it really connected to internet but you gatto have a routter to use it i think! sumone correct me if im rong.
www.xbconnect.com

  • 11.09.2005 7:54 PM PDT

Question on Halo: CE Widescreen. How is this being done? Zoom and Crop a la God Of War? Stretching? Or is the 360 actaully rendering "more" information. I'm guessing the third one would be impossible, but one can hope. Either way, congratulations Bungie. You've made 2 outstanding games.

  • 11.09.2005 7:54 PM PDT
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more than two you've never played myth or oni or marathon have you??

  • 11.09.2005 7:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: OzkerTheGrouch
Posted by: x86kila
OzkerTheGrouch: Cry me a -blam!-ing river, build me a bridge, and get the -blam!- over it.

and it's the ones that actually enjoy this game that are also detrimental to the success of this country. how about you pick up a real -blam!- gun and shoot someone. fight for something we're supposed to believe in, freedom. not some stinkin' game that rots your brain.


Why dont you? And who says we cant believe in freedom and play video games, I dont fight for video games, I play them, but hey guess we all have our ways of playing games, some consider them real wars I guess though. Also FPS are proven to improve eyesight in picking out things of detail in the distance and identifying them, so if thats rotting my brain, then rot away video game, rot away.

  • 11.09.2005 8:04 PM PDT
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Wow, you guys really did a good job putting that togather. The HDTV screenshots look really good. I have heard that Halo:Combat Evolved will be released to the 360 and have LIve enabled to it, is this true? Anyone answer.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HALO 2!

  • 11.09.2005 8:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: ShockMarine
Wow, you guys really did a good job putting that togather. The HDTV screenshots look really good. I have heard that Halo:Combat Evolved will be released to the 360 and have LIve enabled to it, is this true? Anyone answer.
Oh yeah



HAPPY BIRTHDAY HALO 2!


Read the update.... it wont have xbox live


but wait wait wait wait..... h/o..... how is halo supposed to work on the 360 if supposedly there was no way to update it since the .xbe didnt look for a update? this would mean they couldnt patch the .xbe to work on the xbox 360 (.xbe is the xbox executable that all xbox games have to run, sorta like .exe). Seriously..... how is this possible?

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  • 11.09.2005 8:18 PM PDT
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Great job! thank you Bteam.
One question: Will it be possible to transfer profiles from the Xbox to the Xbox 360? (or do I have to beat halo1 in Legendary mode all over again? :) )

Thanx,

SB

  • 11.09.2005 8:29 PM PDT
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Does system link work with an old Xbox connected to 360?

  • 11.09.2005 9:04 PM PDT
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HAppy B-day

  • 11.09.2005 9:21 PM PDT
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I LOVE HALO 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WELL HALO 2 YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • 11.09.2005 9:22 PM PDT
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CHeating is -blam!- and moding is even -blam!-er

  • 11.09.2005 9:25 PM PDT

-S

Posted by: tex mex matt
but wait wait wait wait..... h/o..... how is halo supposed to work on the 360 if supposedly there was no way to update it since the .xbe didnt look for a update? this would mean they couldnt patch the .xbe to work on the xbox 360 (.xbe is the xbox executable that all xbox games have to run, sorta like .exe). Seriously..... how is this possible?


The same reason Halo 2 will work on the 360. Obviously, the files on the DVD are not being patched.

  • 11.09.2005 9:48 PM PDT
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JUST A TRIBUTE...

Recently my xbox broke!! During these days im soo lost without my Halo 2. It brings a tear to my eye to not be able to play the greatest game ever on its aniversary. I have been working hard and saveing up my cash since as long as i can remember. 13 Days. The 360. Ever store that was preselling the 360 has been sold out since 2 months ago. My only chance at a system is my local Bestbuy. They were the only place to not presell. In 12 days I am going to go to Bestbuy camp outside and wait. The first game I will play will not be a 360 game, but Halo 2. Now knowing the additions to the game im looking even more foward to signing on and testing it for myself. Plus I get to rub it in to my friends without one.

  • 11.09.2005 9:52 PM PDT

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I'm not saying the DVD will be patched (tahts impossible). What Im trying to say is, In halo 2 there is an executable that points to a certain folder that checks for stuff like the auto-updates and the new maps. This is how they update halo 2, and the only way it is possible to change the original executable for the game. Halo 1 did not have this because there was no need for it at the time, this is the reason why (among other things) it was impossible for halo to get to work on xbox live. So what I am wondering is how they are getting 360 to run halo if it the original executable cant be changed? Is it like an emulation or is it something else (sounds like something else if you need specific saves per game to get them to work on the 360).

  • 11.09.2005 9:55 PM PDT
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"And shortly after the January issue, we've got a mega-event planned that will shake the Xbox world to its core."

DOES THAT STATEMENT NOT MAKE ANYBODY ELSE EXCITED IN THEIR PANTS????
(*crossing my fingers for i dare not say what*)

  • 11.09.2005 10:08 PM PDT
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wow probably the longest bungie news that i've read but it was worth it. Ahhh Halo III is gonna ka.

  • 11.09.2005 10:12 PM PDT
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Happy Bday

  • 11.09.2005 10:46 PM PDT
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Bungie, take this as a compliment I never post and yet I"ve played halo 2 about every day for a year (you can tell by my stats) I enjoy this game so much very few games even compare and yet I hate it for all the trash talking all the cheating and when I play other games on live I dont experience any of this BS on halo 2. Don't get me wrong you guys are freaking geniouses in lvl design animation control making the game run so sweet, only a guy with a bad connection could cause lag. All Im asking here is............................... make HALO 3 "Flawless" My expectations are extremly high for you guys.

Thanks for One whole year of non-stop fun -cough- and some BS -cough-
One of you most loyal fans G.T. A Taco123

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  • 11.09.2005 11:00 PM PDT
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Frankie: Can we get a comparison with H2 on Xbox 1 running 480P widescreen? (btw the 480p screenshot file is named 480i, while it clearly isn't interlaced)

Also, why does the X360 shot look like the normal maps are much less defined and the some of the soldiers belts and accessories are missing.

  • 11.09.2005 11:23 PM PDT
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Like Frankie said, the method that was used to get those screens involved a lot of loopholes and tricks. The screens will look better on an actual HDTV. I think that explains the normal maps looking a bit washed out, but I have no explaination for the missing utility belts and accessries, though. Intriguing.....

  • 11.10.2005 12:02 AM PDT

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  • 11.10.2005 2:58 AM PDT
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Wow that was brilliant, slightly more lengthy than the bible but worth it. It's cool seeing how idea's evolved such as the halo logo, and they sure made the right choice. I cannot wait for the xbox 360 because its one of those creations u secretly find attractive, like ferrari's :D. Anyway another reason is that my xbox is on the verge of pushing up the daisy's, tends to freeze alot and make rather off noises :| Oh and i have to mention, apart from seeing how halo and halo 2 look on the new system i so0o want The elder scrolls IV: Oblivion how amazing does that look!?

  • 11.10.2005 4:18 AM PDT
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Yay! They Used Final Cut Pro. Go Bungie! Go Apple!

  • 11.10.2005 4:27 AM PDT
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Like Perfect Dark said, good one for using Final Cut dudes. Nice to see the Apple connection is still living on at Bungie.

Great update, it is quite scary that it has been a year already. Anyone even know of the 360 then?

Sorry to create a downer, but I have noticed something....

http://static.flickr.com/31/61859277_ad7ff549f1_o.jpg


See how the pouches are missing on the 360 version? I am sure you guys know this, but just to make sure...

Hope you havnt covered this and I skipped past it, just thought I should say something.

  • 11.10.2005 5:05 AM PDT
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This makes me sooo happy. :)

Im part of one of those halo communities mentioned....if you can't figure it out look at my sig.

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  • 11.10.2005 5:06 AM PDT