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Poll: What would you like to see most for Halo on Xbox 360?  [closed]
Online Multiplayer Patch:  50%
(14 Votes)
Halo 2 Treatment (dual wielding, boarding, etc.):  0%
(0 Votes)
Graphics Update:  25%
(7 Votes)
Halo 2 Weapons and/or maps:  18%
(5 Votes)
Other (Post with asterisk):  7%
(2 Votes)
Total Votes: 28

All of it is a lot to ask for, especially since they're probably working on Halo 3, so no "all of the above."

[Edited on 1/3/2006]

  • 01.03.2006 11:41 AM PDT

Sighness

Indubidubly. Banana.

Halo CE can never be updated. Ever.

  • 01.03.2006 1:39 PM PDT
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Halo CE can be updated but it cant change the story or anytin good like that it would kill halo completely

  • 01.03.2006 3:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Spartan Man129
Halo CE can be updated but it cant change the story or anytin good like that it would kill halo completely

No. As said earlier. Halo 1 (Halo CE is Custom Edition, for the PC) can not be updated. It was not written to accept any add-on code. It is not upgradable, patchable or capable of accepting add-ons. It can be hacked, and modders do so. But that is unsigned code and standard consoles will not run it.

It would need to be re-written in order to support DLC or any sort of additional content.


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  • 01.03.2006 9:04 PM PDT
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Nothing the graphics SUCK on 360 so nothing I want to see H3

  • 01.04.2006 12:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Spartan Man129
Halo CE can be updated but it cant change the story or anytin good like that it would kill halo completely

No. As said earlier. Halo 1 (Halo CE is Custom Edition, for the PC) can not be updated. It was not written to accept any add-on code. It is not upgradable, patchable or capable of accepting add-ons. It can be hacked, and modders do so. But that is unsigned code and standard consoles will not run it.

It would need to be re-written in order to support DLC or any sort of additional content.


Actually, any of these options should be downloadable through the marketplace. And don't forget, this game is being emulated on the 360, so it's not a stretch to imagine the possibilities. After all, Halo: CE supports 720p on the 360, and if that's not an add-on, I don't know what is.

  • 01.04.2006 6:04 AM PDT
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*I would like to see more levels and multiplayer maps and dual wielding and boarding.

Actually........everything from the poll.

  • 01.04.2006 1:17 PM PDT
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I would definetly like to see an online multiplayer patch.

  • 01.04.2006 1:44 PM PDT

* I would like to see a stand alone game featuring two or three levels showing what happend before the pillar of autumn left Reach.

  • 01.08.2006 6:27 AM PDT
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Bungie i love u so much but i hate u if Halo3 is only for Xbox360 that sux i do not want to spend $600 just so i can play Halo3. i do not want to get Xbox360 while it cost so much and by the time Halo3 it will still cost way to much plus i heard somwhr that u hav to buy the xtra mem thing is that right?

yes i know type sux but whtever

  • 01.08.2006 4:09 PM PDT
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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: Tommybomb
Actually, any of these options should be downloadable through the marketplace. And don't forget, this game is being emulated on the 360, so it's not a stretch to imagine the possibilities. After all, Halo: CE supports 720p on the 360, and if that's not an add-on, I don't know what is.

It's not an add on. I'm sorry, but you made that statement. Since it is not an add-on, you don't know what one is.

The models are simply being rendered by a more effective chip/firmware. The game itself is unchanged.


Here's an example. I can load Halo PC on a PC with an onboard video chip. The game will likely look like hell. Unable to show the high-rez textures, or anti-aliasing, or any of the features that the game has in it. I then load that same software on to a high-end gaming rig. Different game? No, but it sure LOOKS different.

The emulator is not a recode of the game. It's software that allows a 360 to pretend to be an original Xbox that has better "features". Nothing more.

Once again. Halo was just not written to accept additional content. It pre-dates XBL, and was never intended to be patchable, upgradeable, or to accept add-ons. The core game would have to be re-written in order for it to accept such content.

Here is what I base that statement on. It's the Halo (for Xbox) FAQ. There's this interesting Q/A in it.

Q:
* I heard there will be a free update to Halo called Halo 1.5, which will either be downloadable over the net or available on the cover disc of a magazine. The update is supposed to have new weapons, new maps, and Internet-play capabilities. What's the scoop?

A:
* There is no Halo 1.5 project. The Xbox version of Halo does not have the necessary "hooks" to look for a patch or upgrade, so even if we made new content or features for the game there would be no way to add them.


The key phrase to me is the last sentence in the answer. Sure, it's possible to make new content, but the game itself can't accept/see/import it.

I don't like bursting bubbles, but anyone who insists on this, is mistaken.


Okay, then answer this: if hackers and/or modders can change the game's code, then why can't it be done legitimately by the developers? There has to be a way around what you are saying. Maybe create seperate downloadable software to, what was it? *Checks quote* Oh, yeah, allow the game to "pretend" that it can accept changes to it's code.

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  • 01.09.2006 5:45 AM PDT
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Or you could make the game check for a Halo disk in your Xbox 360 however use all download content via xbox live. It doesn't even need to use halo for more than a checking. I'd just like the multiplayer mode to work on all xbox games via emulation soon. AND DAMNIT REGION LOCK IS HORRIABLE FOR EMULATORS. I can't play my US copy of halo yet Halo 2 is region free wtf :(

  • 01.09.2006 3:05 PM PDT