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Subject: Halo 2 for Windows Vista

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even though i know the answer can you guys at least give us a real window (not coming soon or anything like that) when you will annouce your next game. PLEASE!!!!!!!!

  • 02.09.2006 1:17 PM PDT
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omg omg omg!
*jumps up and down*

  • 02.09.2006 1:18 PM PDT
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Woot!? I think that's awesome, but I have no need for the PC version... Yet.

Wait, gasp!

Maybe they might add the Fuel Rod or Flamethrower, such as in Halo PC. That'd rock my socks.

[Edited on 2/9/2006]

  • 02.09.2006 1:21 PM PDT
Subject: Halo 2 for Windows Vista

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Well, I did find it good that Bungie finally decided to make Halo 2 for the PC, but I felt a little sad because I don't crap money (That means I can't get a decent computer or Windows Vista)

Anyways, I hope to play it sometime, and the map-editor *moan* It will rock

  • 02.09.2006 1:22 PM PDT

Halo 1 was cool.
Halo 2 was a kids game that required no skill.
I won't buy a computer game that has so many kids playing it.

  • 02.09.2006 1:25 PM PDT
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Wow, do you honestly think I am going to change my computer for Halo 2 on the PC??? LOL how about NO.

  • 02.09.2006 1:26 PM PDT
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exactly.
who cares about porting halo2 to vista?
i mean, really?
everyone wants halo3 not some pc port.
sheesh, worst case scenario make a mac version.
macs crap on peecees.
just make halo3 bungie & stop trying to milk the tits off halo2.
u got rich now stop flogging it to death.
how is porting an old game good when 99% of players are waiting for halo3?

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windoze vista+halo2= whothehellcares?

  • 02.09.2006 1:27 PM PDT
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(ENTER CUSS WORD HERE), I REALLY WANTED TO PLAY HALO 2 PC EVER SCINCE I EVEN HEARD OF THE GAME! BUT NOW ITS COMING OUT ON A COMPUTER I CAN NEVER GET BECAUSE I DONT HAVE ANY (CUSS WORD(STARTS WITH F)) MONEY!!
I DONT CARE IF THEY RELEASE HALO 2 FOR WINDOWS XP AND ITS WORSE THAN THE XBOX VERSION, ILL STILL BUY IT AND PLAY IT!!!!!!!

  • 02.09.2006 1:29 PM PDT

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  • 02.09.2006 1:35 PM PDT
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Cool

  • 02.09.2006 1:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Osanagokoro
So I'm to believe that my 2.8 GhZ P4HT 700X Radeon 1GB 3200MhZ powered PC which blows the living crap out of the power of the XBox will be unable to process Halo 2? Thats like saying that my brand new Porshe will not be able to outrun a Honda Civic unless its painted red. An operating system is just a program used to correlate the various components of a computer into a working system. Unless Windows Vista requires far less resources than XP or unless Vista somehow allows coding to be run with far greater efficiency then I am not impressed.



Perhaps. Now I’m completely speculating so don’t take what I’m saying as the gospel. Typically with PC games there is always hardware/driver problems with games and developers are constantly releasing patches to make it compatible with all of the different hardware/driver/OS configurations there are out there. So it is possible that this new vista operating system communicates with your hardware in a much different way then the current 2000/xp. So by just porting it to this operating system will remove/reduce the errors and patches that would otherwise be needed to make it completely backwards compatible.

  • 02.09.2006 1:38 PM PDT
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I am very happy, but then again why only a VISTA version. Also vista is supposed to be SUPER heavy on a system not to mention how buggy its gonna be when its 1st released. So put a game that is gonna be on a potentially buggy nightmare of a system in its initial release. I'm not saying vista is going to suck cause I'm actually really stoked about it but I know its gonna be a nightmare at release. All the same, I'm happy to see HALO 2 finally coming to PC. WOOOHOO!!

  • 02.09.2006 1:40 PM PDT
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Thanks a lot Bungie, Now I spend a couple hundred dollars to get Vista and scence my PC is'nt high tech enough for Vista now I got to spend even more money on a new computer. Ty again.
Tyler
P.S. Your cover story on Vista only the best is bs in regards to better performance, if anything it should be released for ME, XP, and Vista. But nope. So ty in regards again to that.

[Edited on 2/9/2006]

  • 02.09.2006 1:53 PM PDT

this will give me a chance to push my PC to its full limits.... just one teeny tiny problem WINDOWS -blam!- VISTA another bloody £200 or so to fork out just to play a game, taking the piss to be honest, but i can pretty much safly say that some one WILL create an emulator of some sort somehow so its playable on XP. Nothings unhackable, and im pretty sure halo 2 vista wont be either, Plus the fact bungie are saying they dont know bugger all about Vista yet, well thats a nice cover up considering your working with the OS to get halo 2 working right etc, although a few good points is it will be for high end machines and DX10 will be ouit by then and it wont look as -blam!- as it did for Xbox compared to xbox360 standards.

  • 02.09.2006 1:57 PM PDT

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ODST 2: Here. *raises sniper rifle* Lemme give em' my welcome to Earth gift basket.

BAD@$$!

Maybe they did it also to reorganize the bungie cult. I mean, all you get when you go to the Halo 2 Forums is mindless whining and polls. Perhaps the Bungie Thought was that this would also return the "oh my God, I can't wait for this freaking game!" and the speculation of a CONFIRMED product. I for one am sold.

[Edited on 2/9/2006]

  • 02.09.2006 1:57 PM PDT

oh man so am i, get to see DX10 i presume and i for one am extremely excited, better graphics etc and ill get hold of Vista im sure :D

  • 02.09.2006 2:02 PM PDT
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Who actually has a PC? You clowns, get Mac. Thousand times better.

And I doubt very many people will get it for PC if they already have it for Xbox. And people already just spent fortunes on that 360 crap. Jeez, what is this world coming to? Money $_$.

  • 02.09.2006 2:09 PM PDT
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WE have not announced that at this time

  • 02.09.2006 2:13 PM PDT
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I was a really big Halo PC fan, until I got an X-box and Halo 2. For a while I was looking forward for Halo 2 to come out for PC.... But now I dont think it will be worth it having to get Vista, and all. I think it should have come out sooner. Mabe I'll get it or mabe I wont, depends on how the money works out. But for a while I didnt think it would ever come out for the PC.

  • 02.09.2006 2:16 PM PDT
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I fear my computer isn't powerful enough to handle all this.
and oh yea...

We have not yet announced details at this time.

  • 02.09.2006 2:20 PM PDT

Go Cards!

WAY TO SCARE US BUNGIE!!!

you could've put the part about 'ONP' in the summary so i wouldn't shart my pants... but other than that:

Wow... a lot of
"A: We have not yet announced details regarding _____ _____ at this time"

you should of just put all the Q's and then at the end of that list put that answer...
this wasnt very informative either.

  • 02.09.2006 2:26 PM PDT
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Yeah? Gimme tertles.

I'm not yet sure how I feel about this news. If Halo 2 Vista turns out to be the game I expected Halo 2 Xbox to be, it will be good I suppose. The music in Halo 2 is far too good for the game.

  • 02.09.2006 2:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Laurens
Q: Is Bungie's lack of involvement in the port of Halo 2 for Windows Vista due to their work on Halo 3?
A: Although Bungie Studios' primary focus lies elsewhere, it is important to note that they are involved in the creation of Halo 2 for Windows Vista. They are working closely with an internal Microsoft Game Studios team.

They aren't talking about their next project ike usual, they really say: HALO3
But probably it's nothing.


yeah, I noticed that too. They NEVER say the h3 word without denying it, what's going on?

oh and how about a mother -blam!- map editor for us xbox lovers huh? maybe in the next update?

[Edited on 2/9/2006]

  • 02.09.2006 2:34 PM PDT

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Halo 2 on PC will be just as great as Halo 2 on Xbox. Except hopefully it will have some more, interesting features that will give it an entirely different flavor. It is like eating pizza all day long, then eating pizza with pineapple. It just gets better...

  • 02.09.2006 2:37 PM PDT
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ohk a few questions:
1. Is windows Vista out yet?.If so how much does it cost
2.so this isnt yur final "next project" you r still working on something else?

  • 02.09.2006 2:38 PM PDT