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Subject: Don't expect Halo 3 Until Nov. 2007........Here's my reasoning

Of course this in no way shape or form is true, but what I am expecting. If you look back on the history of X-Box all of its monumental launches have been in November.

11/01-Original X-box debuts with Halo 1
11/02-Unvieling of X-box Live
11/03-Don't remember but hopefully someone can refresh my memory
11/04-Halo 2
11/05-X-Box 360
11/06-Camera attachment (Slated for holiday but I believe in Nov.) And possible push back of GTA IV release (History of never coming out on scheduled release date) or maybe Gears of War.
11/07- ?

I have seen people say maybe the game will be out around the release of the movie or even 7/7/07 which either could possibly happen. Now with Halo 3 being the end of the trilogy Bungie is going to take it's time to make sure this is right from the campaign to multi-player issues that have plagued Halo 2 online. I don't expect anything playable until next year's E3 similar to the lead up to Halo 2 and then the release date will probably be announced then too. Again this is just a theory of mine and I could be wrong, but I am interested to see if the community agree's or disagree's?

Edit- The dates listed above are in Month/Year format to clear up any confusion.

[Edited on 5/10/2006]

  • 05.10.2006 6:08 AM PDT

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2007? More like 2008 if you're lucky.

  • 05.10.2006 6:16 AM PDT
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I am looking at a release late first quarter or early second quarter. My reasoning is Microsoft/Bungie will want to strike a big blow on Sony's PS3 sales. I have heard that H3 has been worked on for over a year now, and assuming my guess is good that would give them another 6-9 months to work on it.

Plus, I don't think I will last until Nov 07 without my next Master Chief fix.

  • 05.10.2006 6:16 AM PDT
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if you followed halo 2's creation, then you would know that the release date was put back by almost a year. also, wouldnt it make sense to release it with the halo movie? i think thats expected to be released Spring 2007. good idea though, i do see a pattern. but at the end of the day, its upto M$.

  • 05.10.2006 6:18 AM PDT
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It's tru that there have been many major releases in november, but you have t remember, microsofts gonna want this game out to compete with the ps3, so i kinda doubt that it would be released so late in the season. You can gaurantee that its not gonna come out until after windows vista and vista H2, so my guess is that it will be released sometime around march-may 2007.

  • 05.10.2006 6:19 AM PDT

Posted by: andytimtim
I think it won't be out until E3 2007 is over. Bungie and Microsoft will probably want it at next years E3. The longer we have to wait the better the game and greater the experience.

My 2 cents.


That makes sense, get everyone hyped up for its release on July 7th. ;)

  • 05.10.2006 6:26 AM PDT
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I think it will be 7/7/7. Seem as you said it. It's going to be 3 days apart each Halo release.

  • 05.10.2006 6:27 AM PDT
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Cool theory,
but i think it'll be March 6. why?

because it sounds cool,....hahahahah, i dunno if you want a reason how's this then ( made up ), It's the third in the series and final one, that's where March comes in. (if you believe in him) God created the World in 6 days, and they'll distroy it in the same time, and that's where the 6th comes from.
Either way, i can't wait for this game as Bungie has got me hyped again, Well done on the teaser bungie, very impressive :)

  • 05.10.2006 6:28 AM PDT
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I can tell you for sure that it won't be on 070/7/07. That day is a saturday and all video games & movies are released on tuesdays (or monday at midnight).

The best possible marketing strategy would be a Nov 21, 2006 release to combat the PS3 release. However there is about a 0.001% chance of that happening.
H3 will come out when it's ready, there really isn't much point in speculating. If you get too excited about it now, then the next year will be the longest of your life.

  • 05.10.2006 6:29 AM PDT

Facts are the enemy of tru7h....

Basically i'm expecting Christmas next year... I recon we'll see a gameplay demo at next years E3 and it'll be scheduled for release next November sometime...It makes sense.. with the PS3 and the Wii coming out this year they'll be in a big battle for the holiday sales console-wise. But the end of next year is anyones game... I think we'll see microsoft pushing 360 trying to give it a second wind so to speak. Halo 3 will probably be their spear head in that case...

-Stu

  • 05.10.2006 6:31 AM PDT
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We could also wait for bungie to anounce a release date

  • 05.10.2006 6:31 AM PDT
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Couple major problems with the OP's idea though...
Halo 2 launched on Nov 9th...not the 4th
The 360 came out on the 27th....not the 5th

The best guess for a release of Halo 3 has got to be next summer. The 7/7/07 idea sounds really cool...but i think it will depend alot on when the movie is ready. Any timetable with that film mentioned said Summer 2007...and it seems to me that Microsoft asked for alot of money upfront to make the film..so realeasing the game at the same time to build up hype for both sides seems like a real logical thing to do. Just my 2 cents though =)

  • 05.10.2006 6:33 AM PDT

Those are the years not the days posted. Sorry if there is any confusion there.

  • 05.10.2006 6:35 AM PDT
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ahhh...
touche....my bad

  • 05.10.2006 6:37 AM PDT
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I'm happy if it comes out on christmas 2007

  • 05.10.2006 6:39 AM PDT
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it will be in november for the holiday seson so they get the mad$$$ ca$h and every big microsft thing has been relesed in november

and thats that

  • 05.10.2006 6:52 AM PDT
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I expect a Q3 2007 launch. Bungie is famous for their delays, and yes, almost all of Microsoft's and Bungie's major releases have been in November.

  • 05.10.2006 6:56 AM PDT
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the dudes right...next year at e3 will get a playable demo (like last year)and then itll release november.

  • 05.10.2006 7:10 AM PDT
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I would have to agree with some of you guys. H3 could be released in 2007's late first quarter or even at the beginning of the second. Think about it, from a marketing stand point, Microsoft can use E3 '07 as a teaser for sneak peeks at the game(similar to what they did with H2)........then release right after. Just my theory.

in any case, im not in a hurry. i want them to test, re-test, and then re-test H3 again and again and again. id rather wait a little longer to get a bad ass game rather than a cheesy H2 with all the bugs.

  • 05.10.2006 8:10 AM PDT
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Bungie probably doesnt even have a release date yet!

  • 05.10.2006 8:22 AM PDT

How many Christians must you slap until one of them turns the other cheek?

"What came first? The stone-tool or the shadow-puppet?"
sung by: Adam "Dose One" Drucker

Think about it, "God" is an atheist.

I have been expecting a Nov '07 release for a while now. For that very reasoning.

Also, if the game comes out well after the movie (several months)...it just helps build more hype.

People who have never played halo see movie, become fans. Gives them plenty of time to check out older halo games before halo 3 comes out.

  • 05.10.2006 8:23 AM PDT
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Posted by: JEDI Master
2007? More like 2008 if you're lucky.

dude the trailer sais 2007.. th trailer has always right

  • 05.10.2006 8:25 AM PDT