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Subject: Why announce something a year and a half before it's release?

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Posted by: a bad mo fo
...Are you trying to convice me that the release of the greatest game of all time won't be done in relation to Christmas? It has ALWAYS been that way...

You have to remember that the Halo movie is scheduled for a Summer 2007 release. A joint push between movie and game (especially in the movie blockbuster season) is a definate possibility.

  • 05.10.2006 7:29 AM PDT
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It could be in 7 months for all you know. 2007 isn't a year and a half away.

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  • 05.10.2006 7:30 AM PDT

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To build hype.

To alert the community so we have plenty of time to provide reccomendations.

  • 05.10.2006 7:31 AM PDT

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  • 05.10.2006 7:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: a bad mo fo
Sure. Are you trying to convice me that the release of the greatest game of all time won't be done in relation to Christmas? It has ALWAYS been that way. The flagship games are always released in the 4th quarter to help with the Christmas rush. I may be dumb but I'm not stupid. If they were going to release it in early 2007, they would have said that. Look for Oct or Nov 2007 release.

I disagree if they were definitely shooting for late 2007 why not say that, and if there are complications then they have no room to work. But if they are shooting for early 2007 then gives them time for set backs without missing there stated realease time.

Also they only way they could have made it to the 360 launch was to not realease Halo 2 on the Xbox and save it for Halo 3. Which according some recently released books was a discussion that had taken place. But then would you have been happy waiting 4 years from the release of the Halo 2 announcement.

But really what this allows them to do now is not be so secretive in the Updates. Frankie can go back to getting interviews from different staffers with out too much worry. Besides its just a name, wether they said the name or not the release date won't come any sooner.

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I think that if it makes it for around Late March Early April... then PS3 will have had its' run of sales, then i think it would be a good time to have their sales slooooooow right down cause then when Halo3 gets released, 360 sales will go up big time and PS3 could slow down a lot... I reckon having it out before the PS3 has been out for 6 months is a good target to make so they don't do their "6million units in 6 months" or whatver the figure was..... it would stuff up sony's plans

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WHY?WHY U ASK.becuase now thats announced i will go buy my 360.this was the decideing point 4 me.and im sure 1000 of others.if they announced it a month early wtf that wat they expect us all 2 cauf up 500 bucks in a month 4 video games psh...-blam!- that there smart.there giving u advanced warning.

  • 05.10.2006 7:41 AM PDT
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One reason, the PS3. Microsoft needs consumer confidence, without Halo or another big title, to which nothing in Microsoft's arsenal comes close, prospective buyers could very well overlook the 360, come this holiday season. Halo 3, however, delivers the big gun (no pun intended) the consol mover, and with Sony's lackluster PS3 press conference, well it may indeed work.

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I see your PS3 point. But if you don't think the game is ready RIGHT NOW than you are crazy. They probably finished making the game months ago. They've been working on it just as long as they have been working on the 360. I like the idea that they are trying to steal the hype from the PS3. That is the only reason I can think of for waiting.

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You are going to buy a 360 NOW when the game doesn't come out for a year and a half?

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  • 05.10.2006 8:08 AM PDT
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Less than a year, they dunno the actual release date.

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They know it will coincide with Christmas as it always does. Look for November 2007.

  • 05.10.2006 8:10 AM PDT
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November...I was hoping a little around July...

Hey, I don't care really, as long as I get my 360 first. =D

  • 05.10.2006 8:12 AM PDT
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A Couple Things

1.)I want it, I want it, I want it.
2.) It wont destroy the PS3, come on now. The 360 came out and its Hype was gone within a month... For the few that had it haha...Sorry to you guys who are still waiting for yours.And everyone knows once you beat a Halo story in every mode, and play the multiplayer online for at least 40 hours, the game gets old and you go out and get drunk every night.
3.) When Halo 3 comes out Sure its Going to be AMAZING.. Unless you have to be the Arbitar.. yuck..
4.) The Nintendo Wii, will be so big that Microsoft and Sony will Explode and die so they will go back in time and form a company to destroy horrible console names like Wii from ever being made.
5.) These statements are completely out of bordeom and waiting for the affect of my allergy medicine to work.

Either way I guess Microsoft just wants to be credit whores as they usually are and tell everyone that Halo 3 is COMING...in a year...But besides the point they just want everyone to know that they has us fooled and were noobs but its ok because there going to let us play their game.... Or steal the french copies months earlier...Snicker...

  • 05.10.2006 8:21 AM PDT
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Posted by: a bad mo fo
I don't get it. Why don't you wait to announce a month or so before the release?


well i think it was smart move from bungie, because in that way thwy can get some feedback from us and it will only lead to make the game better

  • 05.10.2006 8:22 AM PDT
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Posted by: xIrish Tragedyx
A Couple Things

1.)I want it, I want it, I want it.
2.) It wont destroy the PS3, come on now. The 360 came out and its Hype was gone within a month... For the few that had it haha...Sorry to you guys who are still waiting for yours.And everyone knows once you beat a Halo story in every mode, and play the multiplayer online for at least 40 hours, the game gets old and you go out and get drunk every night.
3.) When Halo 3 comes out Sure its Going to be AMAZING.. Unless you have to be the Arbitar.. yuck..
4.) The Nintendo Wii, will be so big that Microsoft and Sony will Explode and die so they will go back in time and form a company to destroy horrible console names like Wii from ever being made.
5.) These statements are completely out of bordeom and waiting for the affect of my allergy medicine to work.

Either way I guess Microsoft just wants to be credit whores as they usually are and tell everyone that Halo 3 is COMING...in a year...But besides the point they just want everyone to know that they has us fooled and were noobs but its ok because there going to let us play their game.... Or steal the french copies months earlier...Snicker...



well i guess world needs STUPID people to

  • 05.10.2006 8:24 AM PDT
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Posted by: xIrish Tragedyx
A Couple Things

1.)I want it, I want it, I want it.
2.) It wont destroy the PS3, come on now. The 360 came out and its Hype was gone within a month... For the few that had it haha...Sorry to you guys who are still waiting for yours.And everyone knows once you beat a Halo story in every mode, and play the multiplayer online for at least 40 hours, the game gets old and you go out and get drunk every night.
3.) When Halo 3 comes out Sure its Going to be AMAZING.. Unless you have to be the Arbitar.. yuck..
4.) The Nintendo Wii, will be so big that Microsoft and Sony will Explode and die so they will go back in time and form a company to destroy horrible console names like Wii from ever being made.
5.) These statements are completely out of bordeom and waiting for the affect of my allergy medicine to work.

Either way I guess Microsoft just wants to be credit whores as they usually are and tell everyone that Halo 3 is COMING...in a year...But besides the point they just want everyone to know that they has us fooled and were noobs but its ok because there going to let us play their game.... Or steal the french copies months earlier...Snicker...



well i guess world needs STUPID people to


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  • 05.10.2006 8:31 AM PDT

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HALO 3 IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!

Remember "Bungie's best kept secret" everyone probably by now had guessed that HALO 3 was going to be made, i suppose they wanted to tell us, and now the offical announcement every is hyped, well i am anyway.

  • 05.10.2006 8:39 AM PDT
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LOL! It's all a part of marketing! You wanna give the masses time to let the info seek in! Bungie wants people to get hyped over this! I'm very much satisfied for this long overdue snippet of Halo goodness! And I hope they take their time( not too much though) and make very little detail as awesome as it can be! No rushing the artists plz!

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Posted by: a bad mo fo
Sure. Are you trying to convice me that the release of the greatest game of all time won't be done in relation to Christmas? It has ALWAYS been that way. The flagship games are always released in the 4th quarter to help with the Christmas rush. I may be dumb but I'm not stupid. If they were going to release it in early 2007, they would have said that. Look for Oct or Nov 2007 release.


It's not un heard of for big games to be released during the 1st quater of a year. Look at RE2. It was released early in January and sold like hot cakes. See Halo is big enough that it does'nt matter when it is released. They could announce it for Feb 3rd 2007 and people would run out to buy 360's in December and January in prepertaion for it. My guess is early 2007.

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  • 05.10.2006 12:02 PM PDT
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sheer economics brother. but im stoked they DID announce it a year and a half prior to release. it gives me something awesome to look forward to!

  • 05.10.2006 12:04 PM PDT
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Like I said... If you think they aren't already DONE making the game then you are crazy. They've been working on it since the release of Halo 2. They could put it out right now. They are trying to release it with the PS3 to help complete. That is the only thing I can think of.

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im glad i know

  • 05.10.2006 12:10 PM PDT

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