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  • 05.16.2006 10:17 AM PDT

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They will probably make it for Vista, the question is when. They may stick to they're policy of letting the X-box get first crack and putting it on PC 1-2 years after or I'm hoping they try to market "Live Anywhere" by releasing Halo3 on both platforms at the same time.

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I'm sure that Microsoft will release H3 for vista, same as they are doing for H2. Though my friend has the Beta version vista, he says it sucks, but then again that's just a beta version of it, and betas aren't ment to be the final copy, plus they will have...what 3 or 6 more months to work on vista? I would like to have H2 and H3 just compatiable with XP, but I'm sure so that they couldn't do that, I mean cmon they would make all that money by getting all the Halo lovers, to buy vista in order to play Halo 2...damn monopolies.... But never the less, once my school here, sells off their laptops in order to purchase newer ones...which I hear will have Vista >.< I will test Vista and H2 on it, and maybe savor my home computer with XP.... Who know's though...maybe Vista won't suck.... Guess we will have to wait.... :(

  • 05.16.2006 11:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: Iggwilv
They will probably make it for Vista, the question is when. They may stick to they're policy of letting the X-box get first crack and putting it on PC 1-2 years after or I'm hoping they try to market "Live Anywhere" by releasing Halo3 on both platforms at the same time.


I'm certain that they won't release H3 for both platforms at the same time.

Here's my thoughts:
Since H3 will come out sometime in 2007 and is expected to have a shelf life of at least 3 years, it may not be until 2010 that we see H3 for PC, at which point, MS may have a new OS out (when considering that it's usually 3-5 years between OS releases). So, maybe H3PC won't be compatible with Vista at all!

With regards to Rize N9ne: Pretty much everyone here is sick of hearing about how angry the "little people" are pretending to be about H2PC is for Vista only.

XP is OLD! No "if's," "ands," or, "buts." It is old. It's high time we had a new OS. Remember (if you're old enough) what it was like going from Win98 to XP? We'll have a similar reaction when moving from XP to Vista.

Regarding your statement that this is a ploy by MS to make more people buy Vista:
Oh yeah, when they started coding Vista six years ago, that's exactly what they were thinking:

Project lead: Hey guys, this new OS we're building? Let's make sure that when we release Halo2 almost a decade from now, that it can only play on Vista.

Everyone else: What is Halo?


Vista was started long before Halo really existed. Trust me, H2PC is not "Vista only" solely so MS can ship a few extra units. XP would not be able to handle H2 in all it's glory. We need this new OS, Halo2PC needs this new OS. I don't really see what the problem is...

  • 05.16.2006 11:23 AM PDT
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I agree, McKeegan, XP is gettin' old now.

And I doubt Vista will suck. It should be able to make your computer run as if it didn't have an OS (i.e. the Xbox).

  • 05.16.2006 11:32 AM PDT
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So how much do you think vista will cost?

  • 05.16.2006 1:18 PM PDT
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No matter when they release it, it's going to run on a PC. Which are the best gaming platforms around. I bet you the high-resolution imagery with tomorrow's GPUs and future processors will absolutely make the Xbox 360 version pale in comparison. I wouldn't be surprised if Halo 2 PC looked just as good as the Halo 3 on the 360.

And people are going to play it with the mouse and keyboard, so for those who are PC purists who solely believe games can only be played on a keyboard won't be afraid to play the Halo series. Although, I don't mind playing with a controller on a console, the winner is clearly the PC with its mouse and keyboard configuration, not to mention a more mature gaming community, better graphics, fast technology development, and downloadable content. PCs rule!

  • 05.16.2006 1:19 PM PDT
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With what I stated before, I wasn't meant to com of as I have Vista, just from what I hear...Vista sucks. Really I am the last person to judge a book by it's cover, I had planned to get Vista and still do. And also what I had said about if they made H2 for only Vista they would be able to sell some more copies of Vista, it is a good "tactic" to sell more copies of H2. I wasn't saying they were releaseing H2 just for Vista, I said probably to boost their sale of Vista becasue of the # of Halo players. I wasn't saying anything was definate, I was offering my opinion on how I would feel they would see that oportunity for more product sales... well possibly....

  • 05.16.2006 1:27 PM PDT
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Yeh, Halo 3 will definately come to PC, i just still want my H2PC Vista at my doorstep though, shame its gunna be next february...

  • 05.16.2006 2:37 PM PDT
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Yes, that's what I meant. Vista will make your PC run like a console OS, much better than PC OS's and faster too.

  • 05.16.2006 3:15 PM PDT
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whoever said vista beta sucked must have tried an ooold beta. cause the new ones are sooo pretty ^_^

anyway the vista os runs incredibly stable and fast. dont see what the problem is.

im grateful that theyre making halo 2 vista only. directx10, anyone? ;)

as for halo 3... making that one of the live anywhere things where you can play it cross platform would be TEH PWN. that would be the greatest game ever made, imo. (well... assuming everything else isnt worse than h2...)

  • 05.16.2006 4:53 PM PDT
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here is proof of their evil motives http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 3:19 PM PDT