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Likely asked a thousand times, but is Halo Mac available anywhere for a normal asking price? It seems ridiculous no one would put it up on the App Store or Steam. The demand is there. Does anyone know of anywhere to get it?




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  • 08.12.2012 2:59 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: Papa John
The demand is there.

LOOOOOOOL

To answer your question, no, Halo for Mac isn't available anywhere for a reasonable price. This probably has to do with the fact that nobody in their right mind would buy a Mac for gaming.

  • 08.12.2012 3:28 PM PDT

Nope.

Halo Mac is out of print and thus is extremely rare which is why the price is so ridiculously high. I have a Macbook (for Uni and Music/photo/Video editing) but if I were you, use bootcamp for Windows and run Halo PC. It's a cheaper option if you already have a copy and Windows installed. Otherwise, stick with Halo PC on your PC like I do.

Just my 2 cents.

  • 08.12.2012 3:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Papa John
The demand is there.

LOOOOOOOL

To answer your question, no, Halo for Mac isn't available anywhere for a reasonable price. This probably has to do with the fact that nobody in their right mind would buy a Mac for gaming.


Thanks man. I own a desktop for PC gaming. I've logged hundreds of hours on my copy of Halo PC on it.

Thought it might be nice to get a copy for my MacBook to play on the go or when not around a desktop. I realize Macs are not "made for gaming," but companies like Valve and EA are quickly realizing the value in the marketplace. Mac has grown to a nearly 10% share of the PC market and it would be silly to continue to ignore that population. Tons of old games are now available for Mac through Steam, the App Store, and other digital distribution sites.

I'm glad that you take pride in your PC ownership (it's something, anyway), but really don't need your ridicule when asking a simple question. In short, you bought a machine for gaming. Good for you. I didn't, but am looking to do a little with a beloved game. I've noticed that every thread that mentions Apple products is flocked to by people who have nothing better to do than bash a brand. Sad.


Papa John

  • 08.12.2012 6:55 PM PDT


Posted by: Papa John

Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Papa John
The demand is there.

LOOOOOOOL

To answer your question, no, Halo for Mac isn't available anywhere for a reasonable price. This probably has to do with the fact that nobody in their right mind would buy a Mac for gaming.


Thanks man. I own a desktop for PC gaming. I've logged hundreds of hours on my copy of Halo PC on it.

Thought it might be nice to get a copy for my MacBook to play on the go or when not around a desktop. I realize Macs are not "made for gaming," but companies like Valve and EA are quickly realizing the value in the marketplace. Mac has grown to a nearly 10% share of the PC market and it would be silly to continue to ignore that population. Tons of old games are now available for Mac through Steam, the App Store, and other digital distribution sites.

I'm glad that you take pride in your PC ownership (it's something, anyway), but really don't need your ridicule when asking a simple question. In short, you bought a machine for gaming. Good for you. I didn't, but am looking to do a little with a beloved game. I've noticed that every thread that mentions Apple products is flocked to by people who have nothing better to do than bash a brand. Sad.


Papa John


he's a reasonable man, get off his case.

  • 08.12.2012 7:56 PM PDT

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Posted by: Papa John

Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Papa John
The demand is there.

LOOOOOOOL

To answer your question, no, Halo for Mac isn't available anywhere for a reasonable price. This probably has to do with the fact that nobody in their right mind would buy a Mac for gaming.


Thanks man. I own a desktop for PC gaming. I've logged hundreds of hours on my copy of Halo PC on it.

Thought it might be nice to get a copy for my MacBook to play on the go or when not around a desktop. I realize Macs are not "made for gaming," but companies like Valve and EA are quickly realizing the value in the marketplace. Mac has grown to a nearly 10% share of the PC market and it would be silly to continue to ignore that population. Tons of old games are now available for Mac through Steam, the App Store, and other digital distribution sites.

I'm glad that you take pride in your PC ownership (it's something, anyway), but really don't need your ridicule when asking a simple question. In short, you bought a machine for gaming. Good for you. I didn't, but am looking to do a little with a beloved game. I've noticed that every thread that mentions Apple products is flocked to by people who have nothing better to do than bash a brand. Sad.


Papa John


he's a reasonable man, get off his case.

Pretty much this.

Hell, why would you buy a Mac at all?

  • 08.12.2012 10:42 PM PDT


Posted by: Beowul7
Posted by: Tempus Irae

Posted by: Papa John

Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Papa John
The demand is there.

LOOOOOOOL

To answer your question, no, Halo for Mac isn't available anywhere for a reasonable price. This probably has to do with the fact that nobody in their right mind would buy a Mac for gaming.


Thanks man. I own a desktop for PC gaming. I've logged hundreds of hours on my copy of Halo PC on it.

Thought it might be nice to get a copy for my MacBook to play on the go or when not around a desktop. I realize Macs are not "made for gaming," but companies like Valve and EA are quickly realizing the value in the marketplace. Mac has grown to a nearly 10% share of the PC market and it would be silly to continue to ignore that population. Tons of old games are now available for Mac through Steam, the App Store, and other digital distribution sites.

I'm glad that you take pride in your PC ownership (it's something, anyway), but really don't need your ridicule when asking a simple question. In short, you bought a machine for gaming. Good for you. I didn't, but am looking to do a little with a beloved game. I've noticed that every thread that mentions Apple products is flocked to by people who have nothing better to do than bash a brand. Sad.


Papa John


he's a reasonable man, get off his case.

Pretty much this.

Hell, why would you buy a Mac at all?


I actually saw a guy trying to play Halo on a Mac one time. He couldn't get past 20 fps on medium graphics at half of his screen resolution.

I asked him how much it costs and it was up in the thousands.

  • 08.13.2012 9:34 AM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: Beowul7
Hell, why would you buy a Mac at all?

Five years ago? For music production, video editing, etc.

Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".

  • 08.14.2012 12:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: DusK
Posted by: Beowul7
Hell, why would you buy a Mac at all?

Five years ago? For music production, video editing, etc.

Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".


Nah, the Mac didn't have anything special that most video editors needed. Final Cut Pro gets mentioned a lot but really, there's better software available for Windows.

[Edited on 08.14.2012 3:01 AM PDT]

  • 08.14.2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: DusK
Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".
I like how it's considered "sticking it to the man" when Apple has become just as much "the man" as Microsoft is.

If you want to be hipster go with Linux. ;)

[Edited on 08.14.2012 11:42 AM PDT]

  • 08.14.2012 11:42 AM PDT


Posted by: Dr Syx

Posted by: DusK
Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".
I like how it's considered "sticking it to the man" when Apple has become just as much "the man" as Microsoft is.

If you want to be hipster go with Linux. ;)

My old man loves Linux...well, Ubuntu anyway (Which is linux right? xD)

  • 08.14.2012 12:05 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wilis_kid
My old man loves Linux...well, Ubuntu anyway (Which is linux right? xD)
It most certainly is!

  • 08.14.2012 3:39 PM PDT

Yes, I AM just that awesome.

Posted by: Dr Syx

Posted by: DusK
Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".
I like how it's considered "sticking it to the man" when Apple has become just as much "the man" as Microsoft is.

If you want to be hipster go with Linux. ;)

This.

Also real hipsters use Unity.

  • 08.14.2012 5:03 PM PDT


Posted by: BouncedMr happy
Posted by: Dr Syx

Posted by: DusK
Now? To be a hipster and "stick it to the man".
I like how it's considered "sticking it to the man" when Apple has become just as much "the man" as Microsoft is.

If you want to be hipster go with Linux. ;)

This.

Also real hipsters use Unity.


Nah, ReactOS.

  • 08.14.2012 10:19 PM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
Xfire: JacobGRocks.
50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

Step 1: Sell your mac
Step 2: Buy a PC
Step 3: Party party YEAH! FUN FUN FUN FUN!

  • 08.15.2012 6:04 AM PDT

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Posted by: Tempus Irae
Nah, ReactOS.
You got me there.

  • 08.15.2012 7:39 PM PDT
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Not sure if this is possible for you, but if you have a mall with an apple store you can find one for $20 I believe.

  • 08.18.2012 2:06 AM PDT

Posted by: DHTH777
Not sure if this is possible for you, but if you have a mall with an apple store you can find one for $20 I believe.

Like an above poster said, Halo for Mac has been out of print for years now. As it was built for PowerPC systems, it probably hasn't been sold brand new since at least 2007. I'm not even sure if Apple Stores sell games; if they do, it's very, very few.

[Edited on 08.18.2012 10:09 PM PDT]

  • 08.18.2012 10:04 PM PDT

A casual gamer.

I actually saw a guy trying to play Halo on a Mac one time. He couldn't get past 20 fps on medium graphics at half of his screen resolution.

Admittedly, some Macs have this problem, their processing speed to too slow to cope with a 10 year old game. Just to equalise the argument and both sides of opinion on mac gaming, I am running the Halo CE demo on my mac fine, with high detail models enabled, shaders on, and in full resolution. Macs were never really designed to play games well, they can however sometimes run games okay. Bear in mind that my MBP is the 13" and from 2010.

  • 09.01.2012 1:35 AM PDT