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tbh, that was the worst update ive read for a while. there was no podcast (i know frankie etc were in barcelona but that does not change the fact that there was no podcast) i was also expecting some more halo 3 information considering NOTHING was shown at X06, i thought some other gun would have been named. we really dont care if you have been playtesting a map and talking about the spawns of weapons and players... we need hard information. ive came on this site so i can read what i thought would be a good update. i have basically wasted my time becuase i thought tonight would be a good night for some "juicy" halo 3 information. i have read every bungie update for quite a while now, and for what? basically nothing.

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  • 09.29.2006 4:13 PM PDT

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  • 09.29.2006 4:14 PM PDT
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Wow!

Thanks for letting me know about the awesome HD DVD Player that I can purchase for only $199 with a free copy of (surely not) Peter Jackson's King Kong!!!

Hearing that Frankie was 'super-excited about the Microsoft HD DVD drive' really made up my mind too. I mean, he's just informing me objectively, as a fellow disinterested consumer, in this lovely 'community' we have going here. *Single tear rolls down cheek*

You guys are the best. These updates are awesome. Oh... the cake.... my sides are still splitting. Wasn't that so cute? Halo fans.... gotta love em.

P.S. Do you think next time you could ask Frankie to include a price list for each of the games he mentioned?

  • 09.29.2006 4:14 PM PDT

Here, go to this website and get your Halo clips recorded in HD for free.

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Posted by: KPaul
The HD DVD drive is very, very quiet, and since the 360 drive doesn't run while playing HD DVDs, the whole thing is relatively silent (lord knows the 360 can make a noise when everything is running all at once). It has a small, laptop-style external supply, but that is not final. I assume that means the final one will be smaller, if anything. And I don't know if it will even definitely be external. I assume so, but it’s tiny, and the drive connects to your 360 with a simple USB cable. Speaking of which, it also has two USB ports on the back, so that you can re-attach your wireless adapter to the drive and not have to sacrifice the space on the back of the 360.

The thing starts up, from disc insertion to movie playing, in less than 10 seconds. This will be interesting news to owners of existing HD DVD and Blu Ray players, some of which had startup times of up to a minute! Ouch. The fast built-in OS of the 360 seems to be the deciding factor here.

The interface for disc eject and play is very simple and easy to use - a small circle split in two that lets you play or eject a disc from either drive. That of course means you can have a game and a movie in at the same time, and simply pick between the two. That interface may not be final, but right now it’s a boon if you’re playing one game frequently.






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  • 09.29.2006 4:14 PM PDT
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That was a very delicious birthday cake, if I do say so myself :)

ty KP

  • 09.29.2006 4:15 PM PDT

"Teabagging is for homos"

-Frankie

Pretty good ADVERTISING for the 360 and other Microsoft products. Good job!

  • 09.29.2006 4:16 PM PDT
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Great read KP - thanks for the update! It's been a crazy week I guess.

Just don't loosen that iron grip you guys have on the IP. Please! It benefits from the Bungie sensibility...so when you see that missing, or when the tone feels off, don't hesitate to call it out. Even if it's Peter Jackson you need to call it out to. Because in the end, those tonal things really do matter, sometimes more than plot points. Really!

Best of luck.

  • 09.29.2006 4:17 PM PDT
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The REAL Master Chief

Halo 3 please next time

  • 09.29.2006 4:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ditto649
tbh, that was the worst update ive read for a while. there was no podcast (i know frankie etc were in barcelona but that does not change the fact that there was no podcast) i was also expecting some more halo 3 information considering NOTHING was shown at X06, i thought some other gun would have been named. c'mon. is there really any need to be that secretive? sure screenshots i can understand but we really dont care if you have been playtesting a map and talking about spawns of weapons are. we want to know what the weapons are that spawn etc...


A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

  • 09.29.2006 4:20 PM PDT
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LOL!

These 'updates' are fascinating. Perhaps I should start directing all of my friends to the Bungie Weekly Updates for all the information they need on upcoming Microsoft products.

I mean if Bungie like them..... we should all like them......right?

What a joke.

  • 09.29.2006 4:21 PM PDT
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Be sure to tune in next week where we'll continue to shamelessly plug other great Microsoft products.

We love you guys..... keep repeating.... 'we are a community' ... 'we are a community'

  • 09.29.2006 4:23 PM PDT

did u read what i said? i would imagine that that diamond would be pretty damn shiny by now considering bungie has been working on halo 3 for nearly 2 years.

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  • 09.29.2006 4:24 PM PDT

Look for the signs, the keepers of the flame.
They will lead you to war, and perhaps, to victory.

Finish the Fight

Not to sound like I don't like Bungie, because I really do...but...

163 days since Halo 3 was announced, and they had been working on it for about a year and a half before that. [January 2005-May 2006]
I think it's time for some Halo 3 news. Not even media necessarily, but news.
I'm usually fighting against people asking for Halo 3 information in all thee updates, but I think the time is up.
Unfortunately, I know there won't be any Halo 3 info probably until late November...

Sorry if I sounded anti-Bungie, because I'm not. Just a fan suggestion.

[Edited on 9/29/2006]

  • 09.29.2006 4:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: Ditto649
did u read what i said? i would imagine that that diamond would be pretty dman shiny by now considering bungie have been working on halo 3 for near 2 years.


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  • 09.29.2006 4:30 PM PDT
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I soo want the Zune! :(

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  • 09.29.2006 4:31 PM PDT

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When in doubt, whip it out?

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  • 09.29.2006 4:33 PM PDT
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I thought this update was going to be "juicy". O well.

  • 09.29.2006 4:34 PM PDT
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Said by: Frankie
The RTS has been universally well-received


Bollocks.

People shouldn't be writing the WU if they're ignoring the opinion of half the community or so...

  • 09.29.2006 4:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ditto649
did u read what i said? i would imagine that that diamond would be pretty dman shiny by now considering bungie have been working on halo 3 for near 2 years.


I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.



He speaks wisely. We do not know the inner workings of the Bungie machine, we can only wait and wonder until the glorious gift of Halo 3 is delivered. I say take as long as they can, so that the end result will be well worth the wait.

  • 09.29.2006 4:36 PM PDT
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Posted by: Ditto649
tbh, that was the worst update ive read for a while. there was no podcast (i know frankie etc were in barcelona but that does not change the fact that there was no podcast) i was also expecting some more halo 3 information considering NOTHING was shown at X06, i thought some other gun would have been named. c'mon. is there really any need to be that secretive? sure screenshots i can understand but we really dont care if you have been playtesting a map and talking about spawns of weapons are. we want to know what the weapons actually are that are spawning... ive came on this site so i can read what i thought would be a good update. i have basically wasted my time becuase i thought tonight would be a good night for some "juicy" halo 3 information. i feel hard done becuase i have read every update for over half a year now and yet i have basically gathered nothing about halo 3. also the state of the forums lately have been a mess. hardly anybody knows what they are talking about. we need some solid information to clarify things in the forum becuase i feel things are getting out of control.
Holy crap I said the same "juicy" thing as you. They said it was going to be and it wasn't. Let down 5,534 and counting.

  • 09.29.2006 4:36 PM PDT
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Heh, nice. The footage of H2:Vista looks pretty good, but I doubt I'll be buying it (unless I can get it on the cheap).

Semi-nice update. Congrats.

  • 09.29.2006 4:37 PM PDT
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You're not anti-Bungie.... you're just a guy who likes the games expressing his opinion in the forums created (at least ostensibly) for that very purpose.

See, watch this:

Bungie, you are using your Weekly Updates as advertising space for Microsoft products in general. This is not an 'update' on Bungie... it is advertising. Why do you not inform fans as to the progress of your games and/or simply use the time to talk about various aspects of the Bungie working week? This is not some objective and altruistic gift to the 'community'.... it is shallow and not particularly creative PR that makes me belch. You are pathetic.

Witness, the courage to speak the truth.

I would like to add that I am not anti-Bungie. I am anti-shallow-PR-techniques posing as information. As regards all those creative and fantastic, hard-working people making a kick-ass game... I hold no ill-feeling.

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  • 09.29.2006 4:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: TheFlood16
Not to sound like I don't like Bungie, because I really do...but...

163 days since Halo 3 was announced, and they had been working on it for about a year and a half before that. [January 2005-May 2006]
I think it's time for some Halo 3 news. Not even media necessarily, but news.
I'm usually fighting against people asking for Halo 3 information in all thee updates, but I think the time is up.
Unfortunately, I know there won't be any Halo 3 info probably until late November...

Sorry if I sounded anti-Bungie, because I'm not. Just a fan suggestion.

  • 09.29.2006 4:42 PM PDT
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what is that cell phone or whatever at the end in those last 2 pics? its friggin sweet, i want one!

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what is that cell phone or whatever at the end in those last 2 pics? its friggin sweet, i want one!


Hahahahahaha

Awesome.

So you going to buy the HD-DVD Player dude?

  • 09.29.2006 4:55 PM PDT