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Subject: What if Halo CE had not been a success?

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Would Bungie have gone and made Halo 2 or even Halo 3? It seems a silly question, as a lot of bad games get sequels anyway, but if Halo 1 wasn't very good, the anticipation would not have been there for Halos 2 and 3 (unless 2 redeemed the franchise). And what would have been the Xbox's killer app (not necessarily at launch), if Halo was not?

  • 10.26.2006 3:17 AM PDT

Well, if they hadn't, hell would have froze over, the world would have stopped spinning and we'd be thrown into space. Or Sony would have bought Microsoft.

  • 10.26.2006 10:01 AM PDT
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i think there still would have been a halo 2

  • 10.26.2006 10:49 AM PDT

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Shinigomi, there probably wouldn't have been a Halo 2, seeing as to make a sequel, the original would have to sell pretty well. (when Microsoft looks at it)

But Microsoft wouldn't have bought Bungie, if their game wasn't looking sweet..

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  • 10.26.2006 10:58 AM PDT
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If Halo 1 had not been a success, then they either would've not made Halo 2 (even though 343 Guilty Spark is at the end of the credits in Halo 1), or they would've made Halo 2 finish the series and move on to their next project.

  • 10.26.2006 2:39 PM PDT

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  • 10.26.2006 4:03 PM PDT
Subject: If Halo: CE wasn't a success, a lot of bad things would have ha...

If Halo: CE wasn't a success, a lot of bad things would have happened; particularly to Microsoft most likely..

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  • 10.26.2006 4:04 PM PDT
Subject: What if Halo CE had not been a success?
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"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me."

Also, i wanted to point out that if it had not been a success, then Xbox in general would not have been a success. Which would mean that Microsoft would still be searching for a "system seller."

  • 10.27.2006 10:42 AM PDT

Then die hard fans wouldn't have been invaded by hard-core gamers.

  • 10.27.2006 8:48 PM PDT
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Xbox may well have flopped on the spot, Wasn't the next best selling title a racing game?
Oh, and if it did OK (not total bomb) and the Xbox DIdn't flop, we may have seen a sequel, a little dif. from the one we know today, but still a Halo 2

  • 10.27.2006 10:31 PM PDT
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if it had not been a success, the "future people" would not be able to effectively fight the covenant without reviewing the game and studying our tactics

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  • 10.28.2006 10:14 AM PDT

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The Xbox would have been nothing more than a clunky, freeze-prone PS2.

  • 10.28.2006 11:12 AM PDT

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The Xbox would have been nothing more than a clunky, freeze-prone PS2.
With better graphics ;)

  • 10.28.2006 12:04 PM PDT