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Bungie I would love to hear a technical reason why the new maps will only be on the Xbox 360.

  • 11.16.2006 1:44 AM PDT

Impressive announcements. I am happy :)

BUT BOY, WOULD I BE MAD IF I ONLY HAD AN ORIGINAL XBOX AND I COULDN'T GET THE NEW MAPS FOR MY ORIGINAL XBOX GAME HAHA!


Posted by: d0ppelganger 2
Bungie I would love to hear a technical reason why the new maps will only be on the Xbox 360.


There is obviously no technical reason at all, you can see Bungie passing the heat to Microsoft because they are the ones who made that call. And its true, you can't blame Bungie for that.... although they could have gone into strike mode until M$ accepted to give the map to original xbox users... oh well, they didn't. I got a 360 :)

  • 11.16.2006 1:51 AM PDT
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w00t new maps good idea, playable only on the 360 (ok who took a page from the Sony playbook) really bad idea. Bungie think about it , remember how pi$$ed we were when you got us with the halo 2 ending , how many games got returned? who every thought up this idea should be beaten with a Duke controller.
the one question I have, is will the new maps be in match making, cause if they are, you just lost over half of your players.

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  • 11.16.2006 2:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: TNA FEVER
Look, I am an MLG player and an old school Halo 1 player. What Kitten is saying is the truth. For people to say down with MLG when MLG has a TV show on the USA network is just wrong!


Don't care, about you or MLG or the crappy tv show.

People are just as allowed to hate your crap as you are allowed to love it.


An opinion is an opinion, and yours means as much to me as mine probably does to you.

Posted by: d0ppelganger 2
Bungie I would love to hear a technical reason why the new maps will only be on the Xbox 360.


Here's one, "THEY CREATED IT AND CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT".

They don't owe you anything, they don't have to operate to your standards.

Get your head out of the sand.

As for 360, buy one cheapskates. I've had mine for 8 months, and I worked my ass off to get it. Stop being lazy, get a job, and buy what you want instead of whining till someone gets it for you.

As for the CGI, who cares, it's more halo shizzle to oogle.

I swear, half you kiddys complain waaaaaay too much.

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  • 11.16.2006 3:02 AM PDT
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wtf on making the new maps only for the 360!! i know literally hundrerds of people still using the origanal xbox. come can't something be done about the new maps? oh by the way awsome news release other wise. just can;t believe the new maps are only going to be for the 360. Fortunately halo 3 will be out soon and so yay!!

  • 11.16.2006 4:09 AM PDT
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i know u didn;t just say quite being lazy and get a job. I have two jobs and go to college and certainly don't have enough money to buy a 360. so think about what u say when u say it. theres alot more situations in life than the one your living in!!!!!!

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  • 11.16.2006 4:13 AM PDT
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  • 11.16.2006 4:39 AM PDT
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Posted by: osedax
w00t new maps good idea, playable only on the 360 (ok who took a page from the Sony playbook) really bad idea. Bungie think about it , remember how pi$$ed we were when you got us with the halo 2 ending , how many games got returned? who every thought up this idea should be beaten with a Duke controller.
the one question I have, is will the new maps be in match making, cause if they are, you just lost over half of your players.


If people were pathetic enough to return an awesome game just because of a cliffhanger at the end (and an awesome one, as well), then they don't deserve to play Halo 2.

  • 11.16.2006 4:58 AM PDT
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Omg, so many things coming to Halo next year: Halo Film, Halo Wars, Halo 2 Vista, Halo 2 maps, Halo 3 pulic beta (i really hope it isnt invite only) and finally the best news of all, Halo 3 itself. Happy Halo day!

  • 11.16.2006 5:27 AM PDT
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Bungie makes me feel all warm inside :D

  • 11.16.2006 5:37 AM PDT
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Become the hunter.

I am looking forward to 2007.

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  • 11.16.2006 5:41 AM PDT
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ohhh myyyyy.. amazing screenshot and cant wait till halo 3 beta and new halo 2 maps :O can't wait.

  • 11.16.2006 6:27 AM PDT
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Well I am happy about the Beta coming out. Hopefully it is out before I go to Korea for a year. The only good thing is I will be able to get broad band internet to continue playing Halo2. The new maps coming out will be for sale on XboxLive Marketplace. Depending on How many people buy them and download them will determin if the maps a made availible for the old XBOX. One more note everyone sayin that the maps should be on the old system too. Just remember Market Place is on the 360 not the old system. So it is eaiser to just offer them there. If not enough people have them then they will more then likely have them on the old system. Remember the maps cost before they were free. I know I bought all of them when they came out only to see they were made free months later.
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  • 11.16.2006 6:41 AM PDT

Lord, I was born an 'Amblin' Man.

I like the power button on the rifle

Happy belated Halo Day everyone!

  • 11.16.2006 7:29 AM PDT
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im freaking out........new content for H2, the screenshot, and the commercial >_> im wiggin out!!!!!!!!!

  • 11.16.2006 7:33 AM PDT
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I've seen the PS3 and it looks like it came out of an elephant's as**. They think that its the best console but even the dumbest person alive today know that its not true. The one thing that they'll never have is the Halo series and that's too bad. tisk tisk tisk. I am also really good at Halo and Halo 2. I am the biggest XBOX and Halo fan! My real name for my profile on Halo 2 is Halo King but it was already taken from someone who thinks there better than me. Hahahahaha. That's funny to who ever has that name.


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  • 11.16.2006 7:52 AM PDT

Killing Calmness til I Die

BUY A 360. Stop b!tching....

  • 11.16.2006 8:00 AM PDT
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it's great that they are coming out with new halo 2 maps but it's not fair that its only for the 360. not everyone can afford a $400 game system.

  • 11.16.2006 8:00 AM PDT
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I'm not from bungie but I can surely tell your ignorant self why the new maps will only be out on 360. BECAUSE this is not an old school era. The gaming experience is coming to life more and more and those maps probably require a system such as the 360 to handle its features because xbox is too cheap to play the map. It could but the graphics would sukk. And if you don't got a 360, den't get your *** of the couch and work for it. Also part of the reason is because Bungie wants to give you the full expierence from the maps and not just cheap graphics like the xbox could provide.

  • 11.16.2006 8:03 AM PDT
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Holy crap! That picture is amazing! When you zoom in on it, it gets even more high res! Usually its vice versa for other pictures. We are in good hands my friends...

  • 11.16.2006 8:15 AM PDT
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Is that a shotgun I see attached under the new AR?

  • 11.16.2006 8:17 AM PDT
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Definetly a good bit of news in this one but I have to say it... I really don't like this idea of the new maps only being available on the x-360. In no way am I blaiming Bungie for this as I understand where you guys are coming from but this is just bad business from Microsoft. There are already plenty of reasons to make one want to get an xbox 360 with halo 3, halo wars, the public beta, and gears of war that should be enough... it is for me. I already planned on getting my 360 come tax time. The problem is I know a couple of people, good friends of mine, that simply are not gonna be able to upgrade and this cheapens my experience with the new maps. Not only will I not be able to play against some friends, but I will also not be able to play against all the other people on live that can't upgrade. It's a simple fact that less people = less fun. I also know I'm not alone in that I prefer playing Halo 2 with the original xbox and controllers. I'm sure this has been brought up before in this thread, but does anyone know an email address for Microsoft Game Studios that handles complaints? I'm sure that if enough of Halo Nation complained they would have to do something. Lastly if you're going to respond to me saying "dude just pony up and buy a 360" don't bother. I've already stated I will be getting one... I'm just smart enough to know this will hurt the player base and provide less people for us to play against. Thank you for the new maps Bungie (it truly is awesome) but Microsoft if people can't afford a 360 they sure won't be getting a PS3 so what do you actually gain from this?

  • 11.16.2006 8:26 AM PDT

If there's one thing I have learned in working with you, it's that there is always margin for error.
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Is that a shotgun I see attached under the new AR?


WOW, how can some people be so stupid. ITS THE FRICKIN FLASHLIGHT, and that little green button turns it on. AMAZING, have you all like not played Halo CE or something? The AR practically looks the same. Although here is something interesting. The green button is on the wrong side in the pic. If you go and look at a gun laying on the ground in halo 1 so that the muzzle is pointed to the left, you see the little green button, however, if you pointed the muzzle of the AR in the new hi res pic, (nice job by the way, great pic, NOW the lighting needs a major overhaul, oh and don't just slap one texture on to him. it looks to me like the gloves are the same material as the armor plating.) Anyway, back to my original point- in the new high res pic the green button would be on the other side if the muzzle was pointed toward the left.

well, i know no one will read this since it seems like it is just me babbling on and never stopping to take a breath.

  • 11.16.2006 8:28 AM PDT
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Posted by: The Greatest
I'm not from bungie but I can surely tell your ignorant self why the new maps will only be out on 360. BECAUSE this is not an old school era. The gaming experience is coming to life more and more and those maps probably require a system such as the 360 to handle its features because xbox is too cheap to play the map. It could but the graphics would sukk. And if you don't got a 360, den't get your *** of the couch and work for it. Also part of the reason is because Bungie wants to give you the full expierence from the maps and not just cheap graphics like the xbox could provide.





don't be such an a$$. i am working and i'm gonna get a 360 sooner or later. i'm just saying it would be nice if the maps came out for the xbox. Before you start talking all this s**t online (what a loser) learn how to use spell check dumba$$.

  • 11.16.2006 8:44 AM PDT
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Bleh. That's rediculous that some of the less fortunate Xbox Owners are going to be left out of the loop.

  • 11.16.2006 9:27 AM PDT