- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Master Kim
I bet it could. I bet it could. But here's the thing: it doesn't freaking matter whether or not Halo 2 would work fine on an out-dated OS. Nobody is trying to make you buy Vista in order to play Halo 2, it just happened to be Vista-exclusive. Plus, isn't Vista itself a reason to buy the OS?
No major offense, and I know I blanked out earlier on my aimbot post, but you're blanking out too.
Why else would the -blam!- make it Vista-exclusive? Microsoft got sued by the government a while back by making all it's software only work for their OS. They gained a monopoly on the market, the US got mad. So they're flirting with the line. Do you know how many copies of Halo 2 sold the day it came out? It's popular.
Oh by the way, in case you didn't know, Vista is a HUGE jump from previous OSes. It's 64 bit, and there are all new liscence restrictions. Microsoft is attempting to get as many people as possible to buy Vista.
Let's take what we have now:
-Vista is a cool operating system.
-Vista can get expensive, and has some potential marketing flaws.
-Microsoft has to sell Vista or have their profits backfire and loose money.
-Microsoft doesn't like to loose money.
-Microsoft makes Halo 2 Vista-exclusive to ENCOURAGE, NOT FULLY SUPPORT, sales of Vista.
Also, take a look at Xbox 360. They sold it at a price that made them loose money. Why? Because they KNOW people will buy it. How? Gears of War and Halo 3. No one, business wise, is going to update for something that they totally don't need. Many people think to same way, except the hard core gamers. Generally, people aren't fans of going out and dropping $100-$300 dollars for a new OS that's buggy. It's even one of Bungie's mottos: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." They need it to sell, so they make things Vista-exclusive.
I don't have an xbox, I'm going to go get Halo 2 Vista and buy the $100 update. Why? Because I like Halo 2. I also need it because I'm a game programmer, and I have to build for new technology.
If you still disagree with me, you fail.
Think some before you post next time, and I will too.
[Edited on 1/3/2007]