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Yes, true, Halo1PC, Half Life 2 and such all run fine on WinXP and Win98SE... BUT, support for WiIN98SE is done for... last I saw of ATI Drivers for Win98SE is x800. So yeah, it's not soo much it can still be made to run on older os'es, but it's about gearing everything towards "next-gen"... that's why. No one wants to support the past when everyone's going towards the present and near future. Hence why it gets harder to find new, factory sealed computer parts for older chipsets and such.

  • 01.08.2007 8:59 PM PDT
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Windows Vista offers a brand new kernel and a new way of program execution, what this does is offering a safer and more reliable system. DirectX 10 is one of the new API's that makes use of the new Vista "way".

Halo 2 Vista makes use of Live so we don't have such a blam! online experience, fortunally Live is part of DirectX 10. If you want a great online Halo 2 PC experience you must do this on Vista and not XP(btw if you have a decent system then Vista will be able to squeeze more power out of your hardware then XP).

  • 01.09.2007 7:11 AM PDT
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But it isn't being done on XP, so stop bi*ching about it already.

  • 01.09.2007 9:06 AM PDT
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Do you really think there are enough "hardcore" Halo fans out there to make BungieSoft think they'll make any extra money by making Halo 2 Vista Exclusive? I think you're deluding yourself there a little bit.

  • 01.09.2007 10:02 AM PDT

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Posted by: Chemotherapy
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Do you really think there are enough "hardcore" Halo fans out there to make BungieSoft think they'll make any extra money by making Halo 2 Vista Exclusive? I think you're deluding yourself there a little bit.


Face it, "BungieSoft" will make money from Halo 2 being Vista exclusive. It may not be much, but they will and that is why H2 is Vista exclusive.


How are you going to make more money in a market where, even after a year, Vista won't have a quarter of the number of machine as XP will? If money was a deciding factor in the decision it would be coming out on XP where you already have a huge installed base.

  • 01.09.2007 10:35 AM PDT

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Yes, its called reading history.

  • 01.09.2007 12:04 PM PDT
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Actually, use you can.

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Its pretty damn good proof, and there are many other factors that also point to this being true. History repeats itself, its how market analysts get their pay.

If they were going for money , they would release for XP. That way everyone buys it now, and no one has to do anything to use it. By the time vista is standard, h2v will be a very very very small game compared to all the other crazy games already lined up for vista. Money isn't a deciding factor here.

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Oh, you don't know how right Igg is. Why else do you think real-world stock brokers compare past quarters of financial sales? Why else do they teach friggin history in school? History is what you learn from.

Applied to OS sales, of course it's a good indication of the XP userbase. Go look back on sales of 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, etc.

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Do you really think there are enough "hardcore" Halo fans out there to make BungieSoft think they'll make any extra money by making Halo 2 Vista Exclusive? I think you're deluding yourself there a little bit.


Face it, "BungieSoft" will make money from Halo 2 being Vista exclusive. It may not be much, but they will and that is why H2 is Vista exclusive.


Again, if you had read my post, you would've noticed that I said that most of those Hardcore-Halo-Fans already have an xbox in anticipation of Halo 3. Sorry, dude, but Obi's right...you sorta are deluding yourself a bit there with the Hardcore Fan argument.

  • 01.09.2007 2:34 PM PDT
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heres my thought. weve waited this long for halo 2 for pc. we are getting it, and we shouldnt complain. xp is on its way out, and if u want halo 2 on a less capable system that will soon be put out to pasture, well, then its fine by me. however, i am gettin vista, and i am going to get halo 2 for it. increased graphical performance from my already pretty good computer, plus new capabilities of DX10, i think we will be able to notice some graphics changes. if anything, the game may be a lot less glitchy, have better loads, and overall be more efficient. and as for the screen shots that are pixelated, i seriously seriouisly SERIOUSLy doubt that halo 2 vista will look anything like that. my guess is either it was early, they didnt bother to put anti-aliasing on, or its the picture itself.

  • 01.09.2007 2:35 PM PDT

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I'm there but, man this is really starting to sound like communism.
Long live the MAW.

Chemo, sit down and chew on the facts... no dessert for you either.

  • 01.09.2007 3:03 PM PDT

posted by: ART1LL3RY
I'm there but, man this is really starting to sound like communism.
Long live the MAW.

ok that's pushing it, i'll give you a cupcake....

  • 01.09.2007 3:05 PM PDT

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*sniffs at the air*
You smell troll?
*sniffs deeper*
I think I smell a troll.

  • 01.09.2007 3:21 PM PDT

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What? Play a game? FOR FUN???
This concept of fun confuses and infuriates me!

Posted by: Iggwilv
*sniffs at the air*
You smell troll?
*sniffs deeper*
I think I smell a troll.

Ugg..Igg's nose is right on the mark.

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Chemo, seriously, just because your on the losing end of the arguement doesn't mean you can act like a tard.

Remember: Those who fail history are doomed to repeat it.

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Posted by: Chemotherapy
Igg here is acting like past Windows sales are irrefutable proof that Vista will have 1/4th the userbase of XP by next year.


No he isn't. He didn't say there is a 100% chance that Vista will only be on 1/4 of the machines that XP is on. When he said "Vista will be on 1/4 of the machines that XP are on" it was prety obvious that he was saying that that is very likely, not that it undeniably true.

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