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Subject: Halo 2: 360 vs. Vista Confirmed
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Link [As of now the blog entry is MIA]

I hope this turns out alright.

- Anyone know if a map editor has definetly been confirmed for Halo 2 Vista? If it has I wonder if we will be able to download user created maps onto our 360s.

[Edited on 1/7/2007]

  • 01.07.2007 8:12 PM PDT
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Download Halo Custom Edition for user created maps!
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http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?pg=3&fid=410
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no.

edit: yeah, an upgrade to the three bungie tools are being released with H2V.

[Edited on 1/7/2007]

  • 01.07.2007 8:14 PM PDT
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Despite coming from Kotaku...I still won't believe it till I see an actual Microsoft press release or B.net news post.

  • 01.07.2007 8:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: me15ter
Despite coming from Kotaku...I still won't believe it till I see an actual Microsoft press release or B.net news post.


I just finished watching the Microsoft Keynote speech from the Consumer Electronics Show and it was pretty clear that this is true.

  • 01.07.2007 8:19 PM PDT
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I hardly believe this.

Bungie already announced that it wouldnt support cross-platform...

[Edited on 1/7/2007]

  • 01.07.2007 8:35 PM PDT

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ugh, now we know they won't fix all the bugs in h2v, if it's going to be 360 compadible. Guess match making is in h2v as well. Wonder how this will work for custom content though. Custom maps on 360=1337

  • 01.07.2007 8:38 PM PDT
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I'm pretty sure Bungie themselves distinctively said this wasn't going to happen... but then again, I've seen stranger things

  • 01.07.2007 8:39 PM PDT
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Ha, guess what? The page is down now.

Not to say I told ya so, but...

  • 01.07.2007 8:51 PM PDT
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Yeah well so much for that, if you want you guys can check out the actual keynote speech where it is mentioned. I'm not crazy and it was definitely said during the speech that this is true however, I have a feeling that the guy on stage may have misspoken.

  • 01.07.2007 9:00 PM PDT

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*hands Kim a crowbar*
Here you will need this to help you get your foot out of the back of your throat, looks llike its in there pretty deep. And what is that on your face? Egg?! *hands Kim a washcloth*

They did mention it in the keynote speech at CES, but i think they were just naming it because it is a hot product.

  • 01.07.2007 9:55 PM PDT

* Pr: ĭnʹtərnĕts: "I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause), Internets...

Cross platform play? Not likely.
Being able to message people on your friends list? More than likely.

Way to take things out of context, gaming related websites.

  • 01.07.2007 10:09 PM PDT
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who says you have to be an ace to have fun?

Posted by: TUI_Obi_Wan
Stupid parents let their stupid children play games that are rated M when they should be playing Big Birds Spelling Adventures

Posted by: Kira Onime
Also the AR is actually good in CQB now and no longer a glorified baseball bat.

It supports Live Anywhere™. NOT cross platform gaming.

I got this straight from the keynote, of which I watched all.

  • 01.07.2007 10:35 PM PDT
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Please, don't scare us like that. It's bad enough that no new features are being added as well as the supreme lack of any mentions of updates with the game. If it will be 360 compatible, which I highly doubt, given that Bungie has fully denied it well enough times, then that will mean not only having the same crappy messed up game, but also that we'll be facing off all of those 8-year-old kids whose balls haven't dropped. I'd like to play with people who actually have something called logic.

As a matter of fact, the ordeal of the compatibility is easily dismissed. H2V has been confirmed with its own map editor and support of custom maps, so if they were to be compatible then that would mean the Xbox version of Halo 2 would be allowed to play these user-made maps (which they won't allow).

  • 01.07.2007 10:58 PM PDT

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Posted by: Agamemnon582bc
Please, don't scare us like that. It's bad enough that no new features are being added as well as the supreme lack of any mentions of updates with the game. If it will be 360 compatible, which I highly doubt, given that Bungie has fully denied it well enough times, then that will mean not only having the same crappy messed up game, but also that we'll be facing off all of those 8-year-old kids whose balls haven't dropped. I'd like to play with people who actually have something called logic.

As a matter of fact, the ordeal of the compatibility is easily dismissed. H2V has been confirmed with its own map editor and support of custom maps, so if they were to be compatible then that would mean the Xbox version of Halo 2 would be allowed to play these user-made maps (which they won't allow).

or you'll be able to flog them to us xbox guys for 50 MS points a pop

  • 01.08.2007 2:13 AM PDT
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Um, no, that's wrong. Whether or not this information is reliable, I'm refusing to believe it until an official, clear announcement is made. Plus, they made it extremely clear that cross-platform gaming won't be available for Halo 2 in the past.

Hell, Kotaku just contradicted themselves by saying it. In an article stating the release of Geometry Wars and Uno on Windows Vista, they said that it wouldn't happen.

Halo 2 may not be playable between the Xbox 360 and Vista, despite what a Microsoft press release lead us all to believe, but at least PC gamers will be getting some hot Uno PC versus 360 action on.

It looks like they also might be bringing Geometry Wars to Vista. About 45 minutes in to Microsoft's CES keynote the game pops up in the Vista gaming montage. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Microsoft recently shot down the Geometry Wars clone for the PC, GridWars, and it's a pretty easy port.

And remember, Live Anywhere does not necessarily mean cross-platform gaming.

Posted by: Agamemnon582bc
Please, don't scare us like that. It's bad enough that no new features are being added as well as the supreme lack of any mentions of updates with the game. If it will be 360 compatible, which I highly doubt, given that Bungie has fully denied it well enough times, then that will mean not only having the same crappy messed up game, but also that we'll be facing off all of those 8-year-old kids whose balls haven't dropped. I'd like to play with people who actually have something called logic.

As a matter of fact, the ordeal of the compatibility is easily dismissed. H2V has been confirmed with its own map editor and support of custom maps, so if they were to be compatible then that would mean the Xbox version of Halo 2 would be allowed to play these user-made maps (which they won't allow).

Indeed.

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  • 01.08.2007 11:33 AM PDT
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I actually hope that Halo 2 doesn't support cross-platform play, I don't want to listen to the screaming kiddies on Xbox Live.

That's what the mute feature is for. But yes, I do agree with you.

  • 01.08.2007 11:49 AM PDT
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There is also more evidence that it will be cross platform: http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=17634. This statement is odd, considering that in the Halo 2 Vista FAQ, this statement is denounced.

  • 01.09.2007 6:26 AM PDT
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Read it again: http://halo.bungie.org/news.html?item=17634

[Edited on 1/9/2007]

  • 01.09.2007 9:28 AM PDT
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That's why I won't believe it until Bungie or Microsoft comfirms it.

  • 01.09.2007 2:08 PM PDT
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Heyyo,

Also from Microsoft.com itself...

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-07CES2 007PR.mspx
With its powerful graphics capabilities, advanced parental controls, and connectivity to the Live games and entertainment network, Windows Vista promises to capture the imagination of 200 million hardcore and casual PC gamers alike. Titles such as “Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures” (Eidos Interactive Ltd./Funcom) and “Crysis” (EA Partners/Crytek) take advantage of DirectX® 10, and offer some of the smoothest, most lifelike visual experiences available on any gaming platform today. Microsoft also showed off “Shadowrun” (Microsoft Game Studios) and “Halo® 2 for Windows Vista” (Microsoft Game Studios), the first of many titles that will enable gamers on Windows Vista to connect with their friends on Xbox 360 through the Live network. And for casual gamers, the company demonstrated a cross-platform game of “UNO!,” with some players joining from their Windows Vista-based PCs and others joining from their Xbox 360 consoles.

This probably confused people... indeed it means to connect with friends, NOT play against them on console. And technically, if Halo2Xbox fully supported xboxlive, it would support patching, thus they could update Halo2Xbox to support H2V cross-platform gaming, but they'd probably have to redesign a lot of the game, which means lots of money into an older project, which means less people and time on Halo3... ain't gonna happen. Thank god for that too. ;)

  • 01.09.2007 10:26 PM PDT
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I saw the vid from xbox.com and moore said it MIGHT be compatible.

  • 01.09.2007 10:39 PM PDT

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