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Gameguru Mania News - Feb,09 2006 -

Halo 2 Coming to PC, but Only Windows Vista..wtf? - briefly
(hx) 08:55 PM CET - Feb,09 2006 - Post a comment / read (14)
Microsoft sent out a press release announcing that a dedicated Microsoft Games Studio team is working on a PC port of Halo 2, to be released for the Windows Vista platform:

Only for Windows Vista, "Halo 2" will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the "Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack." Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customise their own multiplayer levels.

More details can be found on Bungie.net:

Q: Why has it taken so long to port Halo 2 to Windows Vista?
A: Bungie Studios and Microsoft are committed to delivering and creating the highest quality experience of Halo 2 on the Windows Vista platform. As such, the development of Halo 2 for Windows Vista coincides with the development of the Windows Vista platform itself in order to ensure the title's uncompromised quality.

Q: Why are you releasing Halo 2 for Windows Vista only?
A: As Bungie Studios and Microsoft are dedicated to delivering a top quality translation of Halo 2 for the PC, their efforts require the use of the best available technological platform for Windows games. Windows Vista will help bring clarity to our customers and help them get more out of their personal computing experience, allowing them to focus on what matters most to them.

Q: Why is Halo 2 for Windows Vista not backwards compatible?
A: To deliver an optimal gameplay experience, Windows Vista will provide a great platform on which to bring to Halo 2. Microsoft and Bungie Studios will provide additional information at a later date.

Q: Is the release of Halo 2 for Windows Vista just a way to force consumers to purchase the new operating system?
A: Absolutely not. Bungie Studios and Microsoft's steadfast commitment to quality determined that the Windows Vista platform would provide the best possible version of Halo 2 for the Windows PC. We will provide you with more details in the future.

last 10 comments:

JDR13	(09:51 PM CET - Feb,09 2006 )
What a load of F&%ING garbage! We're supposed to believe that a game from the original Xbox needs Windows Vista?!? Is it going to require Direct X 10? F&$ you Microsoft. This game should have been released at least 6 months ago for WinXP.

Gun-Nut

(09:55 PM CET - Feb,09 2006 )

JDR13> What a load of F&*%ING garbage! We're supposed to believe that a game
from the original Xbox needs Windows Vista?!? Is it going to require Direct X 10?

F*&$ you Microsoft. This game should have been released at least 6 months ago for WinXP.

I would agree :P They are using Halo 2 as a selling point to buy Vista ... why on earth would you do this ... I hope someone makes it work with XP just to annoy Microsoft

xxxx	(10:36 PM CET - Feb,09 2006 )
Yes, Vista has an updated 3D engine. DirectX 10. It scales depending on your hardware. Halo 2 requires DX 10(no idea DX10 is coming for XP either). Oh well, wont push me to get Vista. I'm happy with XP Pro.. Part of the reason I couldn't be in the internal beta's for Vista.. 32bit cpu here, they weren't interested in. LOL!

Sabot	(11:46 PM CET - Feb,09 2006 )
Who cares about Halo2???? We've all got the chance to play it on XBox..no big deal and their loss. Any company that doesn't support XP is under the thumb big time LOL Bungie Studios is MS bitch, what do you expect? FS we haven't even touched SM3.0 properly and MS have binned support for XP (phone) from Jan next year....

tempnexus	(03:11 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )
IF HALO 2 is being lunched on VISTA to show that VISTA is the pinnacle of gmaeing entertainment (among other things) then THEY CAN KEEP IT! I mean fvck, HALO 2 is a 5 year old graphics technology! It's like saying that that I need a Pentium 3 to run snood!

Anonymous

(03:39 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )

I was actually very strongly considering upgrading to Vista when it becomes available. But when M$ tries to push us into it like this i am having strong reservations. All the reasons they gave as to why is it on Vista only were all aesthetic, no clear reasonable factual response.

It's this kinda of crap that makes people so anti-m$, this kind of upgrade enforcement which is easily avoidable is what drives people to piracy.

yessum	(03:50 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )
What a great move. :D Got to love microsoft. I hope halo 2 will be ported onto a mac :D

nb411

(04:35 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )

Q: Is the release of Halo 2 for Windows Vista just a way to force consumers to purchase the new operating system?

A: Absolutely. Bungie Studios and Microsoft's steadfast commitment to profit making determined that the Windows Vista platform would provide the best possible income from Halo 2 and Windows Vista. We like to think that one will drive sales of the other. We will force an unwanted upgrade on you in the near future.

devilhood	(10:25 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )
Stumpus> Who cares about Halo2???? We've all got the chance to play it on XBox..no big deal and their loss. Any company that doesn't support XP is under the thumb big time LOL Bungie Studios is MS bitch, what do you expect? FS we haven't even touched SM3.0 properly and MS have binned support for XP (phone) from Jan next year.... You sir, are correct :D

Ock462	(10:28 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )
omfg what a bunch of BS I bet the bungie guys are just as pissed as we are about. Bill Gates what do you have to say about this?

lmer

(11:52 AM CET - Feb,10 2006 )

Bah, who gives a damn about one game being proprietary to a platform. It's not like we've not seen it before. What's more lame from M$ is they're killing OpenGL in Vista. Besides WPF and some kernel modifications, what's new in Vista? Redesigned dialogs? And they're marketing it as a redefinition of OSes as we know it so that they can pull shit like this.

On the other hand, their philosophy about compatibility in the last iterations of Windows led to a gigantic number of outdated functions in the API library and objections towards M$ that they're not inovating enough. Now their answer is this .NET thing. Man, i need a 256MB memory stick just to run one application in that Framework.

So you might guess DX10 redefines something pretty radically, and wants to focus on the future, not backward compatibility. And that might be a good thing. One thing is for sure. We'll see.

v1m

(11:43 PM CET - Feb,10 2006 )

Line up for your latest fleecing, Windows victims. You can pay for your copy of Vista at the same time that you buy your Microsoft anti-virus "solution"--yuk yuk yuk!

I'm done with the PC rat race of upgrades--this from someone who jumped aboard in the early Voodoo card days. From now on, it's all gaming on a console for me. And renting games for a fraction of buying them. There are fewer and fewer worth playing, and almost none worth owning, now that corporations clone the same shit over and over.

Put your Vista up your keesta, Gates. :twisted:

Anonymous	(11:47 PM CET - Feb,10 2006 )
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devilhood	(06:51 PM CET - Feb,11 2006 )
Bill Gates> DX10 will make your computing experience easier to use, faster, and more fun! I take cash, cheque or credit. ;) Splash Plastic? :lol:

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