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More Halo 3 PC Rumors - Microsoft/Frankie denying still
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legacyzero
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DAT LISA LING!Lisa Ling coming at you from the Hacienda!!
There is a good reason for that.
OdysseusVA
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Saving it for the big reveal
Because you guys hate money?
alexandros
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Valve plugged the leaks in advance of Halo Rearch, ODST and 4 on Steam.
Because we are waiting for E3?
Halo 2 server support pushed back to June so they can look into alternate methods.
E3 is in June.
You know that we are watching; a thousand tendrils prying every rock in the underground for new information.
Just out of curiosity, what "further support options" are there to keep Halo 2 online that are being looked into?
If development is still ongoing, then its likely that they got a new Test App ID.
Felix Lighter
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It cannot hide for long.
Halo 3 PC |OT| Still in Denial
EdibleExplosives
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I love this thread. It makes me happy in my private parts.
Ah, yes, the life of Halo 2's online infrastructure was extended "through June 2013"... the very same month that houses E3.
Xbox exclusives didn't pop up in the Catalyst drivers prior to the release of the X360, and with nine months remaining in the the year I sincerely doubt Nextbox dev kits are still using off-the-shelf GPUs.
Gareth Bale
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Maybe the denial is because Microsoft are also planning a HD remake of Halo 3 for nextbox.
EdibleExplosives
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With multiplayer being DLC map remakes for Halo 5.
The thing is, the 'denial', if anything, has arguably been admittance. If anything, it's us being the skeptics and Microsoft trying to convince us that it exists. We're the victims here.
Demoncarnotaur
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Ah, because the leak happened too soon, and we are still a ways off, right? Riiiggghhhtt?
I can dream.
I H8 Memes
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I got your back on this Stinkles. If I'm wrong then I have to make a public apology video so dont let me down.
I can't believe you're this invested in not believing the existence of the game in the face of the evidence.
The game is definitely in a grey area right now, it might happen it might not.
But to be completely on one side or the other is hard to justify.
I have to ask, why?
funkystudent
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Would not be shocked to hear about this at PAX. PAX seems like the place for this.
Maybe they are also working on next box versions as well though and they want to keep it quite until then. If the next xbox doesnt have BS because of the switch to x86 then maybe porting the BIG games like Halo would be easier then making a 360 emulator.
Maybe they are also working on next box versions as well though and they want to keep it quite until then. If the next xbox doesnt have BS because of the switch to x86 then maybe porting the BIG games like Halo would be easier then making a 360 emulator.
Frankie did clarify this post, though, saying "our stuff" was indeed in reference to "Halo stuff":
So, if the opening Halo games are announced for Steam, he's backed himself into a corner... unless:
Future Stinkles said:Yep, I lied.
How I interpreted 'our stuff' was games developed within 343i.
If a Halo PC port was in the works, likely it wouldn't be handled by 343i, but by an outside company like Hidden Path for AoE II HD.
So saying it is not happening as far as our stuff is concerned, would be true. 343 would have nothing to do with a potential port.
Somewhat similar to his OXM quote when he was denying Halo: CEA
"Halo stuff" is a far broader label than "our stuff".
All 360 games coming to PC?
I have little doubt Frankie doesn't think there's a PC release planned.
I'm also not that sure Microsoft have the requisite right and left hand communication that he'd have been told. Ballmer and Gabe have done a deal mano o mano.
A Halo 3 PC port would fall under the umbrella of 'Halo Stuff.'
I go back to his denial of Halo: CEA where he said
He never officially denied that one and he still hasn't officially denied this title. He has merely sidestepped the issue without a complete firm denial.
As far as our stuff is concerned there is no port
We have no current plans to bring the game to Steam
These aren't flat out denials, but merely PR speak. In fact, Microsoft's past history of denials would signal the 'no current plans' statement as a positive.
Beer Monkey
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I personally wouldn't want 343 Industries spending any time whatsoever on ports of old Halo games. Not even from a QA perspective. As long as there isn't some kind of new scenes being added or retconning being done, there's nothing really that should impact the Halo canon that 343 has inherited or any of their current projects. Keep these guys focused on Durango Halo.
angular graphics
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Yes, there's nothing there.
What he said, was that the Steam stuff is bunk as far as "our stuff" is concerned; the definition of bunk is nonsense. He later clarified that "our stuff" is indeed "Halo stuff", meaning that his informal statement on the matter is, to paraphrase: "Those Steam listings are nonsense are far as the Halo items are concerned."
That's a clear-cut denial.
Edit: I'm not saying I believe it. You know that. I'm just making the point that he's stated in rather absolute terms that Halo on Steam isn't happening.
Edit edit: There is a lot of "that" in this post.
AllIsOneIsNone
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I know they probably wouldn't change this if they did port Halo 3 to pc, but the only thing I really want changed is the reticles. Halo 4 did that perfectly; the br reticle in Halo 3 is too large/thick. I know its a small issue, but it's also something the player is constantly looking at.
Yes, that would be a nice change too.
Yes, that would be a nice change too.
Also, having it off center would be pretty weird on PC imo.
Mengy
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I've never played Halo 3 as I've never owned an Xbox 360, but I played the first two on the original Xbox, and I have to say that if Halo 3 ever did come out for PC I'd buy it day freakin' one.
And I believe many many PC gamers would as well.
So come on Microsoft, make it so! Or don't you like making money?
And I believe many many PC gamers would as well.
So come on Microsoft, make it so! Or don't you like making money?
I'm no expert on drivers or how the console business works but I have a theory. Since the Durango is using AMD, perhaps Microsoft wants to rerelease the original trilogy as one pack for the 720 and since halo 3 and CEA ran on an Nvidia chip, they had some problems porting it to the Durango. So AMD improved their drivers to play halo 3 better in preperation for a 720 release and that's why it's listed in the driver source code?
Am I making any sense?
Am I making any sense?
Dr Stabbingworth
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But this is a recent driver release and the console is presumably releasing in Q4. Halo 3 showing up in a desktop GPU driver set when the game is being reworked with the Nextbox's bespoke GPU in mind doesn't make any sense.
Edit: Oh, and the X360 also uses an AMD GPU, by the way. You're thinking of the PS3.
Can you link to that?
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