Felix Lighter
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What's this claim based on? That would be really disappointing.
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Halo 2 coming to iOS?
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What's this claim based on? That would be really disappointing.
Crimsonclaw111
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Oh god I would love the original trilogy on Steam. I hope they fix the netcode for Halo CE.
My friend will be pleased to hear that he might be able to play Halo 2 on an iPad.
My friend will be pleased to hear that he might be able to play Halo 2 on an iPad.
Caayn
Member
No offense, but I wouldn't trust tweets or posts from BS Angel. (I know that she's the community "manager" of 343.) She promised things regarding Halo 4 before it was released, that weren't true.
King Beyond the wall
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So no halo 2 multiplayer, but halo 3 multiplayer? Well that would make sense, they don't want to fracture the Halo PC user base.
HigherLevel
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He always speaks like he knows for a fact what MS is doing with Halo, but he doesn't really know.
Ein Bear
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You've got insider sources, and are confirming Halo Reach on Steam, aren't you?
I H8 Memes
Member
Dammit man. I made a bet with LovingSteam that I would make a public apology video if Halo 3 was ever released on Steam. How the hell am I going to get out of this one?
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
loooooooooool
Rickenslacker
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Seeing as he's banned if you hadn't made mention of it no one would really hold you up to it.
Sorry, but if it comes to pass you'll have to do it now. It is known.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Just mopping up something a few posts that I think were meant as innocent teasing and got read as maybe something else, which had absolutely nothing to do with Halo 2 or iOS. I did a precautionary lock while I was doing it.
Syphon Filter
Member
Well
Of course she will say no, they aren't going to confirm it yet.
I wouldn't expect her to confirm it, but she's outright denying it. You know, just like Frankie has done about half a dozen times.
Yeah, those posts were a bit odd.
AzureSkies
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Well
Do you really think 343 is going to announce the trilogy for Steam in a Twitter reply?
John Caboose
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Seeing as we're discussing campaigns I have to say even though it's not the one I played the most the campaign in Halo 4 is the one I enjoyed the most. It is shortly followed by Halo Reach. Counting out Halo Wars I consider Halo 3 ODST to be the least enjoyable of the campaigns. Now this is all in my opinion of course but then again that goes for all of you calling out your favorites in the series.
My personal list (Campaigns, NOT multiplayer. That list is different.)
Multiplayer list (Online):
I see that you are. Great post, thanks for linking!
My personal list (Campaigns, NOT multiplayer. That list is different.)
- Halo 4
- Halo Reach
- Halo 3
- Halo 2
- Halo CE
- Hale 3 ODST
- Halo Wars
Multiplayer list (Online):
- Halo 2
- Halo 3
- Halo Reach
- Halo 4
I assure you I'm the bigger fan.
I see that you are. Great post, thanks for linking!
MikeE21286
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Seems reasonable as W8 phone game
Felix Lighter
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Well, it wouldn't cost them much since they have 100% control of the IP but we're talking about old games here and 2 are already available on PC.
Syphon Filter
Member
They are old games already, it wont stop them.
Rickenslacker
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But PC ports of Halo CE and 2 already exist, and seeing as 2 is coming to iOS and Mac, I don't know what would make them resistant to launch what's already there on Steam. If 3 ever gets ported, that's a game that is already 6 years old, it's stopping no one at this point.
I don't understand this. Xbox is a MS platform. Windows is a MS platform. I'm sure they'd be happy with the sales either way.
These games are old, the typical consumer on Xbox wouldn't be as interested to see these releases. Halo 1/2/3 is not going to convince many people to adopt the Xbox platform over PC, while Halo 5 will.
Most of these games are already available on the PC space, just not for digital download.
Microsoft could still be seeing a return a decade from now if they release on Steam with proper dedicated server support.
Not to mention the tertiary evidence like the registry entries, David Ellis' Twitter responses, Microsoft game studios supporting Steamworks, releasing older games onto Steam (See; AOE II), GFWL being shut down (see: Bioshock 2 or Batman: AC), and AMD driver entries.
Bomber Bob
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yeah like call of duty
Except Halo isn't exclusive to Xbox and there are already PC versions available.
Seems like a slippery slope argument.
ElRenoRaven
Member
You know thinking about all this I do have to say if halo 2 were ever to come to steam or MS makes a Halo 2 Anniversary I really hope they get online co-op working.
John Caboose
Member
Correct. The series is not exclusive to Xbox. However the last game that was released for PC was released on the first Xbox in 2004. That is almost a decade ago. Halo 3 which is rumored to be releasing for PC soon was a game from 2007. That is 6 years ago.
It is not as if we're getting day & date releases here. Xbox ain't losing shit from these ports.
EDIT: So in short, people buy Xboxes for the new Halo games, not the ones released 6+ years ago. No one looking to play Halo 5 is holding off on buying an Xbox One because they might be getting it for PC in 2020.
So you are agreeing with me?
I've made all of these arguments literally just a few posts ago.
John Caboose
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Yes I am. Sorry that it seemed I was not.
Well Justin over at IGN Wireless (GDJustin around here) said a couple of weeks ago that he had learned about some big games coming out on iOS and that we would be really surprised. One of them was KOTOR but it wouldn't surprise me if the Halo stuff was included in those rumors.
John Caboose
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Most people won't buy Windows to play Halo because they already have Windows. And there's already Halo on Windows. And there's people interested in PCs, Halo, but who aren't interested in Xbox (*waves*).
I agree. Is M$ counting on people buying XBox One for forza and kinect games or what? If they release Halo 5 and 6 on PC on the same day as Xbox I could see things getting nutty.
This is quite a slippery slope argument as well.
Microsoft releasing very old games on digital distribution on PC, some that were already available for the platform, equates to releasing Halo 6 on PC?
I just don't follow the logic.
Throwing us a very old bone to try to generate some good will and revenue is very different from what you are implying.
The 4chan rumor that was quoted included a statement saying the Reclaimer Trilogy will be released on PC via Steam. Reclaimer Trilogy is the one Halo 4 started so assuming the trilogy news isn't a misquote, I'm just speculating on what it would mean to be able to play all the halos on PC and never own an XBox again. This all depends on the anon on 4chan's reliability so there is that I grant you.
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