whos gonna play halo 2?

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#1 tigerballer
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it seems like a lot of pc gamers dont like the halo franchise for some reason.  personally i think halo was the best game ever and halo 2 was the 3rd best game ever (on xbox). warcraft III was 2nd.  playing halo 2 with mouse and keyboard sounds like a lot of fun to me, how many of yall are gonna be playing.  also when will halo 3 come out for pc. 3 years after 360 version prolly?
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#2 -SaI
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If they put halo 2 on XP, I'm there in 2 sec.
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#3 ElectricNZ
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halo is a very shallow game.
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#4 tigerballer
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halo is best game ever

i think hackers and what not will make it able to play on xp 

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#5 xcryonicx
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Meh. Halo has its place on Xbox, but the PC already has it's flagship FPS's, imo. Just seems like a cash grabber game.
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#6 -SaI
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Meh. Halo has its place on Xbox, but the PC already has it's flagship FPS's, imo. Just seems like a cash grabber game.xcryonicx

 yha, I already played halo 1 on pc, got the story, tossed the game and played RTS's

I'll never be a console person for financial reasons and my penny pinching habit. who would want a gaming only machine when you can have an everything machine?  

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#7 SuperBeast
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Halo is a very mediocre FPS by PC standards....  I might pick it once it drops down to $20 or so if I'm bored one day...  
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#8 newage79
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yeh ill probably buy it just to own some console players
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#9 GeryGo  Moderator
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i'm not sure if i'll play it - i loved the 1st but the 2nd will come to PC just now and with same graphics....

i really don't know if i'll play it - the chances are 30%

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#10 madrocketeer
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Meh. Far better games out there, and you don't have to upgrade to Vista to play them.
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#11 mrbojangles25
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Well, since I fell asleep while playing Halo 2 on my friends xbox360 I dont think I will buy it, even if I had Vista.

Its just not that good of an FPS for PC.  Sure, its good on console but that doesnt give a game any credibility as far as I am concerned when it crosses over to PC.

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#12 thusaha
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If they put halo 2 on XP.-SaI

Same here.
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#13 SuperBeast
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yeh ill probably buy it just to own some console playersnewage79

 You can't play X-Box players on the PC version ...    :|   You may be thinking of Shadowrun.

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#14 Pez_D_Spencer
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I heard that most DX10 games will be DX9 compatible at least for the time being. Is this going to be the case with Halo 2? Or is MS making it a DX10 only game?
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#15 mastershake575
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I heard that most DX10 games will be DX9 compatible at least for the time being. Is this going to be the case with Halo 2? Or is MS making it a DX10 only game?Pez_D_Spencer

its not direct 10 only you can still play the game with a direct 9 card but the problem is you have to have vista to run the game i don't know why

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#16 SuperBeast
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I heard that most DX10 games will be DX9 compatible at least for the time being. Is this going to be the case with Halo 2? Or is MS making it a DX10 only game?Pez_D_Spencer

 Halo 2 won't have any DX10 effects at all, no DX10 card necessary to play it on all it's glory (Not saying much...). 

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#17 Doom_HellKnight
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The Halo franchise is mediocre compared to some of our PC First Person Shooters. If it were on XP I may, but when PCZONE played it at some event, they said dont get your hopes up. Microsoft may improve it a bit by then of course.

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#18 hlcs_basic
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Cost of Vista:

$500

Cost of Halo 2 on Vista:

$59

VS

Cost of sercond hand First Gen Xbox:

$50-$125

Cost of renting Halo 2:

$7.50

 

There are more cost effective ways of playing Halo 2.

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I don't know if I will pick up halo 2 on pc. I already have vista so that isn't the problem. The real problem is that I have completed the game on the xbox (I haven't played it online though), so would it really be worth, for me, getting it on pc to?

 

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#20 SuperBeast
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Cost of Vista:

$500

Cost of Halo 2 on Vista:

$59

VS

Cost of sercond hand First Gen Xbox:

$50-$125

Cost of renting Halo 2:

$7.50

hlcs_basic

Where the hell did you get $500 for Vista?  Vista basic is only $99 OEM.      Even though I probably won't be playing Halo 2 for PC, I *definitely* wouldn't play it on the X-Box...   

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#21 biggest_loser
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Uhhh......in the words of the archers from Stronghold: "LET IT BURN".....:twisted:
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#22 Lone-Wolf42
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I have not played Halo since it first  came out for pc I played it alot but never fell inlove with it BUT that will not stop me from Playing the next one even if Halo goes to Vista My rig is all ready to convert Vista update adviser says im good to go i wouldnt dream of goin vista just for Halo now if TF2 came out for vista only well then i would have to upgrade :)
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#23 linkthewindow
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If they put halo 2 on XP, I'm there in 2 sec.-SaI
Same here. I will get Halo 2 when there is a price drop on it, and when I can be bothered getting Vista.
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Maybe when I get vista but at this stage I'm not concerned with it. For the record I enjoyed Halo 1 on PC (esp mp) so I'd be much more interested if it was xp compat.
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#25 SuperBeast
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There's no doubt that Halo 2 will be *cracked* to work with XP...   However I highly doubt you'll be able to play on legit multiplayers if you use that method, you'd be stuck with the SP mode.   My guess is Microsoft is going to take Steams example for piracy protection...  You will be forced to launch the Live service to even play Halo 2 SP, not to mention authenticate the game.   I'm sure there will be cracked servers for people to play on, but I doubt too many *legit* customers would want to be reduced down to that.    Plus cracked servers tend to attract cheaters, so it will probably get pretty ugly....
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#26 gamerchris810
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half life totally owns halo in every way possable, HL FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#27 inoperativeRS
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halo is a very shallow game.ElectricNZ

 

Care to elaborate?

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#28 guylapierre
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I'll probably play it but Halo is a mediocre FPS on the PC at best.
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#29 Sir_Loins_Steak
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i'll play halo2 it will feel so much better with a mouse

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#30 mohan88
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I need Vista to play it. :(
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#31 hlcs_basic
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[QUOTE="hlcs_basic"]

Cost of Vista:

$500

Cost of Halo 2 on Vista:

$59

VS

Cost of sercond hand First Gen Xbox:

$50-$125

Cost of renting Halo 2:

$7.50

SuperBeast

Where the hell did you get $500 for Vista? Vista basic is only $99 OEM. Even though I probably won't be playing Halo 2 for PC, I *definitely* wouldn't play it on the X-Box...

 

Well Im Canadian, and I guess it is the way I buy my operating systems. Get the best and never ever upgrade.

 

Source: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10083613&catid=

 

I see no reason to have an operating system that thas less options and features than it should have.   

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#32 tigerballer
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Cost of Vista:

$500

Cost of Halo 2 on Vista:

$59

VS

Cost of sercond hand First Gen Xbox:

$50-$125

Cost of renting Halo 2:

$7.50

 

There are more cost effective ways of playing Halo 2.

hlcs_basic

you can get vista for free if you know how

not saying i do that, :D, but its quite easy to get vista for free by hacking

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#33 tigerballer
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[QUOTE="SuperBeast"][QUOTE="hlcs_basic"]

Cost of Vista:

$500

Cost of Halo 2 on Vista:

$59

VS

Cost of sercond hand First Gen Xbox:

$50-$125

Cost of renting Halo 2:

$7.50

hlcs_basic

Where the hell did you get $500 for Vista? Vista basic is only $99 OEM. Even though I probably won't be playing Halo 2 for PC, I *definitely* wouldn't play it on the X-Box...

 

Well Im Canadian, and I guess it is the way I buy my operating systems. Get the best and never ever upgrade.

 

Source: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10083613&catid=

 

I see no reason to have an operating system that thas less options and features than it should have.

well sooner or later ur gonna have to get it if you want to run dx10 games decently well