Microsoft: Halo is our bread and butter

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"] finaly somebody else agrees with me that Bioshock sucked -_-Jandurin

There's a reason you're in the minority. Glad you two finally found each other.

that the majority of people doesn't agree with you two.

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] this is why i don't pick up batman :( it keeps getting compared to bioshock and dead space.Jandurin

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="IronBass"] Would you like it more if it were compared to Too Human? D= Oh wait, you would... >_> :PJavy03

[QUOTE="Javy03"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] Batman in a Too Human type setting :o omg It would work!Jandurin

Sure, I know, call me Captain Obvious. :P Anyway, I'm wondering if Bungie could really ever move on from Halo as they stated they wanted to do something different but it sure seems hard to walk away from the boat loads of cash that the series generates.

I simply can't wait for Reach but ODST should do the trick for now.

Discuss should you feel the need.

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Halo 3: ODST is almost upon us, and Microsoft has reiteratedhow important the series is for the Xbox 360, promising that even though Bungie is done with the universe, the universe is not done with itself.

"Halo is our bread and butter," claims Bungie stalker Alex Cutting. "Microsoft Game Studios is the publisher that brought Halo: Combat Evolved to the scene, and we realized we had a good thing going there. It is a center piece for us. We will invest in Halo as much as we can to make sure it's a healthy, respected, fun franchise, and we will continue to do so.

"The Halo universe is obviously very rich in detail. There are a lot of stories to be told there. As far as the future of the franchise, I can guarantee it's something Microsoft is going to continue to invest in and make new products and exciting stuff, but I'm not going to be able to tell you, or even concept what other stuff we're doing."

Have you had enough Halo? Do you believe Microsoft has exploited it too much, or is there still plenty of life left in the franchise? For all the accusations of the series being turned into a cash cow, it's certainly not turned into Guitar Hero. Have you still got gas in your engine for Reach andODST?

SecretPolice

I think you are posting this in the wrong board my friend.

You should know that posts, threads and responses here have been typically Halo hate.

A franchise well known and loved by millions of Lemmings being posted here trying to get approval in Cow central?

hhhmmm... Maybe you can try posting it in ..chan or something.LOL see how they react.

I suggest you wear sunblock cream 1 million and an invincible flame shield with all the stats of W.O.W.

To answer your question.

I'm exited for Halo ODST, Reach, the anime series and hopefully see the Halo movie having Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson and James Cameron at the helm with a gigantic budget from Microsoft themselves.

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"][QUOTE="Jandurin"] bioshock sucked and dead space was mediocreMau-Justice

There's a reason you're in the minority. Glad you two finally found each other.

AdmiralBison

sorry to say but I think you have a terrible taste in gaming :D

Cyberfairy

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

that's bad how?

darkspineslayer

I fought to finish it so I could trade it in.

Javy03

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"] finaly somebody else agrees with me that Bioshock sucked -_-Tykain

There's a reason you're in the minority. Glad you two finally found each other.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Have you had enough Halo?

Jandurin

i seem to remember the movie return of the joker being pretty durned good too.Jandurin

Have you had enough Halo?

SecretPolice

Yea but has Halo generated a "boat load of cash" for MS or for Bungie. I am sure MS probably has benefitted from Halo's success alot more then Bungie seeing as they don't own the IP and were a first party studio. So basically MS makes money off of every piece of merchandise that has Master Cheif's face on it and Bungie doesn't. Maybe now that they have the power to negotiate they can finally get properly paid for the powerhouse franchise they created for MS. I have a bad feeling if they don't keep Bungie involved and moderate their dipping they will kill the franchise by making to many games by too many different developers and possibly too many different genre's like the Halo RTS.Javy03

maybe, maybe not.

There have been many franchises in history that can take several bad hits.

Star Wars is a franchise that has expanded into all kinds of genres and is still huge.

It has had some less then stellar titles but still goes strong with a HUGE loyal fanbase, merchandising and has been around for many years. It is a cultural Icon.

Halo is just getting started and Microsoft have obviously put a lot of time and investment with all things Halo.

Creating 343 industries to manage and run the helm co-ordinating with many developers, studios, merchandise... all things Halo.

Bungie have stated that Halo is too big for them to handle- though I expect they will can still have significant contributions to the Halo universe franchise after Halo Reach.

Halo is really no longer a game, but a universe franchise.

In order to kill Halo you have to kill:

The games

The novels,

The Animes

The Macfarlane toys

The Board games

and possibly the movie.

oh and of course it's backed up by millions of die hard fans and Microsoft.

i seem to remember the movie return of the joker being pretty durned good tooJandurin

I am looking foward to the Batman/Superman one coming out this month. And to stay on topic, not much a fan of Halo but too many FPS versions of the game might start to get stale.Javy03

It is a cultural Icon.

AdmiralBison

Honestly I don't think its an IP that can sustain such a thing - rather do more harm to it.

Though I say that owning a toy Rocket Warthog...

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"] finaly somebody else agrees with me that Bioshock sucked -_-Tykain

There's a reason you're in the minority. Glad you two finally found each other.

Wow, that's really deep. Completely false and irrelevant, but so deep!

Some people just like going against the crowd. Doesn't make his baseless comment of "Bioshock sucked" right either.

[QUOTE="AdmiralBison"]

It is a cultural Icon.

skrat_01

Honestly I don't think its an IP that can sustain such a thing - rather do more harm to it.

Though I say that owning a toy Rocket Warthog...

exactly my point.

Though we may think it will collapse-this has been said many times before since Halo's inception 8 years ago in 2001. They have all been baseless and not completely with out bias.

Yet it has continued to grow and so has it's fanbase. It is also supported obviously because people continue to buy Halo products.

How can some thing like Halo be harmed when people keep buying things Halo?

an example of an cultural icon- Halo ws inducted in the house of maddam Tousen.

Halo is actually well known and when these Halo legends anime and hopefully the movie come out it may catch on to the minds of millions outside the Video game industry.

There have been a few other franchises that have succesfully grown across many medias.

Star Treck, War hammer, Lord of the Rings.

Anyway exactly how is Halo being harmed?

[QUOTE="chikenfriedrice"]

[QUOTE="Jandurin"] this is why i don't pick up batman :( it keeps getting compared to bioshock and dead space.Jandurin

that's bad how?

seems like you dont like games that score9/10, maybe its your taste thats bad

baselessMau-Justice

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Have you had enough Halo?

skrat_01

yet millions of people keep buying Halo.

Yeah I can get sick of Halo too, but you can get sick of many things if you live and breath it too much. I just simply take a break from it and come back into the Halo Universe when I feel like it.

Halo will still be there and in many forms.

[QUOTE="Tykain"][QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]

There's a reason you're in the minority. Glad you two finally found each other.

Mau-Justice

Wow, that's really deep. Completely false and irrelevant, but so deep!

Some people just like going against the crowd. Doesn't make his baseless comment of "Bioshock sucked" right either.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"][QUOTE="Mau-Justice"] baselessMau-Justice

You've been on some OT batman rant in a Halo thread.

Mau-Justice

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]

You've been on some OT batman rant in a Halo thread.

Jandurin

[QUOTE="Javy03"]Yea but has Halo generated a "boat load of cash" for MS or for Bungie. I am sure MS probably has benefitted from Halo's success alot more then Bungie seeing as they don't own the IP and were a first party studio. So basically MS makes money off of every piece of merchandise that has Master Cheif's face on it and Bungie doesn't. Maybe now that they have the power to negotiate they can finally get properly paid for the powerhouse franchise they created for MS. I have a bad feeling if they don't keep Bungie involved and moderate their dipping they will kill the franchise by making to many games by too many different developers and possibly too many different genre's like the Halo RTS.AdmiralBison

maybe, maybe not.

There have been many franchises in history that can take several bad hits.

Star Wars is a franchise that has expanded into all kinds of genres and is still huge.

It has had some less then stellar titles but still goes strong with a HUGE loyal fanbase, merchandising and has been around for many years. It is a cultural Icon.

Halo is just getting started and Microsoft have obviously put a lot of time and investment with all things Halo.

Creating 343 industries to manage and run the helm co-ordinating with many developers, studios, merchandise... all things Halo.

Bungie have stated that Halo is too big for them to handle- though I expect they will can still have significant contributions to the Halo universe franchise after Halo Reach.

Halo is really no longer a game, but a universe franchise.

In order to kill Halo you have to kill:

The games

The novels,

The Animes

The Macfarlane toys

The Board games

and possibly the movie.

oh and of course it's backed up by millions of die hard fans and Microsoft.

Hum...no. Ill never get enough of Halo since they keep come with high quality.