Halo 2 comes to Windows Vista Only!!!

Necrosis · Feb 9, 2006, 06:48 PM

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Microsoft has announced that it will be shipping Halo 2 - only for Windows Vista, it seems.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02/09/halo_2_windows_vista/

Vikingod · Feb 9, 2006, 06:57 PM

I wonder just how dated it will look when released.

**MIG-31** · Feb 9, 2006, 06:58 PM

what timing

Just posted this on the front page,unaware you submitted this post here.... (linked to this thread of course)

SFOSOK · Feb 9, 2006, 07:18 PM

Just Learnin' · Feb 9, 2006, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/02...windows_vista/

Does the link work for anyone else?

Doh!!! Sorry, working now!

studbagel9 · Feb 9, 2006, 08:09 PM

i can't believe you guys aren't talking about the fact that it's only for windows vista? does that strike anyone else as ridiculous? Not as a business decision I suppose, but from the gaming perspective? Another reason not to buy halo 2 or windows vista for me.

OmegaRED · Feb 9, 2006, 08:11 PM

Fuck you Microsoft!

Mr cairo · Feb 9, 2006, 08:16 PM

when halo 2 is finally release windows Vista may possibly become the most downloaded torrent for that month ......

this is kinda lame i can ( kind of) understand the lack of support for O/S like 95 /98 /ME but to alienate 2000 and XP .... ludicrous

deffo done to try and force us to upgrade

OmegaRED · Feb 9, 2006, 08:20 PM

MS could have packaged Halo2 free with Vista and it would have gotten MS millions more in sales. If they sell it everyone will get it from warez sources.

MSX · Feb 9, 2006, 08:28 PM

So wait... they are going to have a dated looking game appear on their shiny new OS...

Gogo marketing!

daedal · Feb 9, 2006, 08:45 PM

No interest whatsoever here.
Game will be 3 years old by then..

Raptor · Feb 9, 2006, 08:45 PM

What a loss for us gamers. (sarcasm intended)

Sandok · Feb 9, 2006, 10:09 PM

Meh I'm not sad

ChrisW · Feb 9, 2006, 10:26 PM

The fact it is being released only for Vista indicates people will not want to upgrade to Vista. My guess is Halo 2 will be written using the .NET framework.

Razgriz · Feb 9, 2006, 10:30 PM

never bit on to the whole "halo is the best game in teh world" craze. Personally, it sucked, controls were sluggish and such. Oh well, another game to take up precious shelve space i suppose.

Vikingod · Feb 9, 2006, 10:31 PM

Well, lets just see how this one pans out. I still haven't seen and evidence that its a Vista only release. I'm not saying they wouldn't do it, I'm just saying usually MS is smarter than that. Why sell themselves short on sales, when common sense says people aren't going to upgrade their OS to play a 3 year old game. I think they know that.

LHC · Feb 9, 2006, 11:39 PM

Eh, well didn't Microsoft claim that stuff for XP wouldn't work for Windows 98, and vise-versa?

Rasta Monsta · Feb 9, 2006, 11:45 PM

rasta

Nacht · Feb 10, 2006, 02:48 AM

Who cares...maybe if it was a good game

g35x · Feb 10, 2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cairo

when halo 2 is finally release windows Vista may possibly become the most downloaded torrent for that month ......

this is kinda lame i can ( kind of) understand the lack of support for O/S like 95 /98 /ME but to alienate 2000 and XP .... ludicrous

deffo done to try and force us to upgrade

hell vista will also be the most downloaded torrent you cant beat them MS noone can......anyway i was in the halo 2 craze (it was before my pc time.....100$ i won in a halo 2
tourney went towards my computer

)and i can say that noone will buy this......all the halo fans have moved on and dont like the game now anyway.....any true halo fan bought an xbox for it.....the only sales they will get outa this is pc people just looking for a game to play (the few people that arent fanboys/haters)....and im sure someone will find a patch/crack or something to play it on XP.....maybe they'll change their minds? hell my windows x64 never got the support it should have.....

ViP3RH3LL · Feb 10, 2006, 04:43 PM

To much shady stuff is going on with vista anyways, I'll probably switch to linux if I have too. Plus the system requirement for the OS is insane. Plus alot of people that haved played H2 on xbox says it not worth it.

g35x · Feb 10, 2006, 07:07 PM

hell no its not worth buying a whole new OS....and dont go linux http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html
that is the future......direct X support soon =O

GeneralClaymore · Feb 22, 2006, 08:09 AM

Be happy you beable to play it if you haven, and always wanted to play it, I'll still getting it when I get vista. I not getting vista for the game, I getting it for the normal staying up to date.

I getting the game because I knew it was gonna pop up on the pc, I been waiting to play but I didnt want to buy a xbox just to play it.

MythicaL · Feb 23, 2006, 02:45 AM

Pffft Halo 2 isn't even that good of a game... Halo 1 looks much better with a more pleasing environment imo

LuCifer · Feb 23, 2006, 06:28 AM

Umm.. Halo is gay..? Oh yeah.. it is.

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Feb 23, 2006, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by OmegaRED

Fuck you Microsoft!

And fuck halo.

~~Sanafabich~~ · Feb 23, 2006, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cairo

when halo 2 is finally release windows Vista may possibly become the most downloaded torrent for that month ......

lol, so true! there'll probably be like a "Halo2+windows vista" pack torrent

~~Alien1~~ · Feb 23, 2006, 12:06 PM

I never liked Halo series so much anyway

The idea of having vehicles was nice but as a FPS was nothing really so great for the PC
These game is a console fest

EcPercy · Feb 23, 2006, 02:14 PM

I am betting that they will make a crack to remove the OS detection. I know that for some apps you can use the Microsoft Application Compatiblity Toolkit to remove OS checks.

g35x · Feb 23, 2006, 04:00 PM

yeah im sure someone will find a way to play it on XP

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studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i can't believe you guys aren't talking about the fact that it's only for windows vista? does that strike anyone else as ridiculous? Not as a business decision I suppose, but from the gaming perspective? Another reason not to buy halo 2 or windows vista for me. __________________

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Mr cairo F0rum For Humans Only Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Slightly to the left Posts: 1,764 Rep Power: 87 System Specs	when halo 2 is finally release windows Vista may possibly become the most downloaded torrent for that month ...... this is kinda lame i can ( kind of) understand the lack of support for O/S like 95 /98 /ME but to alienate 2000 and XP .... ludicrous deffo done to try and force us to upgrade __________________

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,625 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	MS could have packaged Halo2 free with Vista and it would have gotten MS millions more in sales. If they sell it everyone will get it from warez sources. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

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MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	So wait... they are going to have a dated looking game appear on their shiny new OS... Gogo marketing!

Feb 9, 2006, 08:45 PM	#11
daedal Uber Coffee Drinker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gatineau, Quebec Posts: 2,250 Rep Power: 0	No interest whatsoever here. Game will be 3 years old by then.. __________________

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ChrisW DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 332 Rep Power: 0	The fact it is being released only for Vista indicates people will not want to upgrade to Vista. My guess is Halo 2 will be written using the .NET framework.

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Razgriz Intelligence? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the edge of insanity Posts: 1,183 Rep Power: 53	never bit on to the whole "halo is the best game in teh world" craze. Personally, it sucked, controls were sluggish and such. Oh well, another game to take up precious shelve space i suppose.

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Well, lets just see how this one pans out. I still haven't seen and evidence that its a Vista only release. I'm not saying they wouldn't do it, I'm just saying usually MS is smarter than that. Why sell themselves short on sales, when common sense says people aren't going to upgrade their OS to play a 3 year old game. I think they know that. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Eh, well didn't Microsoft claim that stuff for XP wouldn't work for Windows 98, and vise-versa? __________________

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Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	Who cares...maybe if it was a good game

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ViP3RH3LL DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BF2142 Posts: 265 Rep Power: 0	To much shady stuff is going on with vista anyways, I'll probably switch to linux if I have too. Plus the system requirement for the OS is insane. Plus alot of people that haved played H2 on xbox says it not worth it.

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g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 43 System Specs	hell no its not worth buying a whole new OS....and dont go linux http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/en/index.html that is the future......direct X support soon =O __________________

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GeneralClaymore HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MI Posts: 431 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Be happy you beable to play it if you haven, and always wanted to play it, I'll still getting it when I get vista. I not getting vista for the game, I getting it for the normal staying up to date. I getting the game because I knew it was gonna pop up on the pc, I been waiting to play but I didnt want to buy a xbox just to play it. __________________ Source: x-fi titanium hd 2x LME49720NA + 2x LME49710NA > Fiio E9(OPA2111AM)> DT880 pro 250ohm

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MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 87 System Specs	Pffft Halo 2 isn't even that good of a game... Halo 1 looks much better with a more pleasing environment imo __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

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~~Alien1~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 365 Rep Power: 0	I never liked Halo series so much anyway The idea of having vehicles was nice but as a FPS was nothing really so great for the PC These game is a console fest

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EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 64	I am betting that they will make a crack to remove the OS detection. I know that for some apps you can use the Microsoft Application Compatiblity Toolkit to remove OS checks.

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g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 43 System Specs	yeah im sure someone will find a way to play it on XP __________________