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Microsoft Burns Windows XP Users with Halo 2

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Microsoft Burns Windows XP Users with Halo 2

MS Marketing ploy?

http://www.gamershell.com/companies/microsoft_software/274614.html
from JoeUser Forums
I ususally don't badmouth MS all that often. After all, I believe they make some of the best software that I use all the time.

However, it turns out that MS is releasing Halo2, and guess what? It wont be supported under Windows XP, but only under Windows Vista.

I think this is something of a raw deal, seeing as though many many PC users of halo have been waiting for the release of Halo 2 since it was released for XBOX.

Why wouls MS do this to us faithful Halo gamers who have been squaking about a Halo 2 release for Windows? Is this some fu*ked up marketing ploy, or is there some legitimate reason?


"Only for Windows Vista, "Halo 2" will offer gamers both the single-player campaign and multiplayer experience of the original, as well as the additional maps offered in the "Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack." Gamers will also have the exciting opportunity to build, create and customise their own multiplayer levels."
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Reply #26 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
grandstand pong? i suppose, as it's purpose was to play pong, it's a games console...

in my opinion there aren't any fps games with a better storylines (granted, i haven't played through the storylines in a while, and i probably won't until the day before halo 3 is released, but that's because i've been through them so many times). the multiplayer is good, as long as you're with a group of friends in a custom match. unfortunately there's so many modders playing halo 2 matchmaking it makes the experience highly degraded...

in the end it all comes down to personal preference. so what if i love it? that's my opinion and won't (or at least shouldn't) affect the opinion of anyone else. so what if someone hates it? that's thier choice and preference.



IMO, if you can get good FPS on Halo on your old PC then it can run any game on the market though not necessarily well.



(EDIT: i forgot how to quote... )

my pc runs halo pc great, but i can't even get to the title screen for f.e.a.r... stupid nVidia MX420... XD

about halo 2 vista... it's just the same as having a sequel released on a better platform (like the final fantasy games from snes to psx). yes, there's some pressure to buy the new o/s or console, but there's always more than 1 reason for something like that... for example the final fantasy games went to psx instead of n64 because it was cheaper to produce the games on a cd then spend money on carts.

i don't deny that it sucks that i won't be able to play it on XP though.