Exclusively for 360

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  •  11-20-2007, 11:05 PM 121021

    Exclusively for 360

    I made this account simply to ask this one question. Am I the only person who gets a little choked at the Halo series' reluctance to release on PC? I don't get their reasoning really. What's the problem with making a little extra money? I'm sure with Halo added to the title of this RTS that it will have no trouble selling. I just like to play RTS's, and FPS's for that matter, with a keyboard and mouse. The PC gamers were a big help in giving halo its big break. Why exclude us from the fun?
  •  11-20-2007, 11:08 PM 121022 in reply to 121021

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  •  11-20-2007, 11:13 PM 121028 in reply to 121021

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    Well, Halo was originally for the 1st xbox, and personally, i think it should be only 4 the xbox 360. but Bungie has gone public, so 2 speak, so it might be coming out 4 every system, plus the PC! who knows!?
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  •  11-20-2007, 11:15 PM 121030 in reply to 121021

    Re: Exclusively for 360

    supahwill:
    I made this account simply to ask this one question. Am I the only person who gets a little choked at the Halo series' reluctance to release on PC? I don't get their reasoning really. What's the problem with making a little extra money? I'm sure with Halo added to the title of this RTS that it will have no trouble selling. I just like to play RTS's, and FPS's for that matter, with a keyboard and mouse. The PC gamers were a big help in giving halo its big break. Why exclude us from the fun?

    Welcome to the forums!

    Take this flame shield!

    It is not 360 exclusive.  

    Halo CE was Xbox exclusive. IT got on PC

    Halo 2 was Xbox exclusive. IT got on the PC

    Halo 3 is still 360 exclusive. IT will SOON get on the PC

    Halo Wars is still 360 exclusive. IT will SOON get on the PC.
     

  •  11-20-2007, 11:17 PM 121031 in reply to 121021

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    I was wondering about that myself. When ever I think of a good RTS its one thats made for the PC. I think an RTS played on a console is hard to control and not really as fun. I also like FPS games made for the PC. I played Halo all the time on my PC and loved it. I was mad that it took so long for Bungie and Microsoft to make Halo 2 for the PC. I was even more upset when I found out it was made for the PC but only for Windows Vista. I can't afford to upgrade yet, I don't want to upgrade yet and blah blah blah...

     Anyways, back to the subject, they really should make this RTS for the PC as well as the 360. RTS games and PCs just make sense to me.

  •  11-20-2007, 11:25 PM 121035 in reply to 121031

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    it will most likely be ported to pc in a couple years, just like all the others.

    its coming for 360 cuz lots more people have 360's than 1100$ or more gaming rigs


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  •  11-20-2007, 11:28 PM 121037 in reply to 121022

    Re: Exclusively for 360

    Welcome to the forums.

    I am sorry but your argument is not at all good.  It's "valid" points are hardly valid on the surface, but not so if given any consideration.  Everything you have just said has been said before and shot down many times, and shot down many more times than it has been said.

    A little extra money you say?  I think not.  The whole thing is to make sure they get 360 sales.  That's the gold.  That's what microsoft wants.  Sure they could release it for the PC also, but then the PC gamers could just buy the game, and not be swayed to finally buy a 360.

    A PC gamer wants Halo Wars, they tell him hehas to get a 360.  He waits for christmas, he gets it, microsoft makes 300 dollars + 60 dollars of the game, and 120 dollars off of the other 2 games he gets for Christmas.

    Later on he buys 4 more games in total and buys some microsoft points.

    They have just made 740 dollars off of Halo Wars instead of the 60 dollars they would have gotten  normally if they made a PC version.  You say well, not everyone can get a 360 for Christmas.

    True, about 2 out of 3 can't get it.  Has microsoft lost money for not making it for PC?

    the three people that would have bought it for PC add up to $180.  Compare that to the $740 they made off of the one person.  So what, they discard the 2 out of 3, they loose $120, but they made $740 off of the 1 person.  You tell me which is more profitable.

    Now, you also seem to forget that it takes time and effort to port games, as they have to remake the game.  The only way they could release sometime around the release of the 360 version would be if they started both around the same time, and they haven't, in fact they are not even planning on starting after they finish Halo Wars. 

    Alas, if you wait 4 years, you might get your beloved PC version.  However, Halo plays MUCH better on console.

  •  11-20-2007, 11:32 PM 121041 in reply to 121028

    Re: Exclusively for 360

    seanS14:
    Well, Halo was originally for the 1st xbox, and personally, i think it should be only 4 the xbox 360. but Bungie has gone public, so 2 speak, so it might be coming out 4 every system, plus the PC! who knows!?

    No, Bungie already said they will be working with microsoft game studios to make the next Halo games.  It is microsofts partner, and they have a deep relationship.  There will be no Halo for the wii, sorry, in fact there will be no Bungie games period for the wii.

  •  11-20-2007, 11:33 PM 121042 in reply to 121041

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    No halo, but I hear Cooking Mama Cookoff 3 is coming soon!!!
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  •  11-21-2007, 1:50 AM 121111 in reply to 121021

    Re: Exclusively for 360

    supahwill:
    I made this account simply to ask this one question. Am I the only person who gets a little choked at the Halo series' reluctance to release on PC? I don't get their reasoning really. What's the problem with making a little extra money? I'm sure with Halo added to the title of this RTS that it will have no trouble selling. I just like to play RTS's, and FPS's for that matter, with a keyboard and mouse. The PC gamers were a big help in giving halo its big break. Why exclude us from the fun?

     they want to sell 360,s 'nuff said. and furthermore, Ensemble Studios are seasoned RTS veterans, they know how to get a good control scheme instead of just porting a pc game with adjusted controls.
     

    seanS14:
    Well, Halo was originally for the 1st xbox, and personally, i think it should be only 4 the xbox 360. but Bungie has gone public, so 2 speak, so it might be coming out 4 every system, plus the PC! who knows!?

    Bungie does not own Halo. Microsoft does, and considering how they are still good partners, Microsoft is doing all it can to keep bungie on the 360 and pc, both Microsoft based platforms 

    Kewag:

    I was wondering about that myself. When ever I think of a good RTS its one thats made for the PC. I think an RTS played on a console is hard to control and not really as fun. I also like FPS games made for the PC. I played Halo all the time on my PC and loved it. I was mad that it took so long for Bungie and Microsoft to make Halo 2 for the PC. I was even more upset when I found out it was made for the PC but only for Windows Vista. I can't afford to upgrade yet, I don't want to upgrade yet and blah blah blah...

     Anyways, back to the subject, they really should make this RTS for the PC as well as the 360. RTS games and PCs just make sense to me.

     First, Ensemble is generating the control scheme for halowars from the ground up FOR THE CONSOLE, to make it easy to manage and not a suckfest. second, they have plenty of "fixes" for the whole vista thing, I use them, and i have my Halo 2 Vsita running on my XP x64 platform quite nicely.

    dud_doodoo:

    Welcome to the forums.

    I am sorry but your argument is not at all good.  It's "valid" points are hardly valid on the surface, but not so if given any consideration.  Everything you have just said has been said before and shot down many times, and shot down many more times than it has been said.

    A little extra money you say?  I think not.  The whole thing is to make sure they get 360 sales.  That's the gold.  That's what microsoft wants.  Sure they could release it for the PC also, but then the PC gamers could just buy the game, and not be swayed to finally buy a 360.

    A PC gamer wants Halo Wars, they tell him hehas to get a 360.  He waits for christmas, he gets it, microsoft makes 300 dollars + 60 dollars of the game, and 120 dollars off of the other 2 games he gets for Christmas.

    Later on he buys 4 more games in total and buys some microsoft points.

    They have just made 740 dollars off of Halo Wars instead of the 60 dollars they would have gotten  normally if they made a PC version.  You say well, not everyone can get a 360 for Christmas.

    True, about 2 out of 3 can't get it.  Has microsoft lost money for not making it for PC?

    the three people that would have bought it for PC add up to $180.  Compare that to the $740 they made off of the one person.  So what, they discard the 2 out of 3, they loose $120, but they made $740 off of the 1 person.  You tell me which is more profitable.

    Now, you also seem to forget that it takes time and effort to port games, as they have to remake the game.  The only way they could release sometime around the release of the 360 version would be if they started both around the same time, and they haven't, in fact they are not even planning on starting after they finish Halo Wars. 

    Alas, if you wait 4 years, you might get your beloved PC version.  However, Halo plays MUCH better on console.

    dud, im quite impressed, but u forgot the $50 a year from XBL subscription.

     

    oh and to anyone that can't live without halo on their pc....there is a magical thing made a few years ago...im pretty sure u can find one that works....they're called EMULATORS!!!!!!!! and legally speaking, you can download a ROM of a game for free, legally, if u own a physical legitimate copy of that game. furthermore, before u own it, u can legally have a copy of a ROM for 24hours, so download an emulator, get the rom, test drive it, buy the game, and enjoy.

     


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  •  11-21-2007, 2:15 AM 121142 in reply to 121111

    Re: Exclusively for 360

    I understand the rationale for the game being exclusively for 360, I just hope it won't take long for it to be distributed for the PC. I love console games and I beleive some PC games should only be made for consoles. I've just had bad experiences with some RTS games for consoles is all I was getting at. I also liked that I didn't have to buy XBOX Live to play Halo online. I'm cheap and lazy. Thats all there is to it...
  •  11-21-2007, 2:20 AM 121144 in reply to 121142

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    yea, but Xbox live is so amazing lol

    and bad experiences because of the whole 4 standard RTS that have been released? ALL of which were ported from the pc? that's the first problem, to get a good console RTS it has to be made FOR THE CONSOLE, no porting allowed 


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  •  11-21-2007, 2:23 AM 121149 in reply to 121144

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    portings bad m'kay, dont do porting.........m'kay.

                                                                                         


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  •  11-21-2007, 2:26 AM 121154 in reply to 121149

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  •  11-21-2007, 2:28 AM 121156 in reply to 121144

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    If and when I decide to get Xbox Live I'll decide for myself. I've been meaning to but like I said, Cheap and Lazy...

    Oh, and I understand your point about RTS being ported to console. I'm sure Halo Wars will be a great game and, as a loyal and avid fan I will buy, play and beat it. Again it's just the online thing that really intrigues me about PC games...you know, the cheap and lazy thing...

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