Whu-oh, Microsoft trying to use PC Halo 2 as Windows upgrade incentive |
02-09-2006, 04:20 PM
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#1 | | >..< Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,505 Location: London UK Collection Count: 500+ News Credits: 2 | Whu-oh, Microsoft trying to use PC Halo 2 as Windows upgrade incentive
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Microsoft has announced that the PC version of Halo 2 will only work on the new version of Windows called Vista.
The decision could make it expensive for many to play the game if they have to buy the new version of Windows and extra hardware for their PC.
Microsoft has given no definite release date for Vista but it is expected to be available by the end of 2006.
Deciding to make the best-selling Halo 2 Xbox game a Vista-only title is likely driven by Microsoft's desire to get people upgrading to the new version of the Windows.
| Crap. I'm not going to upgrade my OS for years... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4698072.stm
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02-09-2006, 04:21 PM
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#2 | | Want to Touch my Wankel? Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,601 | Since when did Halo 2 get announced for PC?  | |
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02-09-2006, 04:38 PM
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#3 | | is a CHAR Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,038 Location: England Collection Count: Lots | And since when did PC gamers actually give a shit about playing console FPS games?  | |
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02-09-2006, 04:48 PM
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#4 | | QED Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 9,965 | Windows XP will be five years old when Windows Vista is released. I make no apologies for this decision. | |
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02-09-2006, 05:15 PM
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#5 | | Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 21,659 Collection Count: 634, excluding test shots & KOs News Credits: 4 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Streck Windows XP will be five years old when Windows Vista is released. I make no apologies for this decision. | Good point; you don't try to play a Gamecube game on a NES.  | |
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02-09-2006, 05:18 PM
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#6 | | 4 8 15 16 23 42 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,897 Location: Bay Area | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Draven Good point; you don't try to play a Gamecube game on a NES. | A better analogy would be a PS2 game on a Playstation, but whatever. 
Anyway, this sort of sucks for people like my friend, who don't own an XBOX yet love the PC version of Halo.
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02-09-2006, 05:42 PM
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#7 | | CyberCon is #1! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,528 Location: New York City Collection Count: All gone. | Vista's going to be great! | 
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02-09-2006, 05:48 PM
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#8 | | *Insert Witty Title Here* Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 6,608 Location: Danbury, CT: Neo-America Collection Count: 421 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by RabidYak And since when did PC gamers actually give a shit about playing console FPS games? | Because I expected buying Halo 2 for PC to be a cheaper endeavor than buying an X-Box and the game? Member of the tfw2005/Cobra Island Shuffle Alliance  | |
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02-09-2006, 05:59 PM
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#9 | | Stunticon Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,184 Location: Greenville, PA. 16125 Collection Count: 120+ | I could care less about the game, I just want Vista. XP has been great for me, and anything that builds on that and makes it better, I'm all for it.
I hope I don't ever have to go back to Millennium Edition (which came on the restore disks for the computer) and can stick with what I've got now.
I haven't played a game on PC in years. It's too hard to keep up with hardware requirements, card rendering requirements, etc. Too expensive when you can just buy a console and the disk and be done with it. | |
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02-09-2006, 06:06 PM
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#10 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,407 Location: Lone Star State | I'm glad I don't play computer games cause I never buy an OS right as it comes out.
I don't see how this is too big of a deal though. There are so many FPSers on PC that most PC gamers would probably play over Halo any day.
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