killer rin
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Until the policy changes to "We comment on rumors and speculation"
More Halo 3 PC Rumors - Microsoft/Frankie denying still
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The official comment from Microsoft was something along the lines of, "We currently don't have plans to bring Halo 3 to Steam."
Which really doesn't mean anything. They could announce the game tomorrow and that would mean that they now have the plans.
If you guys are looking for more bullshots, here is the link for Bungie.
http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/asset_thumb_viewer.aspx?cc=21&at=59
Here is the explanation as to how these shots are created
Nothing since Portal 2 PS3. Steamworks integration was planned for CS:GO PS3 but was dropped when Valve decided against cross-platform MP. It's worth noting that Portal 2 and CS:GO are the only two console games Valve has released since 2011, so at the moment the score is 1 all.
toddhunter
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Following on with the speculation, it was done to put a rocket up Microsoft (along with the whole linux thing) to get them to play ball.
Either way, steam or not, Microsoft can stand on stage and say that a large chunk of their library (by sales/players) is available on the 720 at launch. Just need what, Gears now and Forza?
Also puts merit behind the rumors that the 720 will basically be Windows 8.
If M$ used Xbox branding to essentially launch the 'PC Standard", it could unify the platform and hit Apple/Sony where it hurts.
Huge power play.
Pretty arguable on that front, I'm sure plenty of Halo purists will say that Reach is where Halo started going down hill.
I NEED SCISSORS
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We'll probably be able to force SSAO and use SweetFX for further enhancement.
Gonna be glorious.
toddhunter
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Yep would mix things up nicely and make a heck of a lot of sense.
I'm most interested in this because I've never played a second of a halo game. Coming to a long running series fresh is quite an interesting experience (as I have found with mass effect).
SatansReverence
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Halo 3 60fps 1080p? Yes please.
This. Dedicated servers and low price will ensure it has a small audience it being on steam will keep it alive for sometime.
SatansReverence
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BadAss2961
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Exactly.
Look at Killing Floor, Warband, Day of Defeat, CS 1.6.
All of these are still in the top 100 games played on Steam.
Yep, it was my only Halo related reaction image.
Appropriate.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
Awesome.
PGR4 next, plz.
PGR4 next, plz.
Tractopoulpe
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Oh god if true this is awesome.
Now all I want is Minverva's Den on Steam, Microsoft pls.
Now all I want is Minverva's Den on Steam, Microsoft pls.
SapientWolf
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I can't think of a single other reason why MS would do this. They're not exactly strapped for revenue. But H3 would boost their W8 brand a bit.
The Vista/Halo 2 thing sucked and i'd hate to see the same thing happen again.
Visualante2
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What financial incentive is there for 2K to do this? I would imagine their finite resources are better spent on new products. Give it up and just buy it on GFWL/console.Oh god if true this is awesome.
Now all I want is Minverva's Den on Steam, Microsoft pls.
It's wont be windows 8 exclusive. It will be windows blue exclusive which is the win8 reboot/successor that is launching this summer. Suckers that bought windows 8 are getting a free upgrade so it's not so bad.
Would Valve even be amenable to a Windows 8 exclusive on their platform?
Regarding Windows 8, I spent a day making registry changes and now my OS is basically Windows 7 but with all the things they actually improved in W8 included. I couldn't recommend it for anyone that's not an extreme tinkerer, though.
Regarding Windows 8, I spent a day making registry changes and now my OS is basically Windows 7 but with all the things they actually improved in W8 included. I couldn't recommend it for anyone that's not an extreme tinkerer, though.
I don't think a port that is more than half a decade late would do much to turn around the misfortune Windows 8 is experiencing. That's not to say Halo 3 PC wouldn't sell well in any environment, but rather it wouldn't be the "killer app" that convinces people in any significant number to adopt a new operating system.
But didn't the Vista restriction get modded away so you could play it on XP too. If Halo 3 is Windows 8 only I'm sure it will get hacked as well. I wouldn't worry too much about this.
Haunted
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ClovingWestbrook
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No. Many of us hate GFWL and don't have a console.
SapientWolf
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H2 didn't help Vista much either. But MS isn't going to port Halo 3 to the PC unless there's some strategic value to it. I don't see them doing it solely for the cash.
ginger ninja
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i would rather prefer reach...halo 3 will look quite an eye sour unless they do a sort of hd remake
Correct.
This is Halo 3:
I'd say that looks like ass, but what can you expect when you base your character model on Ron Perlman?
I'd think that if MS were porting the game exclusively to Windows 8 we would have heard something about it being exclusive to the Windows Store, if nothing else than solely as a way to gauge consumer reaction to such an arbitrary merchant restriction (though one presumed important for the Windows 8 platform). Time will tell, I suppose.
Poetic.Injustice
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Is this is a record for most time taken for a console->PC release?
Have a Nice Day
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RE: Revelation was confirmed for PC from the get-go.
lets hope that Microsoft treats this as a PC game. we need a server browser and all the usual stuff.
Blast Processing
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Was Age of Empires II HD ever on that Steam database list?
BigEvilTurtle
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Yes we found out about Age of Empires 2 coming to Steam before it was announced with the steam registry.
Hey now, don't jump the gun
ebullientprism
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Oh man, I really want this to be true. Would be fantastic if it had mod support but I will even take a barebones port.
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