H3 for the PC

[Unborn023]

1. They want to boost Xbox 360 sales
2. Compared to other shooters on PC Halo falls into the mediocre category (on PC large reticles = less fun)
3. With the bad rep that the H2 port built up I wouldn't expect H3 to fair much better

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Well, Halo 1 on PC was balls, so I'm not holding my breath. Make Halo Wars on the PC, then we'll talk.

 

[T3h Camp3r T3rr0r1st]

System specs probably play a role as to why it's not on PC right now.

you do realise that EVERY console EVER has been superseded by the PC 3 times just on release day!

 

[v3n0mat3]

I don't care too much for any Halo past 1. Even if they make it for the PC, it's a pass up for me. That's my opinion, though.

 

[Lordmarkus]

[small]I hope they do release this on P.C. I want someone to remake Halo 2 using the Halo 3 engine like that Black Mesa mod for Half-Life. Seriously the only things I didn't like about Halo 2 was the Brutes were not fun to fight and the Elite's melee strength was ridiculous. Replacing Halo 2 Brutes with H3 Brutes would remove one of my only complaints with the campaign.[/small]

Speaking of which was that mod ever released for Half-Life?

Do you mean the Black mesa mod? If so, it will be released sometimes this year.

OT: I can't say I'm jumping through hoops if Halo 3 will be released on PC, but I think it would be kinda stupid of Microsoft to not release considering both Halo 1 and Halo 2 are out on the PC.

 

[Vrex360]

It's a reasonable question because it's not really a question of quality. Most games make it to a PC release at some stage, I think it's kind of a shame that Halo 3 isn't getting the same treatment. But to be fair at this stage all it woul really be is a straight up port and they do have work to do with Reach and ODST after all. I don't think they can just drop everything to make a port onto the PC that probably wouldn't sell so well.
Besides I have Halo 3 on my Xbox 360 and I love it, very much so. I wouldn't buy a port to the PC if I already have the game... I think that plays into it as well. It works by the theory that most Halo fans have an Xbox and that logically it follows that they would own Halo 3 on the console itself. So therefore the number of buyers is reduced significantly to mean that ultimatley a port to the PC is somewhat redundant.

 

[TheFacelessOne]

The Hummer for the PC? Im confused, i guess you could customize your H3 to have a PC, the monitors could go on the back seats.

Yeah, it would SO work like that!

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

System specs probably play a role as to why it's not on PC right now.

How does that make sense? i mean, this doesnt even come near the limits of what the 360 does, and even my cheap 300 dollar PC outclasses the 360's game-ity powers. You sir, have confused me

 

[The Last Parade]

thanks for opening the gates of fanboydom, respect up =D

gave me a great laugh

On topic, I think Halo works well on console, and PERHAPS it might come out on PC but I doubt it
I have a 360 as well so I wouldn't bother buying it

 

[TheSapphireKnight]

[small]I hope they do release this on P.C. I want someone to remake Halo 2 using the Halo 3 engine like that Black Mesa mod for Half-Life. Seriously the only things I didn't like about Halo 2 was the Brutes were not fun to fight and the Elite's melee strength was ridiculous. Replacing Halo 2 Brutes with H3 Brutes would remove one of my only complaints with the campaign.[/small]

Speaking of which was that mod ever released for Half-Life?

Do you mean the Black mesa mod? If so, it will be released sometimes this year

OT: I can't say I'm jumping through hoops if Halo 3 will be released on PC, but I think it would be kinda stupid of Microsoft to not release considering both Halo 1 and Halo 2 are out on the PC.

Yeah, I was talking about that Black Mesa mod. Thanks for the update.

 

[Starke]

Why was this never made / would you buy it?

Snip.

IIRC it was actually orignally announced back in... 97? as a Mac exclusive, though after Durandal and Myth a PC release was probably inevitable. It was also announced as an RTS.

Heh, teach me for trusting Wikipedia. [I had heard that somewhere, but I didn't know if it was true, so I took Wikipedia's advice] I did know the part about the RTS, which shocked me. I mean how many assets are transferable between an RTS and an FPS. [Assuming they keep with the traditional bird's eye view of RTS's]. Surely Microsoft were better off to release it both as an RTS and an FPS.

One of the only benifits to having been a mac gamer in the 90s. What I'm not sure is the recollection that Halo started out using the same engine as Myth. Either way back in the late 90s there were some stupidly beautiful renders that were coming out for Bungie's new RTS. Though the RTS model probably would have followed Myth, IE: No base, no reinforcements, ect. The FPS aspect came about because they were mucking around with a battlefield view you could enter and exit and found that much more entertaining.

 

[artichunter]

Why was this never made / would you buy it?

I wouldn't sell well unless they release it on windows 7. Vista is just... fail...

You've got Sonic Unleashed as your avatar, I don't think you're a good authority on what is good software and what isn't.

wow talk about prejudging people on appearances (well digital appearances in this case) just cause he has an avatar of Sonic Unleashed doesn't make him stupid, if he likes it who are we to say he's stupid for it.

OT: i would love halo 3 to come out just so i can see why it's so good, but i didn't even know halo 2 got released for the PC <.< fail on my side

 

[silasbufu]

because we have counter-strike

 

[Keepitclean]

hell no for 1 i have halo on xbox and 2 by the time they release it for pc which they inevitably will it will be so outdated i wouldnt bother

 

[Kiutu]

If its abbreviated by Blue Side, could be Hungry Hungry Hippos and Im all for that.

 

[Starke]

Why was this never made / would you buy it?

Halo was the game that defined console FPS's

and it's not on PC because IT WAS DESIGNED FOR CONSOLES.

While this is in part true, it is not correct in it's wholesome. Halo was originally designed for the PC/MAC, it was simply Microsoft wanting a launch title.

Anyways, back on topic. I doubt that we'll get Halo 3 on the PC until the new xBox comes out. If you have a look at the launch times of the 360 and the launch time of Halo 2, you'll see that they wait for two years [roughly] to announce the release of Halo 2 on the PC, well after the 360 had started gaining popularity.
I won't be buying it neways. Halo 2 was poorly optimised, to the point where I gave up even trying to play it on my system, the slight lag it was giving me, with the poor graphics and the poor quality of the port means that no way in hell will I ever be buying Halo for the PC again.

IIRC it was actually orignally announced back in... 97? as a Mac exclusive, though after Durandal and Myth a PC release was probably inevitable. It was also announced as an RTS.

It was a Ps2 exclusive actaully, look it up on IGN.
OT: Because it will see horribly outdated and full of lackluster gameplay? Compared to every other shooter on the PC

I did, I've no idea where you're pulling that from, and they've got no articles on it from before Microsoft purchased Bungie.

Anyway, it was getting a hell of a lot of press in MacAddict back in the late nineties, which doesn't make sense if it was a PS2 release.

 

[TheRealCJ]

Why was this never made / would you buy it?

I wouldn't sell well unless they release it on windows 7. Vista is just... fail...

You've got Sonic Unleashed as your avatar, I don't think you're a good authority on what is good software and what isn't.

wow talk about prejudging people on appearances (well digital appearances in this case) just cause he has an avatar of Sonic Unleashed doesn't make him stupid, if he likes it who are we to say he's stupid for it.

OT: i would love halo 3 to come out just so i can see why it's so good, but i didn't even know halo 2 got released for the PC <.< fail on my side

Sigh, this is what I get for thinking that poeople are capable of understanding sarcasm without the /sarcasm tag at the end of EVERY FUCKING POST.

 

[Zildjin81]

Because Halo sucks!! I kid I kid....

How about because it's that most famous xbox exclusive ever?

We're talking about Halo, right?

Did you even read the question? he asked if you would buy it, not why it hasnt been made. Also for the record, Halo:CE and Halo:2 are both out for PC, so so much for the exclusive Idea.

I read really really carefully you'll notice he asks "Why has this never been made?"

 

[Whistler777]

I'd at least want to try it out if it came out for PC. Just thinking about how gorgeous it'd look on my 24" monitor almost makes me forget how overrated it is!

 

[artichunter]

Why was this never made / would you buy it?

I wouldn't sell well unless they release it on windows 7. Vista is just... fail...

You've got Sonic Unleashed as your avatar, I don't think you're a good authority on what is good software and what isn't.

wow talk about prejudging people on appearances (well digital appearances in this case) just cause he has an avatar of Sonic Unleashed doesn't make him stupid, if he likes it who are we to say he's stupid for it.

OT: i would love halo 3 to come out just so i can see why it's so good, but i didn't even know halo 2 got released for the PC <.< fail on my side

Sigh, this is what I get for thinking that poeople are capable of understanding sarcasm without the /sarcasm tag at the end of EVERY FUCKING POST.

even if , make it more obvious from my point of view u verbally assaulted him. Not even a remote hint to sarcasm