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Halo 2

History is being made this coming November... Halo 2's release has me on edge. Here are some links to screenshots (real gameplay, not cinematics) I wanna make PS2 fanatics jelous, maybe convert some of them. I'll settle for jelousy. If PS2 ever achieves gameplay like that.. i'll eat my Xbox - games, cables, and controllers included. Halo isn't just a pretty sight, if you ask any true gamer, they know and worship Halo.

http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0005.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0006.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0007.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0008.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0009.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0010.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0011.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0012.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0015.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0013.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0014.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0016.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0017.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0018.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0019.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0020.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0021.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0022.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0023.jpg
http://www.xbox.com/media/games/halo2/sim-halo2-0024.jpg
 
so?
 
dude, why post? just click the back button on your browser and move right along.
 
watch the E3 trailer thats all I have to say.
 
yup, wow im so glad i own an xbox..im sorry ps2 lovers...i feel your pain..:p
 
man... why cant they make it for ps2?!
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PS2 will never be compatable with these graphics...hahahahaha
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  • #11
I should have asked for a xbox and not a gc for my b-day???
 
  • #12
yeah you should have...its really cool gamecube is cool too, but xbox had way better graphics and gamecube is mostly for little kids..
 
  • #13
And you can download songs I can imagine it now listen to the Dixie Chicks sing "a home" while playing dangerous hunts! Now that would be sweet!
 
  • #14
Plus the xbox the disks work with dskins no more scratched up smudgy games...
 
  • #16
There is no PS2 version because Microsoft has an exclusive agreement (remember, we're talking about MicroSquash here). Believe me, a PS2 version can be made easily, though I grant the graphics are better on X-Box.

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  • #17
Microsoft team of game developers would need to be high on something really strong to sell the license to halo or halo 2. It won't happen... well.. at least not for a few years.
 
  • #18
Firstly, the first Halo is one of the most overrated pieces of software I've ever played. Granted its a good game, but the game is hardly the greatest thing since sliced bread. Most folks who have been playing PC shooters for a long while now mostly know better, myself included, particuarly those who play Unreal Tournament. The weapon selection was sucky and monotonous, the types of enemies in the game weren't diverse at all and got really repetitive towards the end, and while vehicle combat in it is fun, UT2004's vehicle combat pretty much makes Halo's stuff look like Pong. Admittedly Halo came up with it first, but its not who does it first that matters, but who does it best.

Second, you don't have to buy an X-Box to play the game. The PC version will follow shortly, and with any luck it won't be the half-assed port that the first game had.

Third, why compete with the X-Box and PS2 when you can just buy both and enjoy the libraries of great games they have? Its not nearly as expensive as it used to be, since you can get both consoles for $200 ($100 each) and even cheaper if they're used.

Fourth, I'm reasonably sure Bungie owns the license and the properties, so if they were to ever seperate from Microsoft like Rare did with Nintendo, they would likely take Halo with them. Of course, that's highly unlikely so I doubt it really matters anyways.
 
  • #19
I'm pretty sure the PS3 will beat all the platforms with its new cell technology in all aspects, except the price!
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  • #20
if you wanna get into future consoles, xbox next will take the cake. The xbox next will have 3 mac G4 processors. PS3's cell won't be able to compete with that, Microsoft is making sure that Xbox Next will be many times more powerful than PS3. It is rumored that xbox next will use blue-ray discs, which can hold many gigabytes of storege (hundreds). Blue lasers are more precise than the traditional red lasers, making it possible to store more data in the disc.
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Quote[/b] ] Three IBM-designed 64-bit microprocessors. The combined power of these chips means the Xbox Next will have more computing power than most personal computers. Earlier versions of these PowerPC chips are used in Apple Computer's high-end G5 PowerMac machines now.
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Quote[/b] ]The machine also will have about 256 megabytes of dynamic random access memory. But Microsoft will upgrade that to 512 megabytes if Sony puts in more. The previous Xbox had 64 megabytes. And lastly, it isn't clear if Microsoft will include the current DVD video technology or Blu-Ray, its successor. Blu-Ray will hold much more data, but it's unclear when it will be ready for market.
 
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