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Game Forum / Action Games / Halo/Halo 2 / April 2006HALO 3 NOT COMING UNTIL 2007
http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24270621 2006 NOT the year of Halo 3? Source: A GameStop company e-mail scanned and displayed on gaming blog Kotaku.com. The official story: Microsoft had not responded to e-mails as of press time. What we heard: Now that the public knows that Brangelina is expecting sometime in June, we can focus on important stuff--like the release date for Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. Given that the date is under tighter lock and key than the plot to Lost, most speculation is sculpted from when we know it won't be out. Pre-E3 last year, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Time magazine that not only would Master Chief be taking on The Covenant, but he'd also be battling the launch of the PlayStation 3. While others in the know scratched their heads at his comment, it took Bill a little longer to swallow his words and admit that the game would be done "when it's ready." This obviously means that Halo 3 will be released this November, Microsoft's month of choice for gaming, right? Not only is it the optimal release date to take advantage of the holiday crunch, but it's also the time of year that previous Halo games were released, both Xboxes hit stores, and Xbox Live was launched. Not so fast, according to a company e-mail sent to employees of GameStop. Gaming blog Kotaku.com got word from a source at GameStop that the retailer was flatly told by Microsoft that "Halo 3 will NOT be released in 2006" (emphasis in original). Kotaku posted a scan of the e-mail, whose simple layout could be easily forged. However, a well-placed mole inside the GameStop organization confirmed to GameSpot that the e-mail is indeed legitimate. That said, GameStop.com is still listing the game as coming out on October 3, 2006. So did the guy who updates product release dates not get the memo? One possibility is that the e-mail is merely a guide to employees on how common questions should be answered, such as, "Sorry, that's for paying customers only" or "No, a middle-school ID won't let you buy M-rated games." Of course, Microsoft has not commented on the situation, so nothing is official. But given that Microsoft execs have gone from saying that Halo 3 will be a PS3-killer to saying it will be ready when Bungie says its ready, and given that Bungie is still denying that it's working on Halo 3, pushing Halo 3 into 2007 doesn't seem so far off. Remember Halo 2's delays? Lastly, the GameStop memo gives further validity to the current entertainment-synergy theory spun by industry-watchers, who say the game will be released in tandem with the Halo film. Studios Fox and Universal have tentatively slated the surefire blockbuster, which is being executive produced by King Kong director Peter Jackson, for summer 2007. Bogus or not bogus?: Abstain. While a holiday 2006 release and a 360 price drop would be the perfect one-two punch to blunt the PS3 launch, Bungie is one organization that will not be rushed. >|http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=24270621 >| [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] >|price drop would be the perfect one-two punch to blunt the PS3 launch, >|Bungie is one organization that will not be rushed. YAWN.. they can take as long as they want IMHO.. Halo2 was such a major let down.. maybe this time they can get it right. But I highly doubt it. Pluvious >2006 NOT the year of Halo 3? On the bright side, that means another whole year for someone to develop a controller so first person shooters don't suck on consoles. >On the bright side, that means another whole year for someone to >develop a controller so first person shooters don't suck on consoles. Maybe Nintendo have that covered for the Revolution, it will be interesting to see later this year.  SignatureAndrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. >>2006 NOT the year of Halo 3? > >On the bright side, that means another whole year for someone to >develop a controller so first person shooters don't suck on consoles. Has anyone considered a controller with a trackball? To me, the biggest problem with the idea of FPSs on a console is aiming, which would be solved by a left-side trackball. ... you know, I should've patented this one first. SignatureKurt Montandon > Has anyone considered a controller with a trackball? To me, the > biggest problem with the idea of FPSs on a console is aiming, which > would be solved by a left-side trackball. Several lightgun games have allowed the player to "walk" around and actually shoot with the lightgun (mostly Resident Evil Gun Survivor games). The Guncon 2 has a d-pad for movement. Lightgun games are more popular in Europe/Japan than the US, though. Having said all that, most console makers aren't crying themselves to sleep at night over the lack of a "decent" way to play FPS games with their machines. Especially considering FPS's on consoles just are not a big genre. The XBox is the exception, but it gets alot of PC ports. With some practice too just about anybody can get used to analog sticks for FPS games. Just because all the Fatal1ty wanabees think they suck is irrelevent- most console FPS games aren't the twitchy fragfests like Quake, so it hardly matters if you can't instantly spin around or not > Several lightgun games have allowed the player to "walk" around and >actually shoot with the lightgun (mostly Resident Evil Gun Survivor games). [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >console FPS games aren't the twitchy fragfests like Quake, so it hardly >matters if you can't instantly spin around or not My buddy prefers consoles over PC's, and talked about how he was going to school me at Halo on the XBox. He smoked me a few times, then I started getting used to it and totally held my own against him. That fact that you can use it doesn't make it good. The genre was born with PC controls in mind, and there is no arguing a mouse is infinitely superior for the task. To be fair, there are also quite a few games designed for consoles that use twin analog sticks which don't translate great to mouse/keyboard. > That fact that you can use it doesn't make it good. The genre was born > with PC controls in mind, and there is no arguing a mouse is > infinitely superior for the task. I originally played Doom with a joystick, then I played Duke Nukem with a keyboard. It was only later I figured out that a mouse worked pretty good. It took me a while to figure out how to use a mouse in FPS games, it wasn't entirely natural. Sometimes I still don't think it's entirely a perfect control scheme. I don't really care for the way that you usually have to flick around a mouse so often in FPS games to recenter it. Bottom line is PC fanboys hoping mouse and keyboard will save FPS's on PC, better watch out. >> That fact that you can use it doesn't make it good. The genre was born >> with PC controls in mind, and there is no arguing a mouse is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Bottom line is PC fanboys hoping mouse and keyboard will save FPS's on PC, >better watch out. You have the sensitivity way, way too low if you're having to reposition the mouse on the pad. Once you get used to it, you shouldn't have to move more than an inch in any direction. I played Wolfenstein 3D with a Gravis gamepad, and learned to use the mouse on Doom. Can't believe I ever used a stick or pad for an FPS, it still feels horrible to me when I play a console game. [snip] :> Given that the date is under tighter :> lock and key than the plot to Lost The plot to "Lost" is so tightly under lock and key that even the script writers don't know it. In tonight's episode, some of the characters actually moved --- which was a welcome change of pace. Regards, -- Siegen ---------------------- --------------------- It's not a question of a date being under lock and key. Bungie hasn't even aknowledged the game is under development at all, so how magazines can be arguing over what year it will come out in seems a bit silly. I heard it was the same date at the ps3 release. > It's not a question of a date being under lock and key. > > Bungie hasn't even aknowledged the game is under development at all, so > how magazines can be arguing over what year it will come out in seems a > bit silly. I heard it was going to be launched with the Xbox 360. Then it got changed to late this year then again it got changed to when the PS3 comes out. Then it got changed to *shrug* stuffed if I know. Vapourware until someone proves me wrong. >I heard it was the same date at the ps3 release. >> It's not a question of a date being under lock and key. >> >> Bungie hasn't even aknowledged the game is under development at all, so >> how magazines can be arguing over what year it will come out in seems a >> bit silly. |
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