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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Nu on May 21, 2002, 05:35:12 AM
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http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2866626,00.html
Jason Jones, Bungie\'s lead designer, says the Xbox Live version of Halo will return to the original concept the studio had for Halo\'s multiplayer.
At its pre-E3 press conference this evening, Microsoft revealed that an online version of Halo is in the works. Jason Jones, lead designer at Bungie, was one of a number of developers that Microsoft had speak on the potential of Xbox Live, and he mentioned that with the service, it\'d be possible to "build the part of Halo that Bungie wanted to do." Given these comments, we can remember back to the original multiplayer plans Bungie discussed for Halo.
After Microsoft acquired Bungie in 2000, the game\'s development turned to focus on the single-player experience. However, back when the game was slated as a PC first-person shooter, Bungie had ambitious plans to develop cooperative team-based multiplayer for Halo. At this early stage, Halo\'s multiplayer was to feature combat between terran and Covenant forces on a massive scale, and players would be rewarded for taking specialized roles such as driving and flying vehicles for teammates. The Halo world itself was envisioned as an enormous world that would allow seamless transitions between environments.
This online version of Halo won\'t be one of the games to ship at Xbox Live\'s launch this fall, and Microsoft hasn\'t yet discussed specifics on the first-party Xbox Live games. We\'ll have details on the Halo online game as they become available.
Yay!
But for those of you waiting for the PC version, this means nothing. :o Since this seems to be coming before the PC version, the PC version will probably get all of these online features anyways, so...
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for anyone else who might not be in touch with the pulse of life
halo can already be played online, thank you
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One serious question: what are the chances that Halo Online will run at 60 fps? If Halo Online runs at 60 fps and is online, than that would be really great...
If not, then the PC version does seem more attractive to me and it\'d be free to play online too. :)
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... In a very bootleg kind of way. 0_o
This\'ll be better. It\'ll be multiplayer HALO the way Bungie originally wanted it to be.
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Originally posted by seven
One serious question: what are the chances that Halo Online will run at 60 fps? If Halo Online runs at 60 fps and is online, than that would be really great...
It\'s probably too early to get a straight answer, but I will ask... But I\'m not getting my hopes high. It\'ll probably stay at 30fps.
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Originally posted by mm
for anyone else who might not be in touch with the pulse of life
halo can already be played online, thank you
Yeah that\'s nice, but we\'re talking massive co-op that\'s in line with what Bungie originally wanted to do.
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I think I\'ll just get the PC version.
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if it doesnt support mouse/KB
it aint poop
although
i\'ll wait till the PC version anyways
my eyes demand 1280x1024x32 color ar 60 fps
plus, i\'d rather play PC halo online for free
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Originally posted by mm
if it doesnt support mouse/KB
it aint poop
although
i\'ll wait till the PC version anyways
my eyes demand 1280x1024x32 color ar 60 fps
plus, i\'d rather play PC halo online for free
As would I too, Free=good, and with a Geforce4 halo, will look sweet at 60fps on a bad ass PC. *me yawns, waiting for bias comments about Xbox online version of halo to be better*
Mouse/KB best combo for FPS\'s, Xbox pad, not ideal. Thank you have a nice day.
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Originally posted by Terry Bogard
As would I too, Free=good, and with a Geforce4 halo, will look sweet at 60fps on a bad ass PC. *me yawns, waiting for bias comments about Xbox online version of halo to be better*
Mouse/KB best combo for FPS\'s, Xbox pad, not ideal. Thank you have a nice day.
how will it run on your PC though?
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Originally posted by mm
if it doesnt support mouse/KB
it aint poop
although
i\'ll wait till the PC version anyways
my eyes demand 1280x1024x32 color ar 60 fps
plus, i\'d rather play PC halo online for free
Since there is no guarantee the pc version of halo will ever see the light of day how long will you wait?? And I for one love my fps on consoles.
Sadly I just have no use for online gaming and even though I love halo I will never take it online:(
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i\'ll wait as long as it takes
my eyes and hands are to precoius
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Stop watching the Spice! Channel.
:laughing:
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Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware
how will it run on your PC though?
Eh, after i get a Geforce4 which is hopefully soon it would, but with my card i got now, sure, but it\'d look like sh!t. Thats why i need to upgrade my damn card.
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Originally posted by QuDDus
Since there is no guarantee the pc version of halo will ever see the light of day how long will you wait??
How many times has Matt assured people that HALO IS COMIN\' TO THE MOFO\'N PC!?!?... Too many times... Way too many times...