Criticisms of the Sony PlayStation 3, of which much was justified, is close to becoming a cultural phenomenon such has been the intensity of the negatives associated with that console. It's no surprise then, when the brightest star of it's main rival - the champion that is Halo 3 - is introduced into the fold, mixed and the resulting explosion is green (for Microsoft).
But what does it actually mean for Sony's PS3?
Remakes of the campaigns featured in Xbox Game Studios' Halo 2 and Halo 3 are currently in development, according to a new rumor.
That's Microsoft's gaming division for you...kill off developers making new ip while trying to capitalize off some long lost glory that has no hope of ever being what it once was thanks to recent decision making favoring unrealistic profit goals and greed. What a joke.
So much bitterness. Why be upset over something like this. Just don't buy it and stick with what you prefer.
Give it rest medman..., take a deep breath and try to not sound so invested in something no one is forcing you to read, buy, or play.
"Console war"is over, Sony won, be happy.
@thesoftware730
I'm invested in people losing their jobs and their livelihoods while Microsoft execs tout record profits for their gaming division. Not sure why you wouldn't be invested. Could be you one day. Good luck.
So what’s their solution to having multiplayer? Wait until Halo 7?
That was one of the most memorable parts of Halo..
I'm not sure spending the heavy investment in time to recreate the multiplayer here is the answer either though.
Remaking the campaigns is a great idea to bring the new players up to speed. But if the multiplayer is included in each it'll just fracture the player base of each release.
I think it might be better to turn these campaigns out quicker and have 1 multiplayer game to keep everyone in one place
Maybe having an Halo Online and just release the Combat Evolve maps. And when Halo 2 releases have those maps release. I don’t know but I would like to play a newer version of Halo multiplayer. I know times have changed, and Fortnite is all younger kids really play. But back then it was Halo and you connecting 6 Xbox’s together lol.
I agree. I think that'll segment the playerbase and once 7 comes out, players might realize it sucks and go back to the older games. Especially if 7 is live-servixe, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot on the one good leg they have to stand on.
Kinda surprised they didn't just port MCC.
Maybe more $ to by made with separate remasters
Wouldn't have that problem if it were MCC being released. Gotta wait for 7 to be disappointed with MP all over again cause if they half baked Infinite what makes people think they won't half bake the next game? MP works in past HALO games not cause of nostalgia but because it's MP that isn't concerned with the endless service approach.
There is so much cognitive dissonance over Infinite. People say they didn't like it because it was a live service. Yet if you look at what the criticisms of it were at the time it came out and when the playerbase started falling off, the primary issue people had was a lack of updates. In other words, it wasn't enough of a live service.
Which is really an encapsulation of the problem with multiplayer today. So many people think that they want to go back to the "good old days" of mid-2000s multiplayer (The first few Halos, Socom, the first few Battlefields, CS 1.6, etc), but in reality if a multiplayer game like that came out today, people would whine about the lack of content within a month of launch and go back to a live service with a grindy progression system.
Why not just port the MCC? 🤔 That was the easiest layup ever and you completely missed it
I thought the same thing, then I realized that they wouldn't include the remakes in that edition. We may get a different version of Halo MCC in the future with all of the remakes included. I just want them to include Halo 5 at some point for PC.
I wonder if Microsoft will port Reach over to Playstation I quite enjoyed that game. I played Halo 3 and it was not bad I have Halo 2 on the OG Xbox I just need some cables to hook up to my tv to play it.
A new Halo 3 mod turns the iconic Master Chief into a Pokémon % Master as functional Pokeballs come to the game.
That is very impressive to skip the article here is the direct link to the video
https://x.com/GashnorOffici...
Full animiation then a code change to make the target that comes out of the ball to be in the same class unsc not a easy thing to do.
Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.
Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.
Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.
We're all well aware of the effect Halo 3 will have the Xbox 360 in terms of sales but it won't sell more than 2million extra consoles this year due to that, increasing it's total sales to around 13million in it's 2nd year. Sony simply have not been able to compete because of their price initiative and the lacking of great games, yet have a userbase of around 5million coming up to its 1st year birthday.
Considering these simple facts, I'm astonished that professional technology journalists who monitor the gaming industry are announcing the demise of the PlayStation 3. Halo 3 won't have as much as an impact (long-term) as a price cut would for Microsoft's console, and although it has a great appeal, it will not sell 10mill consoles this year - let's be realistic here. So if not sales, will the hype alone of the game kill another brand? That's what we're being told here
But lets look at the other side....
Sony this year have nothing that can save them. Absolutely nothing, without a mass price cut and surprise releases of some AAA titles. But will that happen? A price cut is unlikely until atleast Christmas and the only two recognisable exclusive franchises this year is Ratchet & Clank and Unreal Tournament; for $500-$600, they simply will not be able to even sniff the tale of Microsoft let alone the Wii.
So for 2007, nothing can save them and they're as good as being ignored in all honesty. But is 2007 the crucial year that will distinguish the winners from the losers? Is 13million the magic number to declare the winning generation? Does a cheaper PlayStation with several AAA titles in 2008 mean nothing to the industry? Is it beyond Sony to use their brand appeal to be on Microsoft's heels by the end of 2008?
One thing is certain at this point of time. No one can "Yes" to this. There are alot of questions but no answer, positive or negative, is justified unless your certain aspects of the Media. I'm no fanboy but all eyes are on what Sony does in response to this in the upcoming months. BladeStar, TheMart and others - although are ecstatic with the current situation - will understand the importance of 2008 in relation to the competition. Those who announce the demise of the PlayStation 3 have no sustainable argument for it - yet that won't stop them creating an aura of negative hype around that, and positive hype around the 360.
sorry but one game can't destroy a console
Halo 3 is biggest game on 360
Gears of war is a big game now for 360 and im sure the sequal will sell bucket loads. One game wont sell millions of systems, people are mad if they spend £300 just to play one game. But a range of titles will sell systems. Microsoft kind of realised this and came up with viva pinyata which didnt sell that many consoles. IMO sony off the best variety of games by far which is what sells systems to the masses. The variety isnt out there yet and wont be until atleast next chistmas, which could be too late but who knows.
I always hear about new games here and new games there.
The only thin u mentioned now is MGS and FF.
Not meny PPL like these games u know.
So bring somthing new to the table.
always braging about FF.
PPL need new games. FF its becomming old. (Shiva or Ifirit) Fire and Ice. HP and whatever.
New games is the key my friend.
Like HS or uncharted.
This article is totally biased garbage, much like the fastmoney article that posted yesterday. No game for any console will ever have the stopping power to defeat a console. Take care to read the comments after the article because they are spot on what the reality is betweeen MS and Sony. Halo is probably one of the greatest games ever but it may be Microsofts peak, and that is bad. No other game released for the 360 will have the selling power that Halo has, not Mass Effect, Bioshock, Gears 2, anything really because the eisting userbase of the 360 is who will purchase those games when they come out, they won't draw millions of new users. The console war has barely begun, next year will be telling but 2009 and 2010 will shape the future of console wars.