Halo 3 runs slower from your hard drive as it was optimized for running on the disc.
if the install is optional its no problem as i can slip the disc in and play straight away as soon as i get it. After ive played the campaign or i have spare time when im not playing ill just select to install the game for better play, faster loads and a near silent console. Its the best of both worlds and it isnt needed too play.
Cross game chat-when i turn on my xbox i instantly invite my gaming buddies to a party. No matter what they are playing or what they are doing we can all talk together and decide what we want too play, this makes life so much easier and more simple. In game i can talk about films or music with my friend who's playing gears whilst i play Halo. It keeps the game channel free of mindless chatter and keeps my convo private.
Inside Xbox-a channel on the xbox dashboard that is update...
i agree it will be the Reach Beta as although the menu item for playing it is on the disc the Beta itself will be a download available next year and so will need a download of content eg DLC
In release order the map packs are Heroic, Legendary and Mythic
Heroic is now free, legendary is now half price at 400 and Mythic is 800. I believe that with the release of ODST they plan to make legendary free. Legendary and Mythic were well worth the money i payed but i felt cheated by heroic which i found a little boring.
KZ2 is a very solid and good game but i wouldn't call it fresh or different. Id say after playing it a reasonable amount of time (finished the game 3 times 1xnormal 2xHard and played the online for close to a full day) i feel that it is very similar to playing a more weighty better looking COD. Its pretty much COD set in the future, which is no bad thing. Halo 3 is part of a trilogy and the games are expected to play the same and feel very similar. If or when I buy MW2 id expect it play like ...
its great to see M$ searching the community for original and new IP's. many people accuse them of milking but when they give out developer tools so freely to someone sat in thier bedroom i dont know how people can justify that statement.
there are many more games that i enjoyed on XBLA more than those two plus there are still several great ones too come. Shadow complex FTW
and as i said in another room, why is it so important to PS3 owners that they have recieved an Xbox title. you are aware that MAC has these titles as well. The more people playing a game the better.
hes just playing around. The dude is going around all the open zones acting like a fool then playing sensible in the gamer zone with an open attitude. I dont know which one is the real him/her but dont start giving him more reasons to argue.
but as many people have pointed out, using controllers is much easier. the idea is that people who dont game can play without the use of a pad on less violent more casual games whilst gamers will be able to use natal alongside a pad for hardcore games where you can interact with characters similar to Milo in an RPG
Milo is designed to be a test of what games can become. Living breathing worlds. Milo as a stand alone project is pointless but putting a talking interactive AI as your best friend in battle or for exapmle sheva in resi 5 is a much better and more interactive experience. Its about what natal aims to do rather than taking everything shown at E3 at face value.
now halo will help move consoles. Same goes if GT is bundled with the PS3, its just common sense
11 rachet and clank titles, many MG tiltles and god knows how mant GT titles. M$ has made to date 4 Halo games since 2002 one of which is an RTS (i cant see gamelplay developing and advancing any futher than another genre) Please Halo isnt milked yet. Give it a little while maybe 2 years and ill come back and agree with you but until bungie stop producing the titles and M$ start throwing the name on everything from racers to rpg's its a shooter franchise that millions love and sells well and ...
I agree that this game looked and still looks amazing. Personally i think that the whole downgraded news was a large lie or mix up because it seemed too implausable to be true.
I believe that its 80% likely there will be a drop but its getting later and later and they are yet to say anything. Hopefully it will be a pre christmas drop but Sony do have a tendancy to drop prices and release games (like M$ are starting to do now)after christmas where it has a lesser impact.
Alan wake looks nicer than this and mass effect i just think ubisoft are after the hype. If not then PS3 is looking very nice.
i know its the xbox shade but it doesnt always look too great on the box.
Its simple, bold and beautifull. designed to reflect the style of gameplay that many racing game lovers see as an art rather thana skill.
we dont mind sharing our games its more fun for everyone when were all playing the games. i dont give a dam wich platform my games come on as long as the games themselves are good.
its not forced on you to install but some games can load faster if they are =)