No PC vs. Xbox for Halo 2
Bungie's weekly update chats about Halo, Marathon, and umbrella stands full of lightsabers.
by Kathleen Sanders
May 30, 2006 - In the ever illuminating, unfailingly entertaining weekly update from Bungie.net's Frankie he once again treated Halo fans everywhere to nuggets of primo information.
According to this week's update Halo 2 for PCs is finally stepped over the rainbow from black and white test version into actual color. He settled once and for all that Halo 2 will not be on Xbox Live Anywhere's service. According to Frankie: "The gulf (more than two years) between the launch of Halo 2 on Xbox and Halo 2 on PC means that a level playing field would be impossible. Add to that the fact that both versions have their controls and aiming system balanced and tuned for that system's abilities and you would have a lopsided situation at best. Halo 2 Xbox players will continue to play against Xbox and Xbox 360 players, and Halo 2 PC players will play against other PC players. Although we will support other control methods, including joystick vs. mouse, the player will always have the choice, so if he feels confident he can beat a mouse-player online, that's his prerogative. We won't be forcing him."
For fans of Bungie's Marathon series Frankie was just cagey enough when asked about the possibility of seeing the revered, old school, first-person shooter come to Xbox Live Arcade to keep desperate fans clinging to hope (present company included). Frankie said, "Of course it's possible, it's just not on any current agenda. If it's any consolation, many, many people think it's a good idea."
Bungie's weekly update chats about Halo, Marathon, and umbrella stands full of lightsabers.
by Kathleen Sanders
May 30, 2006 - In the ever illuminating, unfailingly entertaining weekly update from Bungie.net's Frankie he once again treated Halo fans everywhere to nuggets of primo information.
According to this week's update Halo 2 for PCs is finally stepped over the rainbow from black and white test version into actual color. He settled once and for all that Halo 2 will not be on Xbox Live Anywhere's service. According to Frankie: "The gulf (more than two years) between the launch of Halo 2 on Xbox and Halo 2 on PC means that a level playing field would be impossible. Add to that the fact that both versions have their controls and aiming system balanced and tuned for that system's abilities and you would have a lopsided situation at best. Halo 2 Xbox players will continue to play against Xbox and Xbox 360 players, and Halo 2 PC players will play against other PC players. Although we will support other control methods, including joystick vs. mouse, the player will always have the choice, so if he feels confident he can beat a mouse-player online, that's his prerogative. We won't be forcing him."
For fans of Bungie's Marathon series Frankie was just cagey enough when asked about the possibility of seeing the revered, old school, first-person shooter come to Xbox Live Arcade to keep desperate fans clinging to hope (present company included). Frankie said, "Of course it's possible, it's just not on any current agenda. If it's any consolation, many, many people think it's a good idea."
