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Microsoft waiting for Halo 3 sales boostDela @ May 13, 2007 22:00 | 20 comments
The company gave a sneak peak at Halo 3 on Friday to mixed reviews. "The graphics can use some work ... They're not much different than the previous Halo," said Nicholas Puleo, editor of gaming news Web site Evilavatar.com. "They've got five, six months until release, so they'll add some polish ... When I compare it to other things in the platform, it's not standout."
Microsoft staged previews in New York City and San Francisco on Friday, ahead of the beta of Halo 3 which goes live on Wednesday. Bungie Studios has tried to improve realism in the game by implementing the laws of real world physics more thoroughly. A grenade thrown against snow will stick in place while the same grenade will bounce and roll off a hard surface, bullets ricochet off walls and players can get maimed by the shrapnel effect when standing too close to an exploding grenade.
Of course, at this early stage, the improvements shown in Halo 3 will be followed by much more treats when the game is released. "To get me as a player -- to be vested in real-time game-play -- the realism is critical," said Christopher Peragine. "Once it gets past the Beta, it's going to be a fantastic game." Halo 2 joined the ranks of the world's biggest games, generating $125 million in sales in 24 hours and boosting the uptake of Xbox Live subscriptions.
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Microsoft Corp. is looking forward to the launch of Halo 3 and is confident that its success will surpass that of the Halo 2 launch. The third installment of the mega-popular Halo franchise is also expected to spur sales of the Xbox 360 console and strengthen Microsoft's fight against Nintendo and Sony in the console war. "There's a significant number of people just waiting for that one game," Craig Davison, Microsoft's director of marketing said, "and this is the game."
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Comment by: gozilla (May 13, 2007 22:15) Quote: and i am sure that those said people most probably already have a 360. |
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Comment by: akaangus (May 13, 2007 22:22) "There's a significant number of people just waiting for that one game,"
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 14, 2007 00:27) akaangus
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Comment by: borhan9 (May 14, 2007 02:51) I remember reading an article Microsoft had brought out earlier stating this. That Halo will boost their sales again. Why do we need to hear about this again. |
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Comment by: theridges (May 14, 2007 03:33) I Dont See why all the people who previewed the game are making a big deal out of graphics....
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Comment by: Spenman91 (May 14, 2007 08:41) Yeah, I think were not seeing much of a graphics improvement is mainly because the graphics for Halo 2 are already really good. |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 14, 2007 09:19) seems like there doing a bit more with H3 but if they fail to put in button mapping and some better aim controls they fail least till its on the PC where you can enjoy playing it.
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Comment by: Riotard (May 14, 2007 16:13) ok Akaangus it means the NEW fps! considering FF well heck is still stuck on ps2 and the new oen is well over 2 years off, GTA4 well heck everyone is waiting for it but liek no one is goign crazy over it, because heck no much with onlien play and well heck GTA is always gonan be the same killing ppl and shiz. The Nintendo game well heck if u've managed to get a wii yes u'd b goign crazy abotu ti, oh yeh cause any game on the wii needs mass crazzyness because well heck it hasn't got much games yet!
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Comment by: eandtc (May 14, 2007 17:12) "I remember reading an article Microsoft had brought out earlier stating this. That Halo will boost their sales again. Why do we need to hear about this again."
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 14, 2007 19:44) Originally posted by eandtc: well it is true Halo is a cult hit so it will help sale 360s and even vista ,once you take the blinders off its a ok fps enslaved by a horrible pub. |
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Comment by: scorpNZ (May 14, 2007 21:38) Quote: Actually not at all,i have no intention of getting a 360 anytime soon within the next 3 years,but i'll have the game long before i have the console even tho i'll be dying to play it..lol..it's simply down to cost of a 360 plus the tv to make use of the hardware as well as waiting for a cheaper price the majority of bugs will be worked out of the console,same goes for the PS3 ,i'll get one of them but not for a while yet in the mean time i'll keep an eyer on the games and buy any that i like once they're down in price which does'nt take very long. |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 14, 2007 22:04) Quote: Actually not at all,i have no intention of getting a 360 anytime soon within the next 3 years,but i'll have the game long before i have the console even tho i'll be dying to play it..lol..it's simply down to cost of a 360 plus the tv to make use of the hardware as well as waiting for a cheaper price the majority of bugs will be worked out of the console,same goes for the PS3 ,i'll get one of them but not for a while yet in the mean time i'll keep an eyer on the games and buy any that i like once they're down in price which does'nt take very long.[/quote]
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Comment by: akaangus (May 14, 2007 22:06) Maybe he wants the helmet ;) |
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Comment by: akaangus (May 14, 2007 22:06) EDIT: somehow I double posted as a junior member, please delete |
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Comment by: Vios (May 14, 2007 22:19) im waiting for that one game... lol |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 14, 2007 22:36) Originally posted by Vios: Bioshock trumps Halo 3 :X
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Comment by: rihgt682 (May 15, 2007 02:02) no lie that i like halo and i'll enjoy Halo 3, But i won't get 360 for one game. |
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Comment by: Unfocused (May 15, 2007 21:04) If they wanted more realism, how about this: If you die, that’s it, Game Over. No try again, no extra lives.
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Comment by: BIGnewb (May 15, 2007 22:00) Halo 3 is gonna flop.watch it'll be worse than Halo 2 just like Halo 2 is worst than the original.it will boost sales because of halo addicts not the 3 version itself. |
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Comment by: ZippyDSM (May 16, 2007 01:01) Originally posted by Unfocused:
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