Halo 2 Vista coming May 31 in US, June 8 in Europe
by Ross Miller 
{ May 24th 2007 at 2:25PM }
When reached for comment, a spokesperson for Microsoft said, "Halo 2 for Windows Vista did not release to retailers on May 22, as previously announced and will now ship from manufacturers on May 31. Shadowrun will be the first game to debut the highly anticipated Games for Windows – LIVE system on May 29. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our customers."
PC gamers have been waiting over two and a half years for Halo 2 to break free from its console chains. Xbox 360 users are currently enjoying the Halo 3 beta. Those who did not get into the beta can check out our sister site Xbox 360 Fanboy for extensive beta coverage.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JodyAnthony @ May 24th 2007 2:27PM
with any luck we'll get halo 3 pc in 20X6
TheGameMaster @ May 24th 2007 3:42PM
seriuosly, who cares? Why buy a old outdated game for the PC? Stupid microsoft. Screw Halo.
Marc @ May 24th 2007 8:26PM
"PC gamers have been waiting over two and a half years for Halo 2 to break free from its console chains."
Really? I couldn't care less.
PoliticalGamer @ May 24th 2007 2:35PM
Wait a second. I saw copies of Halo 2 Vista (which had 1 month subscriptions to X-Box Live Gold) at Circuit City when I was going for my $10 copy of WoW. Did Circuit City accidentally jump the gun (as the 22 was two days ago), or were they display copies?
sheppy @ May 24th 2007 2:36PM
Well is it's 20XX, you can wait in line with the Blue Bomber.
I wanted this just for the map editor (I have roughly 80 environments made in NVN toolkits not being used) but I'll be damned if I'm going Vista.
ToeFurB @ May 24th 2007 5:32PM
I find this story strange, I work for a electronics retailer and we got our copies in on Wensday of last week, and I've had a copy of my own since this past weekend.
TonyBlair @ May 24th 2007 2:36PM
Its about time we got a bloody DX10 version of this game! I support Halo 2, and I support George W. Bush.
Im Tony Blair, and I approved this message.
Crono @ May 24th 2007 2:40PM
Nice Stinkoman reference, Jody.
rpat102 @ May 24th 2007 2:44PM
the game is at circuit city, my friend bought it yesterday and has been playing it. it runs fine but there aren't many servers. gamestop doesn't have it though and that might be why it hasn't been officially released yet.
3cubedminus3squared @ May 24th 2007 2:48PM
You know what else comes out next week? Forza 2.
off topic, but when is Joystiq going to update their site like Autoblog did theirs?
sheppy @ May 24th 2007 2:54PM
Says the man who modeled his username after someone else....
JodyAnthony @ May 24th 2007 2:54PM
ouch, you got me. oh dear, what ever will i do now?
sheppy @ May 24th 2007 3:03PM
No matter how much Kathie Bates in the film, it is physically impossible to die of Misery. This coming from a man who even watched Jack Schmit.
Good try though.
JodyAnthony @ May 24th 2007 3:07PM
well sheppy I guess I could get hit with a copy of book multiple times until I was knocked out, and then I could be smothered with the pages.
JodyAnthony @ May 24th 2007 3:10PM
on the one hand I could 'die of misery'
on the other hand, I can be lame enough to come onto a weblog and come up with the very original idea of putting 'sucks' after someones name and try to insult them to no avail.
GJM @ May 24th 2007 3:11PM
Why is it in EVERY Halo 2 PC post the SAME users comment how they're not going to get it because it's on Vista. We heard you the first time. For the record, I'm not going to get it because I already have it on the Xbox and I don't care.
eldee @ May 24th 2007 3:13PM
whoopdidoo... halo.. bleh
sheppy @ May 24th 2007 3:13PM
I just wanted the map editor. But I'm not gonna cause my system grief AND spend the extra green for Vista just for the editor.
eldee @ May 24th 2007 3:14PM
@15: I'm not going to buy it because it's Halo. Seriously, am I the only one on the planet who thinks Halo is a weak game?
Daniel Clausen @ May 24th 2007 3:19PM
If it doesn't ship from manufacturing till June 31st how come Circuit City is holding a copy for me???
Pirite @ May 24th 2007 3:19PM
Um... I already downloaded it, and I'm just waiting for the crack.
eddyk @ May 24th 2007 3:22PM
too expensive for a game that already paid off that much !!
20€ would have been a great price.
No HALO Vista for me even if I liked (but didn't own) it on xbox.
GJM @ May 24th 2007 3:27PM
"I'm not going to buy it because it's Halo. Seriously, am I the only one on the planet who thinks Halo is a weak game? "
The two top rated games ever are Ocarina of Time and Half Life 2. Guess what? A LOT of people don't like either of those games at all. You are not special for not liking Halo. Guess what? Many people love that 360 Bomberman game and the Superman game on the N64. Go figure.
The True Gamer @ May 24th 2007 3:30PM
If only this was available on my MSDN account.
anonymous @ May 24th 2007 3:31PM
Who gives a fuck? There are a ton of excellent FPS games on the PC that highlight exactly how poor and uninteresting Halo really is. Why would I want to play a stupid port of a three year old XBOX game on my PC when I could play any number of far superior S games on my PC that have better gameplay and far better graphics?
GJM @ May 24th 2007 3:37PM
"Who gives a fuck? There are a ton of excellent FPS games on the PC that highlight exactly how poor and uninteresting Halo really is. Why would I want to play a stupid port of a three year old XBOX game on my PC when I could play any number of far superior S games on my PC that have better gameplay and far better graphics?"
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C. Grant @ May 24th 2007 3:40PM
He's banned, apologies JA.
JodyAnthony @ May 24th 2007 3:44PM
thanks!
GJM @ May 24th 2007 3:45PM
"seriuosly, who cares? Why buy a old outdated game for the PC? Stupid microsoft. Screw Halo."
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AndrewNeo @ May 24th 2007 4:32PM
Ignoring 'blah dee halo sucks vista sucks' posts, I already have it. I think they better start giving explanations for why it keeps getting delayed, especially so those who already own the darn thing know what's going on. It works fine for me, except for a few things (but I'm running under video requirements so..)
Shawn D @ May 24th 2007 4:50PM
No thanks. Have it for xbox and it's dull compared to other PC FPS. On consoles it's a different story.
Ross @ May 24th 2007 4:56PM
I picked up a copy on the 22nd from Circuit City.
Already unlocking achievements:
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Carac
nick @ May 24th 2007 5:02PM
There is one problem with this game, vista is a requirement...
manic @ May 24th 2007 5:15PM
Halo 2 on Vista is fucking crap from what I hear.
And the reviewers seem to agree with this.
Greg @ May 24th 2007 5:52PM
Thats bull halo 2 WAS released to stores on may 22nd but the copies were defective, theres about 20 defective copies sitting in the back of the circuit city where I work.
Einhanderkiller @ May 24th 2007 6:28PM
@TonyBlair
Halo 2 isn't D3D10 compatible.
tc @ May 24th 2007 6:38PM
" The game will retail for £34.99 / $49.99, respectively."
if this is a european and american price tag then why isn't it in euro?
kickee @ May 24th 2007 6:56PM
yeah really, I don't remember the majority of europeans paying in pounds. Please joystiq, remember that there are other countries in europe besides the UK.
Donnums @ May 24th 2007 7:40PM
I work at CircuitCity and we got copies of it and PC guys put them out well over a week ago. We installed it on one of the PC's on display and everything.
Josh @ May 24th 2007 10:24PM
yeah circuit city put it out on may 22. We have it out here at our circuit city also. We never got the memo to hold it till May 31.
Steve @ May 25th 2007 12:01AM
I'm sure the dozen or so people who's systems are still infected with Vista are thrilled.
steve @ May 25th 2007 8:43AM
yea, this has been in my local circuit city since about the 16th of this month(i think the origional release date). So what's the deal?
Doug @ May 25th 2007 4:52PM
$50 for a 3 year old console port? Is Microsoft insane?
Anyone considering an upgrade to Vista just for this should just get themselves a Xbox360 and a used copy of Halo2.