Pour one out for Halo 2 and the original Xbox with Bungie on April 14
by Ben Gilbert 
on Feb 7th 2010 11:30PM
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Reader Comments (76)
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 1:07AM RKN said
This could set an ugly precedent. All you console gamers who buy these multiplayer DLC map-packs maybe should think twice about an investment that eventually will be yanked and made entirely useless? Although 5-6 years is a long time, if these companies don't pull the plug any earlier on current gen multiplayer games.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 2:19AM TheDarkWayne said
I dont see how it's an ugly precedent to stop support for a game and a console that came out six and nine years ago respectively, especially when they both have perfectly apt successors.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 2:21AM ragejg said
Black is another of the games set for cancellation, right?
I've been enjoying Halo 2 Vista on my gaming-grade Media PC/HDTV/360 pad setup for over a year now. With plenty of servers up, enhanced graphics that look great at 720p with some AA/AF, and good integration with the 360 pad, I think April 14 will be just another April 14 (though I will probably be scrambling around getting ready for my son's sixth birthday two days later).
I've been enjoying Halo 2 Vista on my gaming-grade Media PC/HDTV/360 pad setup for over a year now. With plenty of servers up, enhanced graphics that look great at 720p with some AA/AF, and good integration with the 360 pad, I think April 14 will be just another April 14 (though I will probably be scrambling around getting ready for my son's sixth birthday two days later).
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 2:32AM hardbread said
I only use my xbox for the snes, nes, n64, genesis etc emulators and xbmc :] awesome codec support
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 2:47AM (Unverified) said
not sure about the balance, but it was a glitchy game. Not game brakingly glitchy, but having a sniper superjump to some unreachable place was annoying as all hell.
I hate to sound like a troll or kick the hive that is the easily trolled Halo fanbase, but Halo 2 was nothing significant in the large scale of things. It was a massively marketed game, and that's about it. Hell, even Doom had online multiplayer.
That and they make it sound like Halo 2 was the only worthy xbox live game. Shit, I'd rather do some Unreal Championship 2.
I hate to sound like a troll or kick the hive that is the easily trolled Halo fanbase, but Halo 2 was nothing significant in the large scale of things. It was a massively marketed game, and that's about it. Hell, even Doom had online multiplayer.
That and they make it sound like Halo 2 was the only worthy xbox live game. Shit, I'd rather do some Unreal Championship 2.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 3:25AM (Unverified) said
rrxyyrrxyyrrxyy bxbxr - just warmin up the fingers for this!
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 3:38AM (Unverified) said
F*** YOU!
Halo 2 was the best MP ever on the xbox!
Halo 2 was the best MP ever on the xbox!
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 4:55AM Istari Spartan said
Looks like it's time for one last tea baging session.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 7:33AM Corvin331 said
Unless you already have all the DLC maps on your 360 you probably won't be able to take part since MS already took them down. :( Pretty shitty move MS, pretty shitty.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 9:12AM Alan Smithee said
Bungie is working on a fix: they'll either get the content back on Marketplace or rebuild the playlists to make them not mandatory.
There's always the Multiplayer Map Pack disc, missing only the two maps from Certain Affinity.
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There's always the Multiplayer Map Pack disc, missing only the two maps from Certain Affinity.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 9:00AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
ummmmm I don't own Halo 3....Halo 2 is the best out of the 3 IMO....
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 9:43AM shimrra74 said
Can you still play the game offline then?
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:24AM AirIntake said
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:26AM AirIntake said
^^ Yup, xbconnect gets rid of the dedicated servers argument........as long as the game supports LAN, which Halo 2 does.
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 12:03PM (Unverified) said
I never play Halo, but this game have a good graphic I think...
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 10:59AM NukeAssault said
Hmm, was about to mention that. Never got that thing to work way back when though. Perhaps ill make use of it yet.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 11:26AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said
"We who are about to die, salute you."
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 11:30AM Helghast102 said
Aren't you the kid who isn't allowed to play GTAIV?
and likes Miley Cyrus?
... wtf are you doing getting high?
and likes Miley Cyrus?
... wtf are you doing getting high?
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 11:55AM orionzdrm said
Come and join us on April 15 on CBCONNECT.com and enjoy free xb connect live.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 1:09PM (Unverified) said
I will be sure to dig it out haven't touched halo 2 since I got my 360 almost 2 years ago.
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 2:07PM (Unverified) said
Wow. Joystiq deleted my comments which were the truth. Halo 2 is the most glitchiest and fouled mouth multiplayer game ever conceived. It is the reason we have overpriced DLC.
How much is Microsoft paying you guys to delete any comment against their cash cow.
How much is Microsoft paying you guys to delete any comment against their cash cow.
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