Poll: Should Halo be on PC and/or PS3

[Vrex360]

No. No. No.

I refuse to get involved with the inherent flaming that is going on in this thread. I do not wish to get dragged into another debate so I'll make this quick:
No, Halo is a Microsoft owned franchise and is as important to the Xbox as Mario is to the Nintendo Wii. I however, see no reason it can't have a PC port but if that was to be the case, it must be done right. After all Halo faces a lot of stiff competition against other online FPS games out there.

 

[saintchristopher]

As a PS3 owner, my two cents is that I want that mediocrity festival as far away from my console as it can be.

 

[Vek]

Much as people may wish for Halo to be on PS3 and PC after Bungie's leave, the fact of the matter is that as a wholly owned studio of Microsoft at the time, it is MS who owns the rights, code, license, etc, to Halo, not Bungie.

Had MS deemed it appropriate (meaning, "We needs us some mo' money") they'd have ported Halo 3 and ODST to PC by now. (Though, looking at previous titles, it did take 3 years to port Halo 2, and 2 years for Halo.) And the fact that it is a MS game, it'll never appear as a licensed product on any Sony console. Just as there won't ever be a Twisted Metal or God of War on a Microsoft console, as they are wholly Sony-internal developed games.

 

[Pearwood]

It should be, I really think exclusives need to be a thing of the past as soon as possible. Choosing a console should be about hardware like the style and size of the controller, processing power etc not what games you can only get for it.

 

[Nouw]

Halo made the Xbox what it is today. No and never.

 

[nathan-dts]

No, the Halo series is an unfun mess. It needs to be destroyed.

this is why all halo threads turn into flame wars.

The story is boring with no interesting characters. The multiplayers community is just a pain to listen to and the only redeeming feature to the game is forge.

you just described the entire FPS genera. except for forge mode. it's fun to make maps that no one plays correctly

KillZone has an amazing story. The Helghast have an extremely rich history. Half life has a great story and characters despite being very old and Timesplitters is just simply and unrelentlessly fun. 3 amazing series of FPS games.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

I don't think Microsoft could ever lead such a cash cow to a different pasture. (Wow, that's a pretty good metaphor...)

 

[Jezzascmezza]

If I didn't have a 360, I'd love for it to be on either my PC or PS3.
But since I have a 360, and am going to buy the game, I don't really care.
(By the way, some of those poll options are pretty spastic)

 

[Eagle Est1986]

No, but I think Fable: The Lost Chapters should be remade for the Wii and maybe the PlayStation Move. Add a nice sword motion and bow and arrow motion etc. Microsoft don't have anything to lose, they'll get more sales of an old game that wouldn't cost much to port and they'd generate more interest in Fable II and III, from people who might not otherwise even know about the franchise.

 

[Korey Von Doom]

Why is there no option for I don't care either way, I only play halo when I go over to a friends house who has an Xbox, otherwise I just have a PS3 and PC, Halo is the only worthwhile exclusive on Xbox.

 

[JaymesFogarty]

We'll give you MGS4 if you give us Halo reach

No we fucking won't! [sarcasm] But seriously, would you trade a game like MGS4 for a game like Halo 3? Seriously?
On topic, no. I played it at a friends house, and hated it. Plus, without Halo the xbox wouldn't really have its' flagship. Apart from Gears and Forza, everything else would be on the PS3 as well, and as much as I'd love that, (PS3 owner) it wouldn't be fair.

 

[Glamorgan]

In an ideal world, there would be no platform exclusives.

Just don't hold your breath

 

[Arctodus_Simus]

Yes, for PC. If only cause I can't actually get a 360 to work for more than a month.

 

[tzimize]

Where is the who cares button? There are few series of games I can think of that bore me as much as halo.

 

[slipknot4]

The thing of it is halo is xboxs flagship title like mario is for nintendo it just wouldnt work on ps3. I can kind of understand me 2 going to ps3 boost its chance for goty but thats it.

In the same way that Metal Gear was the flagship of playstation perhaps?

 

[wadark]

Being that Halo is developed by Microsoft itself, no, it won't ever be on the PS3. SHOULD it be, not really.

PC, probably, but we'll have to wait and see, I wouldn't count on it though.

Halo 1 and 2 are on the PC aren't they?

Yeah, but as far as the newer Halo games, Microsoft certainly hasn't been in any hurry to release Halo 3 on PC. We now have 3 newer Halo games on the market (Wars, ODST, and Reach) and they still haven't released even Halo 3 on PC. So I wouldn't hold my breath for any PC ports, although it may make Halo Wars a bit better.

 

[wadark]

Again, this is exactly why I wouldn't hold my breath for the ports. Halo 2 was released on PC after 3 years. Its already been 3 years since Halo 3, and there's not even been an announcement. Also, again, there have been 3 new Halo games since then, so porting Halo 3 or any of the others doesn't seem to be much of a high priority.

 

[Mikeyfell]

No, the Halo series is an unfun mess. It needs to be destroyed.

this is why all halo threads turn into flame wars.

The story is boring with no interesting characters. The multiplayers community is just a pain to listen to and the only redeeming feature to the game is forge.

you just described the entire FPS genera. except for forge mode. it's fun to make maps that no one plays correctly

KillZone has an amazing story. The Helghast have an extremely rich history. Half life has a great story and characters despite being very old and Timesplitters is just simply and unrelentlessly fun. 3 amazing series of FPS games.

fine, fine, 99% of the FPS genera
are you happy now???????