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Microsoft Does Not Plan to Bring Additional Halo Titles to Steam

SteamFirst: ”We have no further Halo releases on Steam planned at this time.”

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gamernova3673d ago

Wow, I'm shocked. So they're making them origin exclusives...anyone else shocked? I'm shocked. Lol

MidnytRain3673d ago

Why would they be on Origin?

gamernova3673d ago

Because steam is directly competing with their OS with steam OS for the gaming piece of the pie. At least that's one way to look at it. Everyone knows that Gabe is no fan of the windows platform.

LAWSON723673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

@gamernova

It could be on Steam and use DirectX only counteracting the SteamOS like almost every other game on Steam.

ThichQuangDuck3673d ago

I thought you were being sarcastic,but since you are not. They are essentially keeping with the exclusivity of games for windows and will probably try to reboot it in the future when they bring games to PC. They will keep Halo exclusive to consoles for as long as they can,but eventually there will probably be a new Games for Windows. One that hopefully supports cross platform and cross buy functionality. Origin is EA only I don't know what would lead you to believe Origin other than the release of Titanfall

LexHazard793673d ago

Ok, where did you see that? You know something we don't?

Sy_Wolf3673d ago

Steam OS is literally just Linux. Valve isn't competing with Microsoft in the OS space.

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OwnageDC6503673d ago

So weak! Why not make extra cash on older Halo titles?

iSpeakTruth__3673d ago

Halo 3 on PC would've been nice.

ThichQuangDuck3673d ago

Halo 2 would have been nicer but I guess it is already there but a remaster. Halo 3 was so well loved I still forget that it never made its way to PC

zeal0us3673d ago

Halo 2 was available for pc but Vista only at the time of its release sadly. Though you got get to work on XP with a patch.

karl3673d ago

buggy as fuck.. i could barely play the game..

but manage to finish it anyway.. and ive been expecting halo 3 since then ..

no luck though

Th3o3673d ago

ofc they won't...without Halo what else does Xbox have that's iconic? Gears? It would be like Sony giving PC Uncharted. They would lose too much than gain imo.

I too would love to play every game on pc (since I can use my ps4 controller on it), but sometimes it's nice to let your computer rest and pwn on your tv for a bit:D

currently playing: FF X (VIta)/DBZ Vita, Super mario 3D/Zelda Link, South Park (PC) and Infamous 2 Ps4:D

LAWSON723673d ago

"sometimes it's nice to let your computer rest and pwn on your tv for a bit"

the crap I read on this site, just makes me say WTF on a daily basis

Th3o3673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

If that comment made you say that I'd hate to see what happens when it's actually crap:S

I don't understand how that is so offensively bad to you that you had to comment on it? It's clear that I'm trying to embrace both worlds...and I used a slight jab at humour or exaggeration.

Maybe explaining would yield better results? You know...not being demeaning or a little pompus?

Thanks:D

georgeenoob3673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

@Th3o

"ofc they won't...without Halo what else does Xbox have that's iconic? Gears? It would be like Sony giving PC Uncharted. They would lose too much than gain imo."

Titanfall, Forza Horizon 2, Crackdown 3, Project Spark, Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, Favle Legends, D4. Are you being this ignorant on purpose? It's outdoing PS4's exclusive by a LONG shot in quantity and quality.

If you're saying iconic, then tell me, what does Sony have that's iconic? Uncharted is pretty much it, I would've said inFamous but I'm pretty sure that series is done especially after the lead designer left Sucker Punch. X1 has Halo, Gears, Titanfall, Forza, Fable, Crackdown and soon Quantum Break. So buddy, make the comparison.

LAWSON723673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

@th3o

You know what this guy quoted me for no reason I take back what I said to you and instead want to direct that towards georgeenoob, because he is leagues ahead of you when it comes to crap I read on this site. To be fair I think I misread your first post, because I am tired of seeing console fanboys that think PC and TVs are a combo that apparently cannot exist or something. This guy though he apparently thinks games that sell worse than Infamous are less iconic and apparently of higher prestige eventhough they have not been released. Apparently he has not heard of a guy named Kratos either who is probably the biggest character Sony has.

Wizard_King3673d ago

@GN

Titanfall, Forza Horizon 2, Crackdown 3, Project Spark, Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, Favle Legends, D4...

Yes none of those games are iconic and within 12 months of their respective releases they will all be under $10 in bargain bins or given away for free on XBL or heavily discounted or as bonuses with other purchases...

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The Great Melon3673d ago

But Halo CE and Halo 2 were PC games, so it is a bit different than Sony putting Uncharted on the PC.

Th3o3673d ago

Halo 1 and 2 were on a very unsuccessful Microsoft launch console. It didn't sell anywhere near the number the 360 sold. Also Halo 2 was more a Vista promotion since you needed Vista to play it.(there were work arounds).

Halo 1 was a quick port I remember I had trouble running it properly for a while (max settings ofc...) it was a very unoptimized port.

I could see Halo 3 making it over once the Xbox is near end of life or phase out.(i know it's technically end of life now but I think MS will milk it till it's dry.

StealthPandemic3673d ago

They have, Fable, Forza, Quantum Break (Soon to come), Sunset Overdrive (soon to come), Gears of War, and other stuff?

LAWSON723673d ago (Edited 3673d ago )

I will always have hope for Halo 3 on PC, since the game is dead with no support. I think PC gamers are great at keeping games alive which is what the good ol Halos need, at least for us old fans that dont give a crap about future titles. It sucks Steam may not be a choice for such a release, but does anyone seriously think MS would take advantage of what it has to offer? I know I dream of the day Halo is on Steam with something like dedicated servers and mods for custom games, but that day will never become a reality. If it happened it would be locked down on the stupid Windows store.

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The importance of audio: How music makes games better

How do composers make the iconic music tracks from games that we love? And just what makes them so memorable?

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Ex-343 dev says there were “20-30” pitched Halo games we’ll never see

A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.

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Kaii59d ago

Well, 4-Infinite dropped the ball massively so don't worry.

Sgt_Slaughter59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

Not really. 4, 5, MCC, and Infinite are only remembered for their shortcomings and failures when the franchise was purely known for being a system seller and an all-time great. There's a reason 1, 2, 3, and Reach are looked back on fondly, and it's not because of nostalgia.

FinalFantasyFanatic59d ago

I don't know of anyone that speaks fondly of the later Halo games, I would like to play 5, but I know it's not good, and I'm just waiting on Infinite to hit my strike price. I played MCC a lot later after it came out, so must of those bugs/issues were gone by the time I played it.

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PhillyDonJawn59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

To say it dropped the massively is just not true. Many in the community hold H5 as the best mp mechanics in the entire series and say its what 4 should've been. Its campaign was trash but the MP is Fantastic and many faces of the community still play today and it only made 500mill in the matter of months but sure it dropped the ball massively. 4 was hated due to all the changes at once. And CoD like feature and rightful get hate but it's campaign story was liked by a majority of ppl. 343 hasn't nailed ot 100% but they get 1 thing perfect but F up in other places. Infinite had a good campaign and design but the story was a mess. The MP improves upon what Halo 3 was and is what many ppl wanted to go back to but it lacked content severely. So massively aint the word. Dropping the ball massively is when it's pure trash and unplay/unenjoyable. Most ppl blind by nostalgia so soon as 1 thing aint the same its hated cause Halo set the bar so high
FYI reach was not that good.

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Vengeance113859d ago

Dead IP, time to invent something new.

kaos8959d ago

Maybe they can have ID or one of the COD studios help 343 with this series.

jznrpg59d ago

Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them

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Why 343’s next Halo Xbox game needs to be a return to ODST

With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.

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