Halo 3: ODST Gets A 360 Bundle

Not a Modern Warfare man? Maybe you're a Halo man. Or lady! If so, you might be interested in this Halo 3: ODST hardware bundle.

It contains a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, controller (curiously, not an ODST controller), a copy of Halo 3: ODST, a copy of Halo 3 and access to the Halo: Reach beta.

It's due later this month, and so far, has only been announced for PAL territories, with prices ranging from €280 in continental Europe (USD$410) to 4,228 Rand in South Africa (USD$574).

[General Jewels]

Man that box looks so badass!!!

[chidori666]

epic win?

yep.

sarcasm/

[lordkemp007]

You do realise you are meant to play the game, and not with the 'badass' box?

I suppose in your case you could amuse yourself by keeping your toys in it.

[firezone]

with these bundles, wonder how much of an effect they will have on sales? Here goes the Halo Milking again...

[GameOn]

Nothing wrong with milking a franchise as long as the fans want more.

[Solidsnakex23]

have you heard of Mario??? lol

[IDetonation]

Talk about milking...
See Guitar Hero.

Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero II
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero: Rocks The 80's
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Guitar Hero: Metallica
Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Guitar Hero: On Tour
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades
Band Hero
DJ Hero

Jesus..
Just stop.

[iChaos Amongus]

This will be the 4th Halo FPS, in almost a Decade.

Halo(2001)
Halo 2(2004)
Halo 3(2007)
Halo ODST(2009)

Is that seriously considered milking, in any way, whatsoever? Or do PS3 fanboys just fear Halo, and say stupid things whenever they see a Halo article, knowing how big the games release will be?

[Ghostflight]

But...if you include the Halo Series spin of and upcoming prequel:
Halo (2001)
Halo 2 (2004)
Halo 3 (2007)
---------------MILKING and they're just getting started? (Maybe/not)
Halo Wars (2009)
Halo 3 ODST (2009)
Halo Reach (2010)

[XboxUltimateAlliance]

haha can't wait for ODST. The ODST and Modern Warfare 2 bundles will be HUGE this holiday season.

[I am Legend]

They're milking Halo.

Pass me a cup of milk then and bring on the kick ass games.

[Blaze929]

I must enjoy this milk becuase I don't give a damn how many times they release Halo, just keep bringing them on....as long as they arent RTSs, ulgh.

[I am Legend]

I never played a RTS game but DAMIT !!! Halo Wars was pretty good.

Watching the credits brought a big a** smile to my face.

When it said

"End transmission..."

You know it's just telling a kick a** chapter in the Halo Universe.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Not to mention the Spartan fight. A little taste of Halo Reach.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

^^

Brings chills.

[Godmars290]

With at least two more games announced atop the other. You have to admit that makes it milky.

And don't for get the XBL fan channel.

[TheBand1t]

Y'know, while I stopped liking Halo after the first one, 'milking it' is stretching it a bit.

Ratchet and Clank could be classified as 'milked' if you wanna get technical. Still, people buy them because they're fun games.

[darthv72]

I am not sure how many different bundle sku's sony has offered but I can bet it is FAR more than what MS has offered. I am surprised they arent re-releasing the halo console in this bundle instead of the elite.

To really be a halo based bundle it should include the halo themed 360 preloaded with halo stuff for the avatar as well as background theme. It should also include the halo wireless communicator headset, halo controller, halo odst and halo 3 games (maybe halo wars) and the std elite 120gb hdd. Maybe throw in a voucher to dl xbox original halo games from xbla.

All of that combined could be considered milking but it would be one hell of a milk-job worth getting.

I can think of a few bundles sony has tried. Ranging from movie based to game based. casino royal, spiderman3, taladega nights, motorstorm, metal gear 4, uncharted, need help figuring the rest out please.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

when you quickly release CRAPPY games for a quick buck, not when you release quality titles.

So far Halo to me has not been milked!

[Shepherd 214]

MG, MG 2, MGS 1, MGS 2 Sons of Liberty, MGS Twin Snakes, MGS 2 Substance, MGS 3 Snake Eater, MGS 3 Subsistance, MGS4, MG Acid, MG Acid 2, MGS Portable Ops, MGS Touch, MGS 5 on PSP, and MGS Rising.

Halo has only made four games, with ODST and Reach on the way to make a grand, milking total of six. If Halo is milking it, MGS has already bought the farm.

[vhero]

This is to push up sales nothing more as people who buy a 360 will get a free copy of the game they will think. However MS can add that copy to the sales of the game thus upping there numbers. Typical MS tactics they did EXACTLY the same with Halo 3. That game sold about 1 million less than the numbers shown. If you don't believe me look in games shops 1 day after its released and see pre-owned section for a ton of pre-owned copys. Just like Halo 3 there will be a ton of them. Unless ofc MS puts that retail bundle label on the box and then check Ebay for a TON of them.

[firezone]

wow.

[GameOn]

I think any halo bundle should come with 2 pads since halo is really a party game.

Also I think it's strange having Halo 3 + ODST packed in together which means you get 2 sets of the halo 3 online.

[DelbertGrady]

They should have left out Halo 3 and lowered the price a bit. And thrown in the ODST controller of course.

[FantasyStar]

Agreed, Halo is a party game and two-controllers being bundled would've sweetened the deal. That and a year of Live to boot.

[Omega4]

Finally MS is actually making bundles with good big name games, took them long enough. No more Kong Fu Panda or lego games.

[GameOn]

They have had good bundles in the past. The Gears bundle for instance. Incidentally that is the one I got.

[DarthTigra]

They've had more then that they had the Forza 2 bundle the Halo 3/Fable 2 bundle and another one with good games I think.

[Omega4]

Yeah i know about them, i mean they never do bundles with their big games the day they release, they are always like months afterwards

[Alcon Caper]

@Omega4
This is exactly what I was thinking. These crap games they were bundling up with the 360 were just dust collectors. This is a great move by MS. It will certainly increase the popularity of Live.

I mean, these are the two highest played online shooter franchises and have been for a while. To have them included with a new 360 model will round up those kiddies who have missed out all these years.

It will also definitely increase Live subscriptions, which is great for Live. More revenue for that service will hopefully result in more improvements to their online features, which are already really good so far.

[user858621]

wudnt it have made more sense to throw in halo wars aswell and call it the complete bundle

[GameOn]

That would have been cool but it aint complete unless it includes Halo 1 and 2 as well.

[IDetonation]

Idk about anyone else, but L4D bundle would be sick.

L4D model Xbox
L4D + DLC
L4D2
Controller
400$

<3

[DuneBuggy]

That would be cool.Wouldnt make me spend X number of dollars to replace my ugly "appliance white" Pro, but that would be cool.

[butterfinger]

if they made the console look like it was decaying with some "flesh" exposed in areas. :)

[TheBand1t]

I would buy a L4D2 bundle.

[Veneno]

how PS3 games need to be bundled? I mean look at this bundle and the MW2 bundle. yeah, bots are stupid.....

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Nice! Halo 3: ODLC gets a bundle.

[KingKionic]

This one was obvious...

[I am Legend]

*hands him drool bag*

I KNOW....i know...

[KingKionic]

rofl...i needed that .

[CR7JUVE1897]

Good bundles all around from both companies. Damn, if I didn't have both systems already.

Good times to be a gamer.

IF Nintendo were smart, they would do a bundle as well. The Wii costs what, 30.00 to make??

[divideby0]

popularity of a game does not mean a quality game.
just wait till the reviews come out...low 8s

[GameOn]

Keep in mind that an 8 is still a pretty good score. Not exceptional though.

[DelbertGrady]

I agree. Just look at Gran Turismo.

[DARK WITNESS]

@ Soda Popinsky

exactly what i said in another post... no real comeback from that one, so just lots of disagrees.

lets see if they apply the same logic to their over hyped games.

[butterfinger]

is a quality game. It may not be a great game, but it's still good quality. I guess you won't be playing this one, though, because it's better to listen to other people that play a game with all differing opinions than to form your own. I will be playing this AND GT PSP day one. I guess I'm setting myself up for the ultimate disappointment.

[XboxUltimateAlliance]

GT5 Prologue = low 8's

GT PSP = High 6's

rofl

[saint_john_paul_ii]

yes because we know a prologue of a 50 million selling franchise is the final product of the game. /end sarcasm.

[MetalGearBear]

bundle with dlc game? epic failed!!!!

[NecrumSlavery]

after the leak of the game and the revealing of how poor this hyped POS is, M$ is seeming to do anything to get it to sell. It's Halo and the Bots will buy it anyway. Its a DLC pack bundle. What a stupid bundle.

[Oadif]

Now do the gamers get a great game with a broken console, a great console with a broken game, or a broken game with a broken console. hmmmmmmm

[kewlkat007]

Sony been doing this for a while now....

[I am Legend]

Congratulations...?

:)

[bjornbear]

MS innovating in weird ways...

[Ron_Burgundy]

only way for this fail game to sell is to bundle it

[ForROME]

Heres my deal, I want a free wifi and 2 controllers or a game at 299, that would make me chose it over a PS3

The wifi adapter is just a killer for me, when you add the cost of live to it

You give me a 1 yr free live, free wifi and a game bundle, Im in. Otherwise they are still lagging behind going forward now.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Why is it droids that a dlc expansion pack like ODST has already outsold Killzone 2 and only cost about 3% of the Killzone budget to make?

[saint_john_paul_ii]

i guess you like SH*t games dont you?

[JonnyBigBoss]

Desperation is kicking in.

[36T]

I noticed! The Sony fanboys (like u) are in panic mode. Hilarious!

All MS needs now would be a Forza 3 bundle. DO IT!! Just make it a 250G HDD and it's mine. MW2 looks so damn nice though. hummm.. decisions, decisions.

Why do i have a feeling you might go by the name of Saa...

@ Ldubbz

He knows all of that. Let him spin. I love it! How releasing a bundle with a Halo game could be considered "desperation" is nothing but talk of a jealous fanboy. Right Saa...? I totally agree with what you said about his pic. LOL

[Ldubbz]

bundles are nothing new. The previous Halo Bundle? The RE4 bundle earlier this year?

And how would this be desperate? I would think Sony effectively HALVING the cost of their system in a little over three years seems a lot more desperate to me. Not to mention all of the "get a sony credit card and get a PS3" or "buy a Bravia and get a PS3!" deals are a lot more on the desperate side. No?

And a side note: Please remove your pic from your avatar. It just screams d-bag. and if its not you....well, thats even worse.

[VenomCarnage89]

who thinks just about every halo fan bought or owned a 360 at halo 3's launch. the people who want ODST have 360's already so i do not think this bundle will do nearly as much as M$ hopes it will.

[kaz-hirai]

"It contains a 120GB Xbox 360 Elite, controller (curiously, not an ODST controller), a copy of Halo 3: ODST, a copy of Halo 3 and access to the Halo: Reach beta."

Hmmmm M$ seem to be forgetting to add one more thing to that bundle.

[Blow Out Your Brains]

I personally think Halo sucks but the fans want it, the developers make profit, we will inevitably see more of it until it stops selling.

[rbluetank]

halo has had the same characters for the last 8 to 9 years now!!! halo1/Halo2/Halo3 like ten enemies characters. just look at the character development in R1/R2 as reference. Halo put armor on characters and that does not mean it is a new character exactly...lol they stole the character from MDK and pop it into their games like it was their own character.... the grunt was in MDK video game first and it looked liked/acted liked the same way in all of halo games. Halo one and three has almost the same run/jump with the jeep ending!!!wtf the AI is as stupid as gears. you throw a grenade at the enemies feet and they just stand their or wave their hands in the air. when you throw a grenade at the brute in halo 3; he just drops down a bubble shield with the grenade inside with him... lol halo as a series is inhaling badly!!!