Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Better late than never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Steam release? Sure, why not, I’m in. I dropped off the series after the first, so there’s plenty of value for me. Especially now that I don’t have to buy an XBO for it. That leaves Halo 5 as the last console exclusive Halo. Wish they’d port it too, but they’ve denied it multiple times. The title by title rollout sounds good to me too, considering all I’ve missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 GIVE ME A DATE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 steam is certainly a surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Sweet. I wonder if it’ll have cross play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Excellent! Will buy just to support good (if not terribly late) choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Cool beans. I'll have to get this at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Didn't expect it to come to Steam. Nice that they added in Reach as well. Seeing as I've never owned an Xbox, I think I just might get this, assuming all the problems have been fixed, and the PC port is actually good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Um. Yeah. I'm buying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Great for those who give a damn about Halo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 If you bought it digitally on Xbone do you automatically get it on Windows Store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Steam release requires Xbox Live. More news following on the 17th, today was mostly just an announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 50 minutes ago, Nokt said: Steam release requires Xbox Live. If you mean pay to play(gold), then I guess I ain't playing any MP, and will wait for a massive sale. Not going to pay more than 20 for this if the online is basically locked. Now, if you just need an account, then that is no issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bacon said: If you mean pay to play(gold), then I guess I ain't playing any MP, and will wait for a massive sale. Not going to pay more than 20 for this if the online is basically locked. Now, if you just need an account, then that is no issue. The existing MS games need live but its for gamer score and such. We don't need gold for mp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Just now, Zaku3 said: We don't need gold for mp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, Zaku3 said: The existing MS games need live but its for gamer score and such. We don't need gold for mp. I have a feeling this will hold true, but you never know. There isn't really a huge multiplayer game on steam though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Did they fix all the bugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Did they fix all the bugs? Nope. http://halobugs.com/ I believe Team Beyond has a small list of Halo 2 bugs as well. EDIT: To be fair they did fix ALOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 55 minutes ago, Nokt said: There isn't really a huge multiplayer game on steam though Team Fortress? Counter Strike? PUBG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Team Fortress? Counter Strike? PUBG? I meant like a huge MS multiplayer game on steam. They have smaller titles like Killer Instinct and Halo Wars that don’t require live/gold, but Halo’s main series is big multiplayer component to Xbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, Nokt said: I meant like a huge MS multiplayer game on steam. They have smaller titles like Killer Instinct and Halo Wars that don’t require live/gold, but Halo’s main series is big multiplayer component to Xbox Aaaaah, you’re referencing about needing gold, got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom631 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Reach is included too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Maybe next time I upgrade my PC I'll pick this up and go through them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Here is the news from this weekends tournament nothing huge, but some notable things. Quote Crossplay between steam or windows store not decided on if console and PC get crossplay no decision if MCC will come to play anywhere Halo Insider flighting for MCC PC (sign up here) r/gaming AMA on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I should check this all out on games pass. I never play Reach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I would bet lots and lots of money that gold wouldn't be required. That'd be silly. Even when it was a lot more expected that an MS game would require gold, that PC initiative didn't make it out of its infancy before being shotgunned into a pulpy mess. You'll need an Xbox Live account, but no gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Frank O’connor on resetera I can only repeat what Phil said, which is that our intent is to make the PC game available to PC players, where and how they're playing. That doesn't mean a stripped out Linux build, but tbh we're not being cagey for the sake of it. Even Steam itself means building components to play nice with the store and its infrastructure. The same thing would be true of any new landing spot for the project. It's not just a port - it's really a quite serious challenge to not only get the various components up and running on PC architecture at fidelity - but also properly translate some elements that were built with consoles in mind - and in a couple of cases, 4:3 SD content at the very root level of some of its original design principles. Obviously over the years the MCC project, the Anniversary releases and B/C have pushed the games closer to what the minimum expectations for PC are - but things that weren't there originally, like aspect ratio, FOV, key mapping have very serious design implications. At the HCS finals this weekend folks were asking why we announced it "so far from launch" - and the reality is that it's such a large challenge to do it right that it would have been reasonable to think of it as a normal game announcement - which can sometimes be years out (it will be here a lot faster than that - just pointing out the normal chronology of game announcements as an example). We've already done a great deal and the team is really excited about the potential of not just putting the games on the new platform, but doing both the games and the PC gamers justice too so that people end up hopefully with the game they've imagined or hoped for this whole time and that it feels right as a Halo game and as a PC game. That's why the answer to "will there be cross-play" is still not cut and dry - it's certainly possible technically - so the testing and tuning will have to include questions about matchmaking, controller vs M/KB, populations (and their respective tastes), security, etc etc. The easy answer would be "yes options rite?" but again we don't want to compromise the PC version to do that. Flighting will obviously help us shake out lots of technical issues, but it will also provide tons of user play style feedback - and the fuzzy subjective stuff that emerges from how PC players use it. If you've played the H5 Forge MP component on PC you'll also notice that the console origin of that suite means that on average, some wasd players feel that there's about one control function too many for natural setups and player movement - not an issue on controller because of the ability to use all the main triggers, bumpers, buttons and clicks. This is specific to H5 because of the increased mobility - but the original HCE - despite staring as a Mac title, was really Xbox specific and the design was crafted in tandem with the development of the OG Xbox controller. It's not just buttons, necessarily but also designer intent - so that's one of the less clear cut challenges to get right - making these games feel like they were built for PC from the getgo. A lot of the audience will be Halo console players and fans, but there'll be folks new to the series too and we want it to show up well for them too without changing the fundamental core of each original game. It's not rocket science, but it also kind of is a bit... Also now I have to build a PC gaming rig. Which I haven't done in a while except at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Not gonna be part of Xbox Play Anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 42 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Not gonna be part of Xbox Play Anywhere Disappointing, but not surprised. They might do a discount on people who already own MCC though. I would imagine most people would want to buy it on Steam though. I'm curious as to what pricing will be, will they do $60 dollars or will they cut it down to $30/40? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: Not gonna be part of Xbox Play Anywhere Not surprised, though, I assume Xboners who already own the game get the Reach update for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Not surprised, though, I assume Xboners who already own the game get the Reach update for free. Only Multiplayer. Campaign and Firefight will cost (I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Nokt said: Only Multiplayer. Campaign and Firefight will cost (I think) That’s ridiculously stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Just now, Spork3245 said: That’s ridiculously stupid. I mean ODST costs $5 for anyone that buys MCC (outside of people that bought and played within the first 3 months). Now that its just included in the PC launch it doesn't surprise me that Reach will cost money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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