Post by: Deftech on October 04, 2005, 10:24:00 AM
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October 4, 2005 - Robbie Bach, President of MS's Xbox entertainment and devices division, indicated that earlier comments made by Bill Gates that Halo 3 would be available to counter the release of Sony's PlayStation 3 next-generation gaming console were "philosophical" and not to be taken as a literal pledge, according to an interview at InfoWorld.com.
In response to a question regarding comments made in Time Magazine by Bill Gates earlier this year that Halo 3 would be released in time to blunt the launch of the PS3, Bach indicated that his boss was using the next Halo game as a metaphor for the upcoming Xbox 360 titles. According to Bach, "Philosophically, the point Bill was trying to make is that we're not just going to ship and not have great stuff coming up. We don't know when Sony will ship PS3. They've said spring ... What we do know is that the way our portfolio lines up we're going to have great exclusive content. Halo is something we'll ship when it's ready."
In the same interview, Bach revealed that the decision to make the Xbox 360's hard disk drive optional was due to concerns about price sensitivity in the European market. According to Bach, "It's particularly important in Europe where parts of Europe are very price sensitive and the channels where games consoles are sold are predominantly mass merchants which again are very price sensitive... One size doesn't fit all."
In response to a question regarding comments made in Time Magazine by Bill Gates earlier this year that Halo 3 would be released in time to blunt the launch of the PS3, Bach indicated that his boss was using the next Halo game as a metaphor for the upcoming Xbox 360 titles. According to Bach, "Philosophically, the point Bill was trying to make is that we're not just going to ship and not have great stuff coming up. We don't know when Sony will ship PS3. They've said spring ... What we do know is that the way our portfolio lines up we're going to have great exclusive content. Halo is something we'll ship when it's ready."
In the same interview, Bach revealed that the decision to make the Xbox 360's hard disk drive optional was due to concerns about price sensitivity in the European market. According to Bach, "It's particularly important in Europe where parts of Europe are very price sensitive and the channels where games consoles are sold are predominantly mass merchants which again are very price sensitive... One size doesn't fit all."
Post by: whiteblur67 on October 04, 2005, 11:12:00 AM
Post by: wasting on October 04, 2005, 11:33:00 AM
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Peter Moore, corporate vice president of Worldwide Marketing and Publishing for Xbox at MS, also announced that triple Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of Halo, the upcoming feature film based on MSs phenomenally popular video game. This unique alliance between Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, MS, and Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh promises a step forward in motion picture production. Halo will benefit from the experience and resources of the film studios, from MSs groundbreaking vision and from Jacksons and Walshs creative sensibilities and expertise in both traditional filmmaking and the world of emerging digital technologies.
Post by: Ballz2TheWallz on October 04, 2005, 12:09:00 PM
Post by: KAGE360 on October 04, 2005, 12:12:00 PM
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Rumor mill central people. Apparently there is a Halo 3 script PDF making the rounds on the internet. Click read more for all the info and the PDF download link.
Disc One: Campaign
Campaign includes eighteen different missions, nearly twice the size of the first two games.
Spans across the galaxy through dozens of environments from the lower level districts of an abandoned alien city to the desert wastelands on Earth and beyond.
Levels are vast, consisting of a total size that dwarfs both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 combined.
Engage in massive, large-scale battles where hundreds of characters appear onscreen simultaneously.
Operate new aerial vehicles through intense space and air combat missions.
Play cooperatively with a friend on Xbox Live, System Link or Splitscreen.
Disc One: Campaign
Campaign includes eighteen different missions, nearly twice the size of the first two games.
Spans across the galaxy through dozens of environments from the lower level districts of an abandoned alien city to the desert wastelands on Earth and beyond.
Levels are vast, consisting of a total size that dwarfs both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2 combined.
Engage in massive, large-scale battles where hundreds of characters appear onscreen simultaneously.
Operate new aerial vehicles through intense space and air combat missions.
Play cooperatively with a friend on Xbox Live, System Link or Splitscreen.
Post by: Deftech on October 04, 2005, 12:18:00 PM
QUOTE(miggidy @ Oct 4 2005, 01:50 PM)
I know it's not really Halo 3 news, but it's Halo news none the less.
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Title: Halo 3 Release "when It's Ready"
Post by: Deftech on October 04, 2005, 12:36:00 PM
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Post by: Deftech on October 04, 2005, 12:36:00 PM
QUOTE(miggidy @ Oct 4 2005, 02:40 PM)
Yeah and Jackson's bringing WETA with him, the same people behind the special effects in the LOTR movies 
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Title: Halo 3 Release "when It's Ready"
Post by: Heet on October 04, 2005, 12:38:00 PM
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WOW
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Title: Halo 3 Release "when It's Ready"
Post by: bluvasa on October 04, 2005, 03:14:00 PM
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That is from HBO, the largest Halo fansite. Louis Wu, its admin, has daily contact with Bungie and knows them personally. I believe his word over anyone else's...except Frankie's of course
HBO link
Original leak link
Joystick link
Remember its not real.
Post by: Heet on October 04, 2005, 12:38:00 PM
Post by: bluvasa on October 04, 2005, 03:14:00 PM
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JW points out a story on Joystiq which discusses a purported leak of the Halo 3 script on a website known as Riches Will Rust. The poster is brand new to that forum, with no personal info shown... and the script itself shows itself to be... well, below Bungie writing standards is a nice way to put it. Anyway - the script is fake (that's from an official source, not just me), but that fact isn't stopping it from getting all over the internet today. Spread the word, if you can.
That is from HBO, the largest Halo fansite. Louis Wu, its admin, has daily contact with Bungie and knows them personally. I believe his word over anyone else's...except Frankie's of course
HBO link
Original leak link
Joystick link
Remember its not real.