Nice to see MS revel in their history a little, shame in a way it sidesteps some key games etc to focus so much on Forza, Gears and Halo but it was funny to read them try and pass Halo 2 off as some sort of breakthrough bastion for gaming popularity
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Originally posted by Neon Ignition View PostNice to see MS revel in their history a little, shame in a way it sidesteps some key games etc to focus so much on Forza, Gears and Halo but it was funny to read them try and pass Halo 2 off as some sort of breakthrough bastion for gaming popularity
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It was in that sense, more that the wording they use leans to it being the first big event game to hit mainstream attention etc which it was generations behind on. I mean it's MS trumpeting it's own success so it shouldn't be a surprise, hell, the Xbox itself wasn't a megahit. PGR gets robbed again in the site
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I remember Halo 2 being a massive thing at the time it felt like no gaming franchise was bigger, Microsoft during the 360 era popularized online gaming and brought it to the mainstream console player, before the 360 days we didnt have voice chat as standard or party chat and online messaging wasn't a thing, Halo was a big part of this, as was Gears of War, PGR, Forza and certain Xbox live arcade games.
My Xbox series X has arrived, it's sat in my lounge and I'm at work!!!! still, Roll on 4 o clock cant wait to get homeLast edited by Lebowski; 26-11-2021, 13:41.
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Originally posted by Lebowski View PostI remember Halo 2 being a massive thing at the time it felt like no gaming franchise was bigger, Microsoft during the 360 era popularized online gaming and brought it to the mainstream console player, before the 360 days we didnt have voice chat as standard or party chat and online messaging wasn't a thing, Halo was a big part of this, as was Gears of War, PGR, Forza and certain Xbox live arcade games.
My Xbox series X has arrived, it's sat in my lounge and I'm at work!!!! still, Roll on 4 o clock cant wait to get home
I still had to pay for my copy of the game but didn't have to queue up for it. I spent most of the night sat in a room with a heap of celebrities playing on a LAN and as the alcohol flowed it just got louder and more hilarious. Good times.
It was one of those games that put down the blueprint for how a multiplayer game should work on a console. Most of the big games that have come after owe a lot to it.
The only other game I can think of in the console shooter space which has had a similar effect is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The killstreaks and general progression in that game was so original at the time... Now look where we've ended up...
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Originally posted by nonny View PostI was actually at a VIP launch event in Sydney when Halo 2 came out as I reviewed for an Xbox site there (after my early days reviewing for the mighty NTSC-UK).
I still had to pay for my copy of the game but didn't have to queue up for it. I spent most of the night sat in a room with a heap of celebrities playing on a LAN and as the alcohol flowed it just got louder and more hilarious. Good times.
It was one of those games that put down the blueprint for how a multiplayer game should work on a console. Most of the big games that have come after owe a lot to it.
The only other game I can think of in the console shooter space which has had a similar effect is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The killstreaks and general progression in that game was so original at the time... Now look where we've ended up...
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SeriesS is the big seller this Black Friday.
I guess it's because its cheap already, so with a sale its super cheap. Throw GP in and its a no brainer.
And the PS5 and SeriesX are still like rocking horse ****.
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