Hurray! Halo 2 delayed!
 

Can you believe this? Microsoft decided not to pull a Microsoft! Amazing!

Halo 2 will not ship in 2003. Microsoft isn't going to rush it and release it on the anniversary of Xbox Live as they had planned. Yippie! We might actually get a finished Halo :D

http://www.bungie.net/perlbin/blam.p...A-21E608758142

Re: Hurray! Halo 2 delayed!
 

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That is good news. Maybe I'll be able to hear that purple chick this time around. In Halo, I could not. Her voice was way too feint.

There better be more weapons, and a better balance of weapons. I remember I nearly finished it, and my mate said "What's the best gun?" and I had to say, very confusingly "....Shotgun".

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Yeah, this is actually quite some good news. Microsoft is showing patience with "the" Xbox Live game.

This is good in that Bungie will be able to take the time they need to make the best game possible...

the downside would be crappier holiday sales for the big box...

Meh, somthing big will come up at E3...

Also, I'm not a fan of delays... well Nintendo style delays where they never intended to release the game that early anyway. I guess I can accept it from Microsoft though.

huh?

lol... err... what I'm trying to say is when Nintendo announces release dates (in the past) they give an early release date purosely and never intend to release the game on time in the first place.

One example is Gamecube... for Fall 2000... if that were a real release date more games would have been in development and GCN would have had a HUGE launch. Then they made another fake release date, q1 2001... then another delay to fall 2001. The thing is, I believe they allways knew in the back of thier minds that the system would be released fall 2001, they just gave fake dates for some sick reason.

Anyhow, lastest word is that Halo 2 will see a release in q1 2004, I know it's not much of a delay, but if the game is gonna ship in jan/Feb or March, why not try your hardest to get it out before the holidays? I mean if it's only 2 months or so.

Yep, PlanetXbox posted this on Friday:

"Earlier today we reported that through a post at Bungie that it was revealed that Halo 2 wouldn’t be released during 2003. This evening, directly following that report, we’ve managed to pick up on a release date that’s a bit narrower than the to-be-announced 2004. Thanks to one of GameSpy’s staffers that was on sight at the Game Developers Conference, we’ve learnt that Halo 2 is currently slated for release during Q1 2004. While the date could be a bit narrower, it certainly shows the chances of seeing Halo 2 before late 2004 are more than likely. Stay with us for more news as it develops."

Damn, Bungie...if you're going to delay the game, delay it good....untl October 2004 or something, so the game is as good as possible.

This is making me mad...it looks like the Big 3 (the games that were going to make Xbox THE SYSTEM of 2003) are going to be all 2004 titles. (Halo 2, Fable, Perfect Dark 2/Zero)

I really hope Fable makes it out by the end of the year :(

Well, its for the better. I'd wait for Halo2, I really wouldn't want to see a perfectly good sequel go down the hole because of the time budget. Besides, there are plenty of other things to keep me occupied until 2k4. Rise of Nations....rise of nations......rise of na...

Oh well it's not like it's that long to wait!

In a way im kinda mad because Its delayed but in a way im happy because they will spend more time on the game.

I have decided to wait for a good amount of replies before saying something. Interesting that people are happy when a game is delayed like Halo 2. But any other game (example: Zelda:WW), people almost 90% of the time are like "Damn it! I want to play it now!" Intersting. But thats just my opinion.

Well, I think the situation is the same for the most part no matter what the game is, folks are happy that a game is delayed to improve it's quality, but are pissed that they got to wait later to play the game.

In this thread most folks seem to celebrate the former more than the latter while in other cases some favor the latter more than the former.