I would assume if MS makes a Halo 2 Anniversary for the xbox360 in fall 2014 it will obviously have improved graphics and better split screen and use Halo 4 multiplayer but add new H2A maps and a classic play mode that removes most of Halo 4’s controversial additions.
I expect that Halo 2 Anniversary could show up on the Xbox one as well.
You are aware that Halo Xbox One (Halo 5) is due in the Fall of 2014, right? If they were working on 2 major titles, I highly doubt that they would release them at the same time on 2 different consoles. They would draw attention away from each other, since not many people want to buy 2 games in the same franchise, on different consoles, at the same time. I know I wouldn’t.
Besides there has never been any official confirmation whatsoever that they are even working on an anniversary edition of Halo 2. Even Frank O’Connor once stated that they have no plans to do so.
I get that it’s unlikely it’ll happen … Halo Anniversary was to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Halo itself, not just Halo CE. Also, they need to work on the new game, etc … but it would be nice.
Halo 2 was originally rushed and it shows. The game is filled with characters popping in and out of cutscenes and it also has a lot of issues running on the 360.
I think a remake would be nice in order to give the game the coat of polish it never received to begin with. That’s not to say that it looked bad in 2004 (it looked amazing) but we all know the game was rushed. Just give it what it deserves.
Why not have an outside developer like Ensemble or Certain Affinity (who did Halo Anniversary) work on it? 343i can focus on the next Halo title for the XBox One and an affiliate can give Halo 2 the HD work-over for the 360 so we all can play the Halo Quartet (CE, 2, 3, & 4) in HD on the same console.
I’d rather not see this turned into this.
If Halo 2 must be remade I’d much rather they stay true to the original style.
I still think that Halo 5 won’t come out until 2015 and H2A with modded H4 multiplayer is what we are going to get in 2014. By the way Halo 2 had the longest campaign while Halo 4 had the shortest (not counting halo wars or Spartans assault).
> I still think that Halo 5 won’t come out until 2015 and H2A with modded H4 multiplayer is what we are going to get in 2014. By the way Halo 2 had the longest campaign while Halo 4 had the shortest (not counting halo wars or Spartans assault).
Lets recap what was shown in the trailer:
It might just be me, but I don’t remember any of those happening in Halo 2. So no, I don’t think that Halo Xbox One coming out in 2014 is a Halo 2 remake (not to mention its been confirmed as the next chapter in the Reclaimer saga).
> Why not have an outside developer like Ensemble or Certain Affinity (who did Halo Anniversary) work on it? 343i can focus on the next Halo title for the XBox One and an affiliate can give Halo 2 the HD work-over for the 360 so we all can play the <mark>Halo Quartet (CE, 2, 3, & 4) in HD</mark> on the same console.
Halo 3 doesn’t natively render in HD. It was developed to render at 1152x640 resolution as opposed to 1280x720. It can be upscaled to 1080p but was never designed to run natively in full HD. This is because Halo 3 uses two frame buffers instead of the usual one, so the lower resolution allowed Bungie to preserve as much of the dynamic range as possible for the game’s lighting without adversely affecting the frame rate.
I remember Bungie working on two projects at once; one with the Halo 3 engine and one with a brand new one, so I suppose 343i could do the same with the Halo 4 engine with a title on the 360 and a new one for Halo 5 on the XBone.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the “let’s-get-Halo 5-correct-and-awesome” mentality, but I don’t think it’s unrealistic for a separate team to be working on another title.
Halo 5 is the priority, and I would rather not have a Halo 2 Anniversary and an awesome Halo 5, than to have it but with a mediocre Halo 5.
343 never said “halo 5” comes out in 2014, only that halo begins on the xbox one in 2014. For all we know it can be a xbox exclusive tv series with a free xbox one exclusive episodic game series that starts in 2014 that eventually builds up hype for the 2015 launch of halo 5.
> > I still think that Halo 5 won’t come out until 2015 and H2A with modded H4 multiplayer is what we are going to get in 2014. By the way Halo 2 had the longest campaign while Halo 4 had the shortest (not counting halo wars or Spartans assault).
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> Lets recap what was shown in the trailer:
> - Master Chief walking through a desert
> - Master Chief with a cracked visor.
> - Master Chief clutching Cortana’s empty holo-chip
> - Master chief being confronted by a huge Forerunner machine.
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> It might just be me, but I don’t remember any of those happening in Halo 2. So no, I don’t think that Halo Xbox One coming out in 2014 is a Halo 2 remake (not to mention its been confirmed as the next chapter in the Reclaimer saga).
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> > Why not have an outside developer like Ensemble or Certain Affinity (who did Halo Anniversary) work on it? 343i can focus on the next Halo title for the XBox One and an affiliate can give Halo 2 the HD work-over for the 360 so we all can play the <mark>Halo Quartet (CE, 2, 3, & 4) in HD</mark> on the same console.
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> <mark>Halo 3 doesn’t natively render in HD. It was developed to render at 1152x640 resolution as opposed to 1280x720. It can be upscaled to 1080p but was never designed to run natively in full HD. This is because Halo 3 uses two frame buffers instead of the usual one, so the lower resolution allowed Bungie to preserve as much of the dynamic range as possible for the game’s lighting without adversely affecting the frame rate.
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> OMG! I know that. I saw the VidDoc … but you get the point right? Do you really need that level of specificity to comprehend? Because that “It’s slightly less than HD” argument doesn’t sink the point I was making, which is that all of the Halo games look great except for Halo2 and it would be nice for it to be able to stand toe to toe graphically with the rest or at least be able to function properly on the 360.
> Jeesh!
> And unless you have perfect vision and a 70 inch TV, you’re not going to notice the difference between 1152x640 and 1280x720. It’s pleasing to my eyes balls.
> 343 never said “halo 5” comes out in 2014, only that halo begins on the xbox one in 2014. For all we know it can be a xbox exclusive tv series with a free xbox one exclusive episodic game series that starts in 2014 that eventually builds up hype for the 2015 launch of halo 5.
It has been stated by 343 that Halo Xbox One is the next chapter in the Reclaimer saga (i.e NOT the original trilogy). How much more proof do you want that it isn’t a Halo 2 anniversary?
If it has Halo 4s multiplayer how would it work on the Xbox 1 as I would assume they are looking towards the future.
and besides no to halo 4 multiplayer. Not another map pack like in Reach I want Halo 2 anniversary with all of Halo 2s maps not a few.
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My lovely husband (i love you so much!!)was banned for what??
He said"May be just another rumour" ??
Almost all what apears in forum is rumours!!
If 343 want stop the rumours, tell us the true…so simply…
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You banned the people for tell the true too? WOW amazing…
America is not the land of freedom?? My mistake…
I love halo, by the way.
Feel free to PM a moderator if you have questions however discussing leaks, real or fake is against the rules.
I hope to god if there is a H2A, it will have it’s own MP. And a replica of the original H2’s MP with improved quality. Not some H2 remakes on H4. I miss H2’s MP so much man. It was the best.
I got to love my wife…
Wait…I DO!
no if you are going to remake halo 2 in HD, it should be just that. Halo 2 in HD… not halo2/4, because if thats the case im not interested. there is nothing i want more than to play Halo 2’s multiplayer again with HD graphics over xbox live on my Xbox One.
> I hope to god if there is a H2A, it will have it’s own MP. And a replica of the original H2’s MP with improved quality. Not some H2 remakes on H4. I miss H2’s MP so much man. It was the best.
I would love Halo 2’s MP as long as there are no BxR’s, superjumps, or similar exploits left unpatched.
> > 343 never said “halo 5” comes out in 2014, only that halo begins on the xbox one in 2014. For all we know it can be a xbox exclusive tv series with a free xbox one exclusive episodic game series that starts in 2014 that eventually builds up hype for the 2015 launch of halo 5.
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> It has been stated by 343 that Halo Xbox One is the next chapter in the Reclaimer saga (i.e NOT the original trilogy). How much more proof do you want that it isn’t a Halo 2 anniversary?
How much more proof? Well, actually seeing the game would help.
