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Halo on Gizmondo?

Posted by Zonk on from the teeny-tiny-master-chief dept.

Rumours circulated at CES, according to GamesIndustry.biz, that the successful Bungie franchise Halo will be released on the Gizmondo handheld. From the article: "Industry rumours circulating since before Christmas and enjoying a resurgence at CES suggest that Bungie's massively successful Halo may be on its way to Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo console, joining a number of other Microsoft Game Studios titles already announced for the system."

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  1. Didnt Tiger already make a handheld system. by Lemental · · Score: 1

    Could it be Tiger is helping MS get into the handheld gaming platform market?

    I hope so, considering the way Game.com sold.

    1. Re:Didnt Tiger already make a handheld system. by XeresRazor · · Score: 1

      Well if MS starts backing them up hopefully the price will get dropped, I can't seriously see a platform taking off if it costs over $400

    2. Re:Didnt Tiger already make a handheld system. by PhotoBoy · · Score: 1

      It's probably because the Gizmondo runs Windows CE that MS are supporting it.

    3. Re:Didnt Tiger already make a handheld system. by Guppy06 · · Score: 1

      "I hope so, considering the way Game.com sold."

      Does this make Halo Tiger's new Duke Nukem 3D? Now that was a heinous port...

      I wonder of the Gizmondo will be backwards compatible... :)

  2. From bungie itself: No (or atleast not right now) by Pfhor · · Score: 3, Informative

    Are you making Halo for the Gizmondo?

    I am told Microsoft does have a relationship with the handheld maker, but I can tell you right now the arrangement does not include Halo.

    http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=w ee klywhatsjan07

  3. Re:What about Bungie? by generic-man · · Score: 1

    Fourteen dudes asked,
    Are you making Halo for the Gizmondo?

    I am told Microsoft does have a relationship with the handheld maker, and Halo will be released as a launch title.

    It's all right there on Bungie's site!

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  4. Public haloing? by Tragek · · Score: 1

    That'd be strange. I can see it now, guy sitting on the subway quietly swearing to himself 'Effing invisible bastards....' I wouldn't have thought it to be viable. There's so much dark in the game, it would look funny on a handheld (and damn hard to play).

  5. Re:From bungie itself: No (or atleast not right no by gl4ss · · Score: 1

    ..and the handheld being based on a ms platform, it's not really a surprise.

    and being that they managed to fuck up the pc port too i wouldn't hold hopes too high.

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  6. Rumors by dsparil · · Score: 1

    It's very possible that Bungie is just denying this now because nothing official has been announced.

  7. I hope not. by SetupWeasel · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The only handheld videogame system that could resonably support a FPS is the DS. At minimum you would need two motion controls, one for each hand and one of those would need to be analog.

    I'll take that back. You may be able to squeeze an FPS on a PSP if you use the analog nub for look, the right side buttons for move, and the d-pad for weapon select. Not perfect, but workable.

    The Gizmondo has no analog controls. If you were to use the D-pad for moving and the four right hand buttons for look, only the two triggers would be easily reachable. So you have shoot and action, jump, or weapon select.

    A Gizmondo Halo would be to XBOX's Halo what the SNES Doom was to the PC Doom, not worth playing.

    1. Re:I hope not. by SetupWeasel · · Score: 1

      The Metroid Prime Hunters demo that comes with the DS proves you wrong. The DS has more processing power and the same amount of RAM as the N64.

      See GoldenEye and Perfect Dark.

      My main concern is controls, and the DS has better control system than any other console for FPS games, because the touchpad works like a mouse. As I said, you could pull off an FPS without complete catastrophy on the PSP as long as that analog nub thing is a competant analog stick. Still the best you could hope for with the PSP are controls as good as modern home consoles. The DS is closer to a PC level of control.

      My point wasn't that I expected Microsoft would port Halo to the DS. It's that they should be smart enough not to port it to the Gizmondo. They will only disappoint fans if they do.

    2. Re:I hope not. by Have+Blue · · Score: 1

      Metroid Prime's controls use only a single analog stick. It can be done if you break some assumptions about FPSes.

  8. Re:From bungie itself: No (or atleast not right no by joFFeman · · Score: 1

    speaking of fucking up the PC port- boy, did they ever. halo PC was the only game i've ever had to reinstall directx after attempting to install. it was also the source of the only BSOD i ever got in winxp. i play a lot of FPS games, and the worst problem i had with any game before halo was the game itself having graphics glitches. congrats to microsoft/bungie for creating the only game (actually, the only piece of software, period) that caused my PC to crash & burn since win9x.

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  9. Re:What about Bungie? by orta · · Score: 1

    and so Fourteen dudes posted this news on /.'s comments :)

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  10. Mr. Game and Watch as Master Chief.... by kisrael · · Score: 1

    I can't be the only who still thinks of Tiger as the maker of mid-90s Game-and-Watch style LCD games (including "ports" of many popular arcade and video games)... I could just see what Halo would look like as a little dinky LCD handheld, I'm almost tempted to make a mockup...

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