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Halo 3 In the Works, Set To Crush PS3 Launch?

Posted by Zonk on from the file-under-s-for-suspicious dept.

IGN has an article claiming to reveal a few rumours from around the industry. The most interesting of these rumours is the possibility that Halo 3 is in the works already, and what's more is being targeted at the PS3 launch date in an effort to undermine Sony. From the article: "The release of Halo 3 at the precise launch of PS3 is a pure, military tactical move, similar to the PS2's greatest lineup ever launching simultaneously with the launch of the Xbox and GameCube. It's designed to counter Sony's upcoming launch with the best weapon Earth has on its side, Master Chief." I'd take this one with a big helping of NaCl.

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  1. Master Chef by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sorry, I can't look at the character's name anymore without thinking "Master Chef"

    BAM!

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  2. God help us!!! by mooreBS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Save Earth from Sony!

    Yeah and let Bill take over. My ass.

  3. I usually don't do this but... by Headcase88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    This just in! Successful game with a cliffhanger ending gets a sequel designed to gain leverage against the competition! In other news, Walmart will continue selling items in their stores, in a knieving plot to gain revenue!

    The problem with this plan is that 99% of console FPS fans already have the XBox/XBox2 as their consoles of choice. Halo 3 will let Microsoft keep their fan-base, but it's not going to do much to expand it, much less "crush the PS3"

    And if I worked for IGN, I'm sure I'd make up some story about Halo 3 being released on the XBox2 as well. Why wouldn't I? It's a pretty sure thing. Then I guess I'd slap on a header like "Here are two rumours you haven't heard anywhere else" like I'm a revolutionary for guessing that Halo 3 will come out at about the same time as the PS3 launch.

    (I hate IGN.)

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  4. Interesting! by Tom7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The most interesting of these rumours is the possibility that Halo 3 is in the works already

    Uh, really? You mean they're working on a sequel to their best-selling series of games? The one that ends abruptly with a total cliffhanger? That is an interesting rumor!

  5. Re:Master Chef makes no difference by cainpitt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Doesn't matter. Iron Chef Morimoto would kick Master Chef's ass.

  6. Re:It's simple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Knowing Xbox had the shortest life cycle in the history of any successful console.

    Never heard of Dreamcast, huh?

  7. Underthinking the problem... by Hamster+Lover · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft, realizing that Sony would have a defensive strategy for Halo 3, then responds by launching Halo 4 and 5 simultaneously. Sony replies with a salvo of Grand Tourismo 5 and Final Fantasy: Who Gives a Fuck. Microsoft, in a visionary move, rolls out Halo: Live, featuring gun shaped controllers that fire live rounds of plastic bullets. The Xbox 360 attachment is required, similar to 3D goggles. Sony parries the thrust with the Sony Kikkosan Anal Pumper...