No Halo 3 For 360 Launch

Gamespot's Rumor Control column this week covers the usual half-truths, and mentions in specific that Halo 3 will not be a launch title for the 360. This despite some hopeful fan exclamations prompted by an ordering page slip-up. From the article: "On Monday, the site posted a page that seemed to indicate that the most anticipated game for the Xbox 360 would be a surprise launch title. The posting, coupled with the fact Wal-Mart is letting you pick Halo 3 as one of the games in its Xbox 360 bundles, had would-be Master Chiefs more hysterical than a pack of Grunts on the run. However, a sneak November release would go against all logic, especially considering the very existence of the game was revealed by Bill Gates talking about how it would parry the PlayStation 3 launch."

Comments

Lots of rumors...

[GoNINzo]

There is WAY more information than just the Halo 3 launch failure. (Though I'm guessing it will be called Halo 360 for less confusion.) I'm doubting many titles will be ready for launch, it seems very rushed so far. Even the MTV half-hour 'commercial' a couple months ago didn't seem to have any nearly finished games. The version of perfect dark they were playing didn't seem to be skinned. I would think we would see at least one finished game being played by now. The best they can do is show halo 2 being played on it.

I think the Halo 3 delay might be very damaging to the launch. How do deal with the pre-orders, for one. The series is very popular, and it would be much better as a group. However, if they are going to use it to combat the PS3, I'm not entirely sure they'll have the market base they need by then. I'm guessing they'll try to fill in that gap with the Quake 4 launch, but without a keyboard and mouse, what's the point.

I'm going to go with the Penny Arcade review name so far: Xbox Three Shitty.

Re:Really?

[Lemental]

Fanboy #435497 reporting in.

You sir, are ignorant.

That is all.