I need a team of 50 ASAP.

[darthsnake]

So, despite bungie saying there will be no more, they will instead let someone else make the game, going against their wishes as previoulsy stated, that they would still need permission to make?

why would MS need Bungie's permission,MS owns HALO franchise

I wanna hear one idea for a sequel from you. Others feel free to chip in of course, but I wanna hear just one single reasonable idea for what might happen.

all the devs say their current game is the last in the series but they come back and make another one.

it is what happens in gaming industry,you really think MS won't make another HALO when they launch a new console,they sure will as HALO is their biggest franchise and one of the few

Halo was one of the premiere games for the xbox franchise, but it is not the mantle of which the consoles success is based. I know alot of people who wont touch halo at all, but still have xbox's. Halo didnt even hit the 360 until halo 3 remember, so while a portion of the market was motivated by halo fans, alot more people invested in one based on other merits. So please dont put Halo on a higher pedestal than needs be.

360 sales till HALO 3's release were minor 10million so when HALO bought in the userbase then alot of devs started making games

why the hell do you think people buy console but till the time a console doesn't have a userbase,the devs won't invest in it and HALO does bring a huge amount of userbase.

 

[DOA82]

Far as I was aware, Bungie owned the halo franchise.

 

[Vosslier]

From wikipedia:

On October 1, 2007, a mere six days after the release of Halo 3, Microsoft and Bungie announced that Bungie was splitting off from its parent and becoming a privately-held Limited Liability Company named Bungie LLC. As outlined in a deal between the two, Microsoft would retain a minority stake and continue to partner with Bungie on publishing and marketing both Halo and future projects, with the Halo intellectual property belonging to Microsoft.

 

[DOA82]

Far as I was aware, Bungie owned the halo franchise.

By "MS" I assume you refer to Microsoft, are you expecting them to click their fingers and have Bungie crank out another game?

There is no where left for Halo to go. ODST seemed to open the window to plenty of other story avenues, halo wars opened another market in the RTS series. (Despite Halo reach selling far less than any other halo game, it was still largely well recieved).

Halo is not a world that revolves around the master chief, hes just one part, albeit a significant one in the story of a war thats last 20 years. Halo has always proved it has one of the richest storylines in the gaming world, read the books and you will see what I mean. It has plenty of potential left, but you have to be careful or you will milk it to far and Halo will lose its reputation and become a parent to alot of unwanted bastard kid spin offs.

In regards to the chiefs open ending, hes not the cliche movie hero. He has no girl waiting for him (His relationship to Cortana is the most significant he has had with a female - with exception of Halsey), he has no life to go back to - war was his life and hes not riding ride off into the sunset to looking for the next fight.

You can hope and pray and yearn for a Halo 4, but there wont be one. Okay, you might have spin offs, the legendary ending of ODST left a few unanswered questions so there is again potential for more there. I really enjoyed Nathan Fillion as the main character and would happily see him come back. Hell there is even the potential for a game as the sarge, given his colourful past.

Ultimately, the question is do we want a halo 4? To be honest, no. Think of the last time you had a favourite movie, now did that movie have a shit sequel? Did that shit sequel impact your love of the first? It did for me. Halo 3, it was not the epic we had hoped for, but it did tie up the loose ends nicely.

Let it go.

 

[darthsnake]

Far as I was aware, Bungie owned the halo franchise.

you were wrong then

By "MS" I assume you refer to Microsoft, are you expecting them to click their fingers and have Bungie crank out another game?

no bungie has already signed with Activision for 10years now

Bungie was in agreement with MS first but they ended it as they wanted to make other games

MS has set up 343 Industries studios to deal with future HALO games and other things HALO related

[/QUOTE]There is no where left for Halo to go. ODST seemed to open the window to plenty of other story avenues, halo wars opened another market in the RTS series.[/QUOTE]

they will come up with something

they will open some new secrets with HALO REACH to use in future HALO games

MS has alot of help from SONY with their high price PS3 this gen.as PS4 isn't going to be high price,MS will need big hitters like HALO

(Despite Halo reach selling far less than any other halo game, it was still largely well recieved).

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halo reach heasn't been released till now

Halo is not a world that revolves around the master chief, hes just one part, albeit a significant one in the story of a war thats last 20 years. Halo has always proved it has one of the richest storylines in the gaming world, read the books and you will see what I mean.

it has a good one but nowhere near one of the best or richest

and abt master chief,even though he isn't only one but he is what started the series so he will always be most important

It has plenty of potential left,

thats what i have been trying to tell you

but you have to be careful or you will milk it to far and Halo will lose its reputation and become a parent to alot of unwanted bastard kid spin offs.

yeah but a game every 3 years is ok

but they have to stop with the ODST and HALOWARS.

but MS needed it last year to compete with the PS3 and Wii

In regards to the chiefs open ending, hes not the cliche movie hero. He has no girl waiting for him (His relationship to Cortana is the most significant he has had with a female - with exception of Halsey), he has no life to go back to - war was his life and hes not riding ride off into the sunset to looking for the next fight.

why are you even mentioning all this?

as for master chief,he is considered a mediocre hero.

You can hope and pray and yearn for a Halo 4, but there wont be one.

there sure will be.

it will be in 2013,one year after XBOX 720's 2012 release.

PS4 is gunned for release in 2013 and MS will do every bit to spoil the party

Okay, you might have spin offs, the legendary ending of ODST left a few unanswered questions so there is again potential for more there. I really enjoyed Nathan Fillion as the main character and would happily see him come back. Hell there is even the potential for a game as the sarge, given his colourful past.

there will be spin offs but they don't make much impact as a numbered HALO game.

and master chief will be there in HALO 4.HALO fans really like him and so they will purchase console to play it

Ultimately, the question is do we want a halo 4? To be honest, no. Think of the last time you had a favourite movie, now did that movie have a shit sequel?

actually mine is Star Wars 4 and it had a pretty awesome sequel.

Did that shit sequel impact your love of the first?

gaming isn't like movies

yeah the sequel might not be the best but it doesn't get hated like movie sequels do as developers don't go over the top like in hollywood

yeah it happens to some franchises like NFS,COD,etc

but other franchises like Gran Turismo,Grand Theft Auto,Metal Gear Solid,etc keep improving their game

It did for me. Halo 3, it was not the epic we had hoped for, but it did tie up the loose ends nicely.

Let it go.

I am ready to let it go as i am not even a HALO fan but MS won't let it go

I have been tracking sales and gaming for a long times and know what companies do to keep their sales going and HALO is MS's biggest weapon and they aren't gonna let it go,atleast not for another generation of consoles

 

[DOA82]

The halo reach remark was a mis type on my part, i meant halo wars.

As for the rest, I really dont care. Im not a game analyst, Im just a game player. In the end we'll see wont we.

 

[darthsnake]

The halo reach remark was a mis type on my part, i meant halo wars.

ok then i agree that they should stop milking it but for the moment it still has a name so it is ok

As for the rest, I really dont care. Im not a game analyst, Im just a game player. In the end we'll see wont we.

yeah but as a game player and being hardcore gamers we keep track of things and our experience as gamers tell us what to expect and what not to.

i like to follow everything like sales,news,games,etc

i like to follow all things of gaming as i love it and hence this makes it easier for me to predict