Halo even better on 360? News

I will believe it when I see it.

With all the power of the 360 at their disposal, they're doing an ascii-graphics renderer.



That is all.

Zzzz... how boring.

9 out of 10? :)

Better than Ha...er...I won't.

hmm, I'm only buying a 360 to try it out on my 50" HD Plasma. I'm vaguely interested in PD0, but I just want to tat. This sounds ideal.

multiplayer Live support for the original title please bungie. I can't think of anything else that would possibly be in any way exciting.

Maybe they'll fix the horrendous texture popping in Halo 2's cutscenes?

"Halo developer Bungie has hinted that the hit shooter and its sequel are going to look even better on the Xbox 360."

Erhm.. it should look better.. shouldn't it?

Okay, starting to get a little bit worried about this, I just want them to do straight ports in the emulation - not add any bits that'll clutter up my HDD.

Although hi-res PES would of course kick arse.

What a bunch of bitter comments, I take it everyone is having a wonderful day then? :)

doesn't it have to be good in the first place, in order to get better?

I would vote for fixing the graphical glitches in H2, upping the frame rate and providing true widescreen support for H1....... progressive scan support would be nice for us inferior Europeans too, especially given our US cousins already enjoy this.....

I have assumed that XBox 1 games would look the same on the 360, so any improvements are welcome.

@space ace: duh, bad things can get better to silly

> doesn't it have to be good in the first place, in order to get better?

I could redirect you to sites with stats about reviews of certain games... but I won't since we had this discussion many times before.

I know some of you feel a bit jealous about Halo 1/2.... it is nice that you bother writing about it.

Anyway... like I said... I will believe it when I see it but it would be a very smart move from Bungie. I just wonder what they can improve with a "patch" (unless the do a recompile/port of the whole game engine on 360). I doubt they will be improving the textures. Maybe some AA and higher res?

Oooo I can't wait -- another linear storyline..

/sigh

Didn't even cross my mind they'd do any improvements. Be interested to see what turns up.

I think them fixing Halo 2's normal map issues and pop in is pretty likely, and that gets a big "yay!" from me. That's really the only thing that makes that game look less than stunning.

Halo. Co-Op. 720p.

Best game ever.

Hopefully it is 720p support for ALL games and 4X anti-aliasing too. That would be just lovely.

Mind you, I hope that Sony follow Microsoft's example too with the PS3 as most PS2 games desperately need anti-aliasing...

My guess:

720p + antialiasing. Hopefully new (high resolution) HUD graphics to go along with it.

For Halo 2, I'd guess that all the texture pop-up problems will be fixed.

What would be really cool though is if they could add fourplayer co-op to either of the games.

Who really gives a f@&k about 720p Halo ? seriously... there are far more interesting things to worry about - are they forgetting most EU residents dont have HDTV right now ? I'm just hoping my 360 will look decent on a standard widescreen tele...I dont plan on buying HDTV until the prices are reasonable, and i dont really see a hint of that until maybe early 2007 in the UK.

> Who really gives a f@&k about 720p Halo ?

I just got a HD-TV ;)

Well AA would do some good on a normal TV and the faster DVD might eliminate the pop-in. Of course they *might* have changed some other things...

christ, they are using halo 1 as a reason to buy an xbox 360... give it up :(

"They aren't using this as a main selling point for christs sake"

In lieu of a new Halo I think they are

Yeah Salvia and HarryB are going to cancel their preorders now!

Damn MS!

Well, I think they are...........and my gran does too.......so there.

Must admit, there are some older games out there that I would have loved to play in 720p. It's one thing about console gaming that's always pissed me off - flat, lifeless and fuzzy standard def graphics (especially through bog standard TV's). Definately think it's time we caught up with the rest of the world on HD - I for one am glad to see it's taking off. Just wish the prices would come down a bit quicker.

@ Salvia - And as for Halo as a selling point in the absence of Halo 3? So what if they are? It has a huge exisiting fan base (not me personally though) and they have been very open in announcing that Halo 3 is still some time away. So why not capitalise and try to 're-recruit' this fan base to the new (shinier and more polished) 360 version? It actually strikes me as quite a clever marketing ploy, and from a business point of view, worth it's weight in gold. Not to mention, that one of the most asked questions since the 360 launch was revealed was 'will Halo be backwardly compatible?'. In answer, yes, with bells, whistles..........and plasma grenades....... :)

An ending would be nice.

>"I know some of you feel a bit jealous about Halo 1/2"
>What's to be jealous of exactly?

The gameplay. Best.. FPS.. ever..

There's still no other game on PC or console that comes close to the fluid and characterful gun battles with enemy NPCs. I would be a happier man if there were.

Have you played any other PC shooters since Wolfenstein? :P
Halo is a great console FPS, but pales into average/good when compared to a PC FPS.
Before anyone moans, the same can be said the other way when it comes to other genres better suited to consoles.

Fluffy - sounds like the old 'nam nightmares are back again.

....got caught in crossfire back in the Mekong Delta, '78. Took a lump of shrapnel in the left temple from a VC mortar.....ever since I've been able to pick up Radio 2 in my sleep.......

> Have you played any other PC shooters since Wolfenstein? :P

Yeah, loads, I love me FPS's :) I just haven't found one that has action with the same level of fun.

FEAR is a case in point, it's nice to look at, the weapons are OK, the AI is certainly quite complex, but the battles are just about shooting them before the shoot you - there's little in the way of sneaking up and outwitting the AI and little of them outwitting you. There's no give and take in terms of tactical advantage and It's just not so much fun. Even the aging Halo 1 on PC plays better.

Just my view of course and I guess a matter of taste in the end.

I /heart/ CS:Source, now if only I didn't suck at Battlefield 2, half an hour on that and I'm stomping around like a teenager whose lost his gluebag.

I must be the minority, but I prefer console controls and delivery for your FPS games than a PC... the larger display, the comfortable controller. I. KNOW. ITS. A. MINORITY. OPINION.

Anyhow, once you've tried Prog Scan for games you'd want everything in Prog Scan - trust me. I have a US Gamecube and the games thay support Prog Scan look incredible. I'm just gutted I bought a UK Xbox not realising that the US Xbox supports Prog Scan whilst the UK model does not. And do I think its a good idea that all these regional issues will (hopefully) be done away with by the new HD standards? Absolutely.

If you're still playing on an old 14" CRT you're still be catered for so why anyone is threatened by HD support is beyond me......

"It won't make me upgrade!"

I think this is great news, Halo coop 720p with graphical improvements would indeed be really great fun!

There's still no other game on PC or console that comes close to the fluid and characterful gun battles with enemy NPCs. I would be a happier man if there were.

That be lies.

"It's pretty easy to mod a UK xbox to output prog scan you know."

No........ really?!

I can only comment on the quality of images non-PS and PS running on my 42" plasma. The difference in clairty, stability.. the image is so much more virbant. Using a PS signal with games seems to provide a significant superior picture than compared to other PS sources, such as those produced by a PS DVD player. At least in my experience....

Anyhow - Google Search "convert UK Xbox to Prog Scan" currently running......

Halo will look....a bit like the PC version running on an HDTV. Oh.

>"doesn't it have to be good in the first place, in order to get better?"

I suggest you review that satement again and ask yourself, "does this make sense?" ;-)

>"doesn't it have to be good in the first place, in order to get better?"

I suggest you review that statement again and ask yourself, "does this make sense?" ;-)

@ peterfll:

You might want to search for something like "Soft-modding UK Xbox" (without the quotes) and go pick yourself up a copy of the original splinter cell second hand ;)

I wish they had called this news item:
"Halo running on Xbox 360: Better than Halo?"

Would have been very post modern.

Arrr... you guyz are so good to me.

Will do :-)

An ending perhaps? JK :)

XBL support without them yanks! w00t! ^_^

Most likely it will add enhanced graphics of some kind or bonus MP maps from the updated execute file....

"Maybe they'll fix the horrendous texture popping in Halo 2's cutscenes? " Thats because of the very small memory bank from the xbx, it shouldnt happen with the xb2. In theory. Kinda. More or less. I think. :)

"Oooo I can't wait -- another linear storyline.. "

Ow bugger, another dull linear post.

"What's to be jealous of exactly?"

The fact the the xbx is the only current gen console with fps games actually worth playing (or games for that matter).

"Have you played any other PC shooters since Wolfenstein? :P
Halo is a great console FPS, but pales into average/good when compared to a PC FPS. "

True, but you cant compare console games to pc games. Any good pc game that gets a port sells good, a very good console game on the pc is usually the crap somewhere at the back of the shelf because its an insult to the rest of the games on that shelf. They are two diffrent markets imo.

my dad bought a 26" HDTV the other day. unexpected yet pleasant surprise.

progressive scan support would be nice for us inferior Europeans too, especially given our US cousins already enjoy this.....

But the game (along with 90% of all PAL Xbox games) already has progressive scan support. Bungie don't really need to do anything to make Halo 1 PAL run in 480p on an Xbox 360.

I highly doubt that Bungie can magically make the game run in true 720p. What is more likely is that the Xbox 360's scaler will allow old Xbox titles to be upscaled to 720p.

Im getting my 42" plasma HDTV after the weekend. I must admist one of the big factors for buying that Tv is the xbox360 and some HDTV loving ;)

Great! The most exciting games on 360 launch will be Halo 1 & 2! Bravo!

@Bates

Good points, well made.

Oh hang on, I've confused a childish rant with a logical presentation of facts again. I'm always doing that. I'll get my coat.

I for one do not believe that don't have a working 360 with them right now to tell for sure. It would be weird for that to be true.

Are they SERIOUSLY using Xbox games as selling points for the Xbox three shitsy? If that isn't desperation, I don't know what is!

So little confidence do even M$ have in the launch games of their half assed, half hearted new crapnological blunder that they have to use past 'glories' to see them through the rest of their miserable days.

And you know what living off the past makes them? U2! They used to be good, but their new songs suck fucking ass.

So go to hell M$ AND Bono!