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#1 Niekess

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 07:52

This just got my attention on the official Halo 4 page.

On the bottom of the page is one line saying you need Xbox Live Gold membership to play online which is obvious as we all know but the follow-up in the line got my eyes.

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*Online multiplayer and Spartan Ops missions require Xbox LIVE Gold membership (sold separately). System requirements forthcoming.

Now why would a console game need a system requirement? In every console is the same hardware except in a PC. So this says for me they mean the requirements for PC will come up soon. Probably today at E3..


#2 ShareShiz

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:00

There MAY be some way to play with Windows 8. But I'm sure its just a typo.

#3 virtorio

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:09

Microsoft could put Halo 4 out for Windows 8 to help highlight the new Xbox Live features.
Or maybe it's just referring to something like Halo Waypoint

#4 Anaron

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:13

As much as I'd love it, I highly doubt they'd release Halo 4 on PC. It's more likely that Halo 4 will require a hard drive for some of its features (vs. flash storage).

This is taken from the Microsoft webpage for Halo: Reach:

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An Xbox 360 Hard Drive is required for these Halo Reach game features: Networked Co-op Campaign Play, Networked Firefight, Saved Films, File Storage. (The Xbox 360 4 GB and Xbox 360 Arcade console have internal flash memory- not hard drives.)
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#5 nvllsvm

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 08:16

If it is released on PC, I wouldn't pick it up anyways. It would be a similar situation to the Fable series. You have the first and third Fable, but no second; quite annoying. Assuming continuity, there's a nice big chunk of story missing.

#6 Amarok

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 09:07

Would be nice. Been awhile since I got to play any of the Halo games. Was thinking recently about them but I'm not really interested in picking up an xbox to do so. Halo 4 on PC would be pretty awesome tbh.

#7 Subhadip

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 09:27

It might require a minimum install space, which would rule out models like the old X360 Arcade.

#8 King Mustard

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 21:32

We need Halo 3 first!

#9 Dot Matrix

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 21:36

View PostKing Mustard, on 04 June 2012 - 21:32, said:

We need Halo 3 first!

This.

#10 BajiRav

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 21:39

View PostNiekess, on 04 June 2012 - 07:52, said:

This just got my attention on the official Halo 4 page.

On the bottom of the page is one line saying you need Xbox Live Gold membership to play online which is obvious as we all know but the follow-up in the line got my eyes.



Now why would a console game need a system requirement? In every console is the same hardware except in a PC. So this says for me they mean the requirements for PC will come up soon. Probably today at E3..
No, don't get your hopes up. That probably means requirement of HDD, free space (Spartan Ops is free DLC), internet connection etc.

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 21:46

If it came out on the PC, I would cry. I would play it as much as I played the original Halo on the PC, a lot. :D

#12 Anthony Tosie

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 00:58

They probably mean things like hard drive requirements, controllers, etc. All Xbox games have things like that listed on the back in green and orange.

I really hope it comes to the PC in a few years, though.

#13 xXDestroyerGRXx

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:04

Better nerf Irelia.

#14 Alladaskill17

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:12

View PostSubhadip, on 04 June 2012 - 09:27, said:

It might require a minimum install space, which would rule out models like the old X360 Arcade.
This.

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 01:18

View Postnvllsvm, on 04 June 2012 - 08:16, said:

If it is released on PC, I wouldn't pick it up anyways. It would be a similar situation to the Fable series. You have the first and third Fable, but no second; quite annoying. Assuming continuity, there's a nice big chunk of story missing.

For Fable , i would rather believe the sequals never existed

Fable 2 is (N)

Fable 3 is piece of junk *mad*