Spartan_X Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Microsoft Talks Episodic Halo Xbox 360 Series Talking at a Microsoft-hosted breakfast at GDC, Microsoft executives Shane Kim and Chris Satchell answered questions from collected journalists and bloggers, touching on all aspects of Microsoft's current Xbox 360 strategy. The conversation ranged over a multitude of subjects, starting with Kim's comment on some of the hardware failure problems with the console since launch. He noted: "It's unfortunate that people have had problems with their Xbox 360... we've got room for improvement on both sides of the equation - it's a top priority for us." But the biggest news dealt with episodic gaming, since Kim confirmed that Microsoft and Bungie Studios are currently planning two different episodic gaming series for Xbox 360 with Lord Of The Rings director Peter Jackson, commenting: "Our deal with Peter is not about a film guy who wants to make video games". He also revealed of the Jackson/Bungie collaboration: "We're in the design phase now", continuing: "The first series will be set in the Halo universe." In addition to this deal, Jackson continues to executive produce the currently on hiatus Halo feature film. The game collaboration was first announced at the Microsoft X06 event, when the first was explained to be "a collaborative effort with Bungie Studios to co-create a completely new and original chapter in the Halo franchise." However, this is the first time that the series has been confirmed to be in episodic, apparently downloadable form. Source: Gamasutra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hmm. I'm going to withold my opinions until we get more info on this, but I imagine it will be pretty sweet. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I really like the idea, personally. Plus it gets rid of the bad CD drive noise. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted March 7, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2007 It's clear that more and more devs will copy the Steam system and what Valve is doing with Half Life and SiN. I like this idea, though episodes are short, around 6 levels at best, you get them faster, 4-6 months? and later episodes can add new gameplay and even up the gfx when needed. Games will slowlly become more and more like mini-TV series insted of a one big game movie or triligy type thing. Though I'm sure we'll still have those also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 It's unfortunate that people have had problems with their Xbox 360... we've got room for improvement on both sides of the equation - it's a top priority for us. Coiuld that be a hint that there gonna give us something new ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George P Global Moderator Posted March 8, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2007 Well, you know for sure that they're always working on the hardware also, not just the software. You see it already with the newer BenQ DVD drives, which are said to be very quiet. Nothing as complicated as the 360 will be without problems, but their fixing them as fast as they can. I beleave the newer 65nm ones will be solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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