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Halo 2.5 As Xbox 2 Launch Title?
Team Xbox is reporting that one of their most trusted sources has let spill some details on what's being called Halo 2: Director's Cut or Halo 2.5.
"Halo 2.5 will be an Xbox 2 launch title and is going to run in HDTV resolution with new, improved textures and graphical effects. All the stuff that people expected from Halo 2 but didn’t make the cut will be there."
There are no further details on what else you could expect to see improved on but Team Xbox's source also had this to say;
"The technology that powers Halo 2 has been designed from day one to take advantage of the next generation hardware. In Halo 2, the Xbox was pushed to its limits but now the game will reach new heights with the advanced hardware.
Now, here is the twist. Halo 2.5 will come preloaded with the optional HDD. It’ll be one of the two reasons to get the Xbox 2 that comes with a hard drive. The other reason...well, you’ll just have to wait."
If true, this would confirm Microsoft's plan to have multiple configurations of it's next generation platform, a rather unprecedented, and if history is anything to go by, ill-advised strategy for marketing a gaming console. But then again, a new and improved version of one the most pre-ordered games ever would be a pretty compelling reason for getting an Xbox 2 HDD bundle wouldn't it?
Source: Team Xbox
"Halo 2.5 will be an Xbox 2 launch title and is going to run in HDTV resolution with new, improved textures and graphical effects. All the stuff that people expected from Halo 2 but didn’t make the cut will be there."
There are no further details on what else you could expect to see improved on but Team Xbox's source also had this to say;
"The technology that powers Halo 2 has been designed from day one to take advantage of the next generation hardware. In Halo 2, the Xbox was pushed to its limits but now the game will reach new heights with the advanced hardware.
Now, here is the twist. Halo 2.5 will come preloaded with the optional HDD. It’ll be one of the two reasons to get the Xbox 2 that comes with a hard drive. The other reason...well, you’ll just have to wait."
If true, this would confirm Microsoft's plan to have multiple configurations of it's next generation platform, a rather unprecedented, and if history is anything to go by, ill-advised strategy for marketing a gaming console. But then again, a new and improved version of one the most pre-ordered games ever would be a pretty compelling reason for getting an Xbox 2 HDD bundle wouldn't it?
Source: Team Xbox