Halo 3: Release Date

Steven Snyder · Post by **Steven Snyder** » 2005-07-26 05:05pm

THIS IS NOT CONFIRMED...but it is something.

Link to EBGames

They say June 30th of 2006 with a retail price of $59.99 US.

...they also said Ultima IX would be a great game too...

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2005-07-26 09:19pm

Gate's has already said that Halo3 will be out the day the PS3 goes on sale. Which I think is a great way to spoil the competition's moment!

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2005-07-26 09:23pm

Shelling out for an Xbox 360 to get it is still a bit of a buzz kill, but regardless:

Sweet.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-26 09:52pm

Arrow Mk84 wrote:Gate's has already said that Halo3 will be out the day the PS3 goes on sale. Which I think is a great way to spoil the competition's moment!

And also a great way to kill Halo 3 sales.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-07-26 11:20pm

Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-07-26 11:46pm

YT300000 wrote:Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?

Hey, they only have to make half a game.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-07-26 11:54pm

YT300000 wrote:Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?

They started on it as soon as Halo2 was done. There is a reason Halo2 finished like it did.

Alyeska wrote:
Arrow Mk84 wrote:Gate's has already said that Halo3 will be out the day the PS3 goes on sale. Which I think is a great way to spoil the competition's moment!
And also a great way to kill Halo 3 sales.

Bet it doesnt. The PS3 is going to be expensive.

Microsoft also appears to want the Halo movie either just before the game. The Halo series is easily the highest selling console games, and the 3rd is highly unlikely to be anything else.

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2005-07-27 01:49am

Whenever two competing titles or systems occur at the same time, sales always drop. People will have to choose, and automaticaly both competitors take a hit.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-07-27 01:55am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
YT300000 wrote:Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?
Hey, they only have to make half a game.

So how long will we have to wait for the other half of this game to come out?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-07-27 02:20am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
DPDarkPrimus wrote:
YT300000 wrote:Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?
Hey, they only have to make half a game.
So how long will we have to wait for the other half of this game to come out?

The first half of the game is already out.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-07-27 02:31am

No, I mean the second half of Halo 3 after it's released.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-07-27 02:33am

Alyeska wrote:Whenever two competing titles or systems occur at the same time, sales always drop. People will have to choose, and automaticaly both competitors take a hit.

This isnt a competing titles or systems.

It is a title competing with a system, one is a game for an existing system another is a completely different product which will cost more than the Xbox 360.

Xon · Post by **Xon** » 2005-07-27 02:37am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:No, I mean the second half of Halo 3 after it's released.

Probably need to see the movie and buy another game to get the full Halo 3

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-07-27 03:08am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:No, I mean the second half of Halo 3 after it's released.

I was making a joke, because Halo 2 is like a game that ends half-way. But since you're so stupid, you didn't get it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-07-27 04:23am

More like you didn't get the joke I was making, slapnuts.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2005-07-27 09:07am

ggs wrote:
Alyeska wrote:Whenever two competing titles or systems occur at the same time, sales always drop. People will have to choose, and automaticaly both competitors take a hit.
This isnt a competing titles or systems.

It is a title competing with a system, one is a game for an existing system another is a completely different product which will cost more than the Xbox 360.

Exactly. $50-$60 versus $450-$500. While Halo3 won't keep diehard PS fans from getting a PS3, its probably more than enough to get the gamer that plays both MS and Sony systems to put off a PS3 purchase for a while.

And if even both sides take a hit in sales, Gates still will have a put a dent in Sony's sales, which was the whole point to begin with.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2005-07-27 10:31am

This isn't about stealing Sony's sales per say, it's about stealing value from the Playstation brand. Not only will Halo 3 merit a lot of press, but Microsoft can come out and say "We have a AAA title availible, while Sony has nothing but crappy launch titles".

The importance of this cannot be overstated, Sony is not going to have a realistic competitor to Halo 3 at launch. Sony's launch games have always been crap, and I don't see the PS3 launch being any different.

Because of this, gamers are going to be asking themselves whether they want to pay more money for the PS3 (probably $100 more) just to play a handful of first gen titles, or whether they want to buy an Xbox 360 for less money, with at least one kick ass game for it. This isn't just going to hit Sony's sales at launch, this is the kind of kick in the mouth that will hurt them for long after the PS3 is released.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2005-07-27 10:33am

ggs wrote:
YT300000 wrote:Especially if the game is rushed and shitty. Has Bungie even started on it yet?
They started on it as soon as Halo2 was done. There is a reason Halo2 finished like it did.

Actually, they probably started well before that. Microsoft knows how much Halo did for the Xbox launch, they no doubt wanted to go for a one-two punch with Halo 3.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2005-07-27 11:02am

Microsoft has a time-honoured tradition of blunting opponent's sales at the expense of their own. They can afford it.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-07-27 11:23am

Pcm979 wrote:Microsoft has a time-honoured tradition of blunting opponent's sales at the expense of their own. They can afford it.

Not the number of pre-orders for Halo3 when MS starts running the marking blitz for it in everything from Movie Theaters and Online Trailers to extra content on 360 games and whatnot.