Halo: The Master Chief Collection PC Listing Appears

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zarx said:

sales2099 said:

Well last time was Halo 2 in 2007 (?). After that MS seems to get the message that mainline Halo games are better off exclusive. If this is timed exclusive, i'd give it a year, until Halo 5 comes out. That way whoever would buy it for X1, has allready done so. They are all old games after all, that have allready sold plenty 360's in their own rights. Nm, I am ok with this one. It isn't like Halo 5 is going to PC.

If by better off exclusive you mean sold like shit because it was a several year old port exclusive to a new OS that no one wanted with multiplayer locked behind XBL gold which no one on PC was willing to pay for (which they quickly gave up on) then sure. Of course there is entirely new management now so none of that matters. The new management seems to be paying lip service at least to being serious about investing in PC gaming. Which tho MS have said the same thing every couple years since the Xbox was announced, the current management does seem to be making some small steps. This coming over plus that " AAA strategy game in a well-loved franchise" they were hiering for would be a good sign that Phil isn't a lier like his predecesors and I think they could use all the good PR they can get right now. PC gamers can be a disproportiantly vocal bunch and getting them onside can help generate positive word of mouth that would help their brand more than having the games available on PC hurts them IMO. A lot of the leading youtube and twitch personalities are primarily PC gamers after all.

I doubt they would port Halo 5 any time soon tho. I would guess they would leave that until at least 6 months after all the DLC is out if ever.

Seems odd they invest in PC gaming at all. Not like PC gamers identify themselves under the MS banner. Ironically PS fans identify with PC more then Xbox fans do. Just seems like Halo on PC hurts the Xbox brand above all else.