http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/22139/23163/no-halo-wars-pc-version.phtml

Ensemble Studios has confirmed to Pocket-lint that there are no plans to bring the new Halo Wars Real Time Strategy out soon on the Xbox 360 game to the PC.

"We have no plans at the moment for a PC version, but I would never say never", Jason Pace, the lead developer for the game told Pocket-lint, giving a glimmer of hope to PC fans of the Halo franchise.

The news is likely to come as a blow to PC fans hoping to experience the new Halo game away from the living room any time soon.

"The controls have been fundamentally configured and reconceptualised for the console", Pace told us."So moving them over to the PC would be just as difficult to move them to the PC as moving a PC game to the console".

Sounds like a no for now then.

The game, which is due out a the end of February in the UK will allow you to control multiple Master Chiefs against the Covenant.

I'm not surprised, and with Ensemble being closed does that make it unlikely it will ever be ported to PC?

" but I would never say never"
never cared anyway

Expected. I mean, Ensemble won't be around to do the port.

multiple master chiefs ??!!??!? o rly?!?

A mistake if you ask me.

The same with Halo 1, 2 and Gears 1, and guess what, they're on PC... I think Halo 3, Halo Wars and Gears 2 are going to PC sooner or later...

I guess I won't be playing this game then.

i don't get how the countrols are "undamentally configured and reconceptualised for the console." Isn't it just the a slow version of rts mouse controls with x/y instead of right/left click? If they change the y action button to a keyboard key then can easily port it. then i might actualy buy it.

The controls and game were made from the ground up for a console and plus Ensemble studios is no more :'( *goes and cries in a corner holding my AOE III

And Ensemble doesn't work for Microsoft anymore (or will not be shortly) so I don't think they have too much say.