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Microsoft releases special edition Halo 3 Zune for military personnel

7 August 2007 15:50 by Andre "DVDBack23" Yoskowitz | 12 comments

Citing the popular feedback from US military personnel,Microsoft has announced they will be releasing a Halo 3 Military Edition Zune, that will be available exclusively at military retail stores starting later this month.

The player will come packaged in a collectible box and the device will also come pre-loaded with trailers, artwork, and music from the Halo series.

Microsoft sent 300 players to the USO of Metropolitan Washington for free as part of a special USO care package the soldiers received.

"Microsoft has been a great partner to the USO of Metropolitan Washington for several years, supporting both our U.S. soldiers and the USO's mission," says Elaine Rogers, president of the USO of Metropolitan Washington. "From Zune devices and Xbox 360 gaming consoles to new computers with the latest Windows Vista and Office software, Microsoft's technology has helped service members stay connected and entertained."

The players will sell at a discounted price to military personnel and family when the begin selling later this month.

Source:
DailyTech

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tucker001 (Member) 7 August 2007 15:54
looks cool zune sucks [ + quote]
budro (Senior Member) 7 August 2007 17:16
Microsoft is good for something afterall (besides the 360, 360's have always been amazing) [ + quote]
c1c (Member) 7 August 2007 17:58
Nice to see Microsoft setting up our youth to take the battlefield in Iraq. You like video games? How about joining an unjust war, it's just like a real game! Accept there are no continues or restarts. Guess you gotta do what u gotta do when enrollment is down. [ + quote]
elfman12 (Newbie) 7 August 2007 18:34
1. Zune is a great mp3 player. 2. The Halo editions look dang good. 3. c1c, nice 5th-grade-level political dissertation. [ + quote]
jookycola (Member) 7 August 2007 19:16
*Originally posted by elfman12:* 1. Zune is a great mp3 player. 2. The Halo editions look dang good. 3. c1c, nice 5th-grade-level political dissertation. agreed. [ + quote]
reloadSE (Member) 7 August 2007 19:21
I'd laugh if Halo 3 was too over hyped and Halo 3 was a crap game lol [ + quote]
budro (Senior Member) 7 August 2007 20:59
look, you may not agree with the war, but that's not the point. microsoft is trying to support the troops, and i'm all for that Knowledge is power, ignorance is weakness. Flash any hitachi [ + quote]
zippyd (Senior Member) 7 August 2007 23:52
*Quote:* Microsoft sent 300 players to the USO What a lovely little Public Relations effort for M$.... 300 to distribute among how many tens of thousands of soldiers. Give me a break. [ + quote]
Pop_Smith (Senior Member) 8 August 2007 12:36
*Quote:* Look, you may not agree with the war, but that's not the point. microsoft is trying to support the troops, and i'm all for that I would agree with you, although I do (and don't at times as well) support the war, I always support the troops. On the Zune topic, cool at least they will be able to listen to some music without their MP3 players being destroyed. [ + quote]
albino92 (Member) 8 August 2007 18:49
I think the Halo 360 and zune looks stupid. Infact i'd never get a peice of hardware that is personalized for another movie,game,etc Like the green N64 for Donkey Kong 64. That is a game that was only played for like a month before people shelved it, so there's no point in getting a system just for it [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 17 August 2007 16:50
Well at least Microsoft is giving something back to the young men and women putting their lives on the line for their country. [ + quote]
albino92 (Member) 17 August 2007 18:30
Yah it's good for them to do that. [ + quote]