Halo 3 hits 1 million pre-orders

question. is this more or less pre-orders than the latest zelda

I'm one of those 1 million who pre-ordered the game! =O

Well this seems more real as to when i read about a month ago how this game had more than 4 million pre-orders. Regardless, a million pre-orders is alot.

{quote]question. is this more or less pre-orders than the latest zelda

wow. With GTA IV gone, everyone is spending his/her $60 on this.

I'd laugh if this was a gay game and the hype was for nothing... better yet if this game made the red lights come faster now that would be funny

Reserved mine 2 days ago,I cant wait :)

Originally posted by BurningAs:

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wow. With GTA IV gone, everyone is spending his/her $60 on this.

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What do you mean by "gone"?

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Mountain Dew has even said they will be creating a halo-themed new drink called "Game Fuel" to launch near when the game does.

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Promoting caffeine is the last thing anyone should worry about, compared to all the violence, sex and drugs that North Americans face from television.

This game seems more like bragging rights. Funny how people without the xbox 360 are probably pre-ordering the game too. I wonder if Microsoft will meet demand by the due date or if they'll have to sadly inform loyal fans that they ran out of stock and have to wait a week or two for second shipment.

Originally posted by reloadSE:

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I'd laugh if this was a gay game and the hype was for nothing... better yet if this game made the red lights come faster now that would be funny

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Originally posted by chubbyInc:

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Promoting caffeine is the last thing anyone should worry about, compared to all the violence, sex and drugs that North Americans face from television.

This game seems more like bragging rights. Funny how people without the xbox 360 are probably pre-ordering the game too. I wonder if Microsoft will meet demand by the due date or if they'll have to sadly inform loyal fans that they ran out of stock and have to wait a week or two for second shipment.

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theridges your very boring.....

will this be on pc?

And will GTAIV be on pc?

Halo 1 for me on the Xbox is a 6(above average,5 being average,they do not make 9's anymore,HL1 and Undying are 9's Halo is not),glitches and controls hold the game back,the PC version is a solid 8,Halo 2 is a 6 as well same damn issues altho on the PC its a 7 only because Halo 2 is incomplete(come on they rushed Halo 2 to death) and a ok at best port.

I have lil interest in Halo 3 they will most likely not improve the controls and Bioshock comes out soon... I'll wait 4 years and get Halo 3 on vistas replacement and run it on vista with a hack,like I am running Halo 2 PC on XP :P

Did I mention bioshock is coming out this month/next month???!?!?!?!?

BTW.....If I was going to kill 300-400 on a FPS.....Metroid Prime 3 would be it *drools*
I can't wait till they remake 1 and 2 for the wii's controls theres a 50-70 I'd be happy to give out for :X

Originally posted by ZIppyDSM:

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Halo 1 for me on the Xbox is a 6(above average,5 being average,they do not make 9's anymore,HL1 and Undying are 9's Halo is not),glitches and controls hold the game back,the PC version is a solid 8,Halo 2 is a 6 as well same damn issues altho on the PC its a 7 only because Halo 2 is incomplete(come on they rushed Halo 2 to death) and a ok at best port.

I have lil interest in Halo 3 they will most likely not improve the controls and Bioshock comes out soon... I'll wait 4 years and get Halo 3 on vistas replacement and run it on vista with a hack,like I am running Halo 2 PC on XP :P

Did I mention bioshock is coming out this month/next month???!?!?!?!?

BTW.....If I was going to kill 300-400 on a FPS.....Metroid Prime 3 would be it *drools*
I can't wait till they remake 1 and 2 for the wii's controls theres a 50-70 I'd be happy to give out for :X

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Halo 1 for me on the Xbox is a 6(above average,5 being average,they do not make 9's anymore,HL1 and Undying are 9's Halo is not),glitches and controls hold the game back,the PC version is a solid 8,Halo 2 is a 6 as well same damn issues altho on the PC its a 7 only because Halo 2 is incomplete(come on they rushed Halo 2 to death) and a ok at best port.

I have lil interest in Halo 3 they will most likely not improve the controls and Bioshock comes out soon... I'll wait 4 years and get Halo 3 on vistas replacement and run it on vista with a hack,like I am running Halo 2 PC on XP :P

Did I mention bioshock is coming out this month/next month???!?!?!?!?

BTW.....If I was going to kill 300-400 on a FPS.....Metroid Prime 3 would be it *drools*
I can't wait till they remake 1 and 2 for the wii's controls theres a 50-70 I'd be happy to give out for :X

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Halo 1 for me on the Xbox is a 6(above average,5 being average,they do not make 9's anymore,HL1 and Undying are 9's Halo is not),glitches and controls hold the game back,the PC version is a solid 8,Halo 2 is a 6 as well same damn issues altho on the PC its a 7 only because Halo 2 is incomplete(come on they rushed Halo 2 to death) and a ok at best port.

I have lil interest in Halo 3 they will most likely not improve the controls and Bioshock comes out soon... I'll wait 4 years and get Halo 3 on vistas replacement and run it on vista with a hack,like I am running Halo 2 PC on XP :P

Did I mention bioshock is coming out this month/next month???!?!?!?!?

BTW.....If I was going to kill 300-400 on a FPS.....Metroid Prime 3 would be it *drools*
I can't wait till they remake 1 and 2 for the wii's controls theres a 50-70 I'd be happy to give out for :X

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I disagree with his whole post,and then you say you like Metroid more than Halo WTF :|

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Metroid is much better...

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Halo 1 for me on the Xbox is a 6(above average,5 being average,they do not make 9's anymore,HL1 and Undying are 9's Halo is not),glitches and controls hold the game back,the PC version is a solid 8,Halo 2 is a 6 as well same damn issues altho on the PC its a 7 only because Halo 2 is incomplete(come on they rushed Halo 2 to death) and a ok at best port.

I have lil interest in Halo 3 they will most likely not improve the controls and Bioshock comes out soon... I'll wait 4 years and get Halo 3 on vistas replacement and run it on vista with a hack,like I am running Halo 2 PC on XP :P

Did I mention bioshock is coming out this month/next month???!?!?!?!?

BTW.....If I was going to kill 300-400 on a FPS.....Metroid Prime 3 would be it *drools*
I can't wait till they remake 1 and 2 for the wii's controls theres a 50-70 I'd be happy to give out for :X

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I disagree with his whole post,and then you say you like Metroid more than Halo WTF :|

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Metroid is much better...

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LOl tahts unlucky SProdigy, because when i went on the beta i was liek *PHEW* *PHEW* for my first 10 games and finsihed generally first or second, its generally about reaction tiem and general knowlegde about FPS and how u hodl the controller. The Crab hold is very epic for Halo!

The CRAB 1

middle fingers on tiggers
and index figers on bumpers
The rest sorta works itself out

THE BRAB 2 (generally ebtter but hard to get use to)
forth finger on tiggers
middle fingeers on bumpers
thumb and index fingers controllign the analog sticks, and when buttons are needed to be pressed use eiterh a thumb or finger so u still hav emobility!

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theridges
Dont feel so bad about that,a lot of gamers are easily bored thus why gun and runs and mainstreaming have changed gaming so >>,for me multiplay bores me to tears thus why quake 3 is a abomination for all the wrong reasons :P.

I have replayed MP1 a few times a action replay makes it evilly fun :P

love the moon jump/inf jump codes :P
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I also hate the trigger design for the Xbox,the PS2 dual shock is still the better designed pad even today its hard to top because it simply works.
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Time splitters has better controls(no wrestling with auto aim and fine aiming), Halo is based on fast paced FPS with "limited" controls it simply dose not aim like any other normal FPS and is dumbed down FPS control wise for the consoles,console gamers do not see the clunky aim and meandering auto aim as a problem I do since control in important in a FPS.

Another thing no button mapping makes it just that bit more of a pain if you aim with your left thumb, every other FPS on the Xbox aimed a bit better unless it was some slow WW"X"FP sim shooter.


Hell Metroid Prime is FPSs in the old style look at DOOM,Duke3D,Blood ,Quake 1-2,Unreal large adventure class levels gun and run FPSs like D3 and Quake 4 are only setting the genre back.

Despite my issues with control Halo is a solid FPS but the control issues annoy the hell out of me as dose it on Metroid prime,the adventure FPS controls do annoy me weapon polish and balancing couldn't hurt either, same for MP2 needs some polish and the smaller more complex level design was somewhat annoying.


MP1:8(still after all these years I am unhappy with the adv controls,weapon polish)
MP2:7(frustration factor costs it a point and the weapons need better balancing)

Halo1:6
Halo2:6
Halo1PC:8
Halo2PC:7

Half Life1: 9
Half life 2:7

Quake:7
Blood:8
Quake2:8
Hexen 2:7
DUke3D:8
Undying:9
Unreal:8
Darkwatch:7


Turok 1:7
Turok 2:8
Turok 3:7(even with the bugs)
Turok Evo:5

Quake 4:5(Another neo FPS where form over substance and being watered down for the mainstream into a gun and run has desamaited another series)
Doom 3:4 (take away the pretty looks and compare it to DOOM,you'll find its a shallow pittaful lil game)

I won't play it because I absolutely HATE fps on consoles (I need the precision of my mouse and keyboard) but that's cool it got 1 million orders already.

Originally posted by armorthis:

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I won't play it because I absolutely HATE fps on consoles (I need the precision of my mouse and keyboard) but that's cool it got 1 million orders already.

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Tho halo 2 is by far my most fav fps it aint all that even an old game like sniper elite is up there with it as farcry evolution and a number of others,there are a number of issues with halo the worst would be wtf is it with the weapons taking up 1/2 the bloody screen..lol..

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My true grip with Halo is all of the GEEKS that will play it endlessly, know every nook and cranny and be able to kill me within a millisecond when I finally get a change to turn my 360 on after the game has already been out a week. That's real frustration, and I've already encountered it in the friggin' BETA.

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My true grip with Halo is all of the GEEKS that will play it endlessly, know every nook and cranny and be able to kill me within a millisecond when I finally get a change to turn my 360 on after the game has already been out a week. That's real frustration, and I've already encountered it in the friggin' BETA.

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That statement makes no sense. So basically you are saying that your "true grip" is people that are better than you at a video game because they've played it longer/better than you? LMAO - best laugh I've had in a long time.

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Originally posted by scorpNZ:

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Tho halo 2 is by far my most fav fps it aint all that even an old game like sniper elite is up there with it as farcry evolution and a number of others,there are a number of issues with halo the worst would be wtf is it with the weapons taking up 1/2 the bloody screen..lol..

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halo 3 is worse than halo 2.im a sony kinda guy but my friends had an xbox and i friggin loved halo.it was so amazing but once i played the 2nd one i was pissed.the dual wield is gay the gameplay hasnt changed.then i also played the beta and its practically the same thing!it mite be the best selling game but it certainly wont be the best.the best of the hd games will be assasin's creed.

and also this will be the only half decent game on the 360.dont tell me gears of war cuz everyone does and its shit anyway.socom,resistance and motorstorm are wayyyyy better.

the thing is, this year, if you need an FPS multiplay fix, UT3 will overdose you, where as halo is a mild sedative compared to UT3.
and even now UT2k4, and CS:S is a much better MP FPS.

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halo 3 is worse than halo 2.im a sony kinda guy but my friends had an xbox and i friggin loved halo.it was so amazing but once i played the 2nd one i was pissed.the dual wield is gay the gameplay hasnt changed.then i also played the beta and its practically the same thing!it mite be the best selling game but it certainly wont be the best.the best of the hd games will be assasin's creed.

and also this will be the only half decent game on the 360.dont tell me gears of war cuz everyone does and its shit anyway.socom,resistance and motorstorm are wayyyyy better.

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I really do not understand what the fuss about this game is all about.

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I really do not understand what the fuss about this game is all about.

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My true grip with Halo is all of the GEEKS that will play it endlessly, know every nook and cranny and be able to kill me within a millisecond when I finally get a change to turn my 360 on after the game has already been out a week. That's real frustration, and I've already encountered it in the friggin' BETA.

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That statement makes no sense. So basically you are saying that your "true grip" is people that are better than you at a video game because they've played it longer/better than you? LMAO - best laugh I've had in a long time.

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its the diffrance in a normal player and halo fanboy that spends 4+ hours a day on it never missing getting his halo fix.

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My true grip with Halo is all of the GEEKS that will play it endlessly, know every nook and cranny and be able to kill me within a millisecond when I finally get a change to turn my 360 on after the game has already been out a week. That's real frustration, and I've already encountered it in the friggin' BETA.

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That statement makes no sense. So basically you are saying that your "true grip" is people that are better than you at a video game because they've played it longer/better than you? LMAO - best laugh I've had in a long time.

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its the diffrance in a normal player and halo fanboy that spends 4+ hours a day on it never missing getting his halo fix.

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this is so true.
if someone is better than you at a game, it must be that they are fanboys. and there must always be an excuse to why you suck... there just always is.
oh oh and if a game or console is successful, its not that the product is good, its just because of the mindless fanboys. thats why the ps2 did so well...

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of course your right. i don't have an fanboy meter. where can i get one. i must have came with your ps3

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of course your right. i don't have an fanboy meter. where can i get one. i must have came with your ps3

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I'm no fanboy for Sony or Microsoft. I never played Halo until I got a 360. But I played Halo, then Halo 2, and I really enjoyed the single player campaigns. I just recently got into Halo CE for the PC, and it's a fun game. I will probably buy Halo 3 sometime after launch because I enjoyed the first 2 games. I bet there are a lot of people who feel the same way. We're not all fanboys.

is there any one that can tell me how the hell some one on youtube got halo3 on the xbox to play on there pc

way to resurrect a dead topic...

It's BS.. it's just a video capture window.