Halo: Reach beta to attract 3 million-plus - Bungie

See people who are complaing about M$/Bungie milking Halo and people who are defending Halo: Years ago, they told us that they were going to be 3 halo games only and see now, there ARE now 6 halo games.

@HavocV3 GOW III IS a hack slash, why are you comparing two different games?

Funny how they expect over 3 million even though ODST hasn't even sold 2.5 million yet, and you have to own ODST to play the beta. That's gonna either be a lot of rentals, a lot of piracy, or a lot of people sharing games. On another note, these Sony fanboys are annoying. Halo is a good game. Maybe not as good as others, but the reviews don't lie. How can one say the game sucks when you have a profile picture of Kratos or Cloud? Obviously you have never played Halo or never played it enough to appreciate it, and only dislike it to make you feel more confident in your decision in buying a PS3. Either that, or you just hate it because it's popular like any fad. COD is a perfect example.

dt2003 Posted Apr 21, 2010 4:56 am GMT 3 million+ of losers....hehehe _____ LOL, how's God of War? oh, beat it in 2 days and the replayability blows? sorry =(....should've rented it.

Reach fails same as halo 3

Joshua250, say WHAT????????? you know what is dumb about Halo? New weapons in every game. What kind of R&D schedule are they on that they can constantly come up with new weapons over a short period of time? In real life, the AK-47 was the DOMINANT weapon world wide since it's use in 1949 (it was made in 1947). Meanwhile, the M16 and it's variants have been immensely popular since it's use in Vietnam. Both weapons are WIDELY used today as the standard weapons of most military forces. So why do the Halo weapons constantly "evolve" at a rapid, non realistic pace? AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE VEHICLES (and new Covenant races)!!!!!

@Ellanier: I like Halo, actually. I just want the storyline to have more focus so I can experience the rich and diverse history that Bungie has crafted. I want the fight to be finished. I am frustrated at the short single player campaigns that have plagued the series since Halo 2. There are downloadable games that are longer than that which cost half the price. Some people really like the multiplayer aspect, it's just not my cup of tea.

@gbyd Uh, don't you mean CoD? CoD isn't a good series. Heck, CoD has NEVER been a good series - it hardly evolves. Sure, you can complain that the Halos aren't radically different - but compared to CoD's evolution, Halo's evolution is like comparing Wolf3D to Half-life. So whine more; it's quite funny.

I love beta's for some reason. i often have blasts playing them. even more so then the actuall game.

I missed out in the Halo 3 BETA. I can't wait to participate in this one. It is going to be great. I really want to see some of the cool graphical improvements and abilities they have put in. I believe this is going to be the biggest selling game of 2010. Should keep me busy until Gears of War 3.

Natal would be a nice "bonus" feature, but I would prefer the regular controller for games like this. ;)

Of course it's not gonna have natal support, this is a real game for the hardcore gamers!!!

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Dang, they've been working on Reach for about 3 years? I mean, if they were already two years into development with Reach before Natal was unveiled, than wow. Maybe this beta didn't come as early as I thought it really should have, I was expecting a year's worth of work on Reach, maybe two. PlayStation fanboys be jealous.

With all the debates and arguments aside, I can't wait for this game. :) I am glad I didn't buy Halo 3 instead of the ODST copy. :D

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HOLY CRAP...

Stoked. I have never participated in a videogame beta before.. and I'm glad the first will be Halo Reach.

im one of those 3 million plus expected to play the beta. :) sooo excited for this, may 3rd is gonna be great :D

This game looks amazing.

@Djin, your girl friend`s name wouldnt happen to be rosie would it?

Can't wait. I will play the sh!t out of this.

@AceJakk Finish the Fight was for Halo 3, yes. However, Halo Wars was a prequel, and so is Halo Reach. The fight is over for the main story arc, but Reach is portraying a losing humanity, that unlike the Master Chief arc, actually loses their battle (not the war, the battle) ODST took place between Halo 2 and 3, right after Master Chief left Earth in Halo 2. So, I don't know your beef against Halo, I understand you might not like it, as many people do, but no reason to get so riled up against it. I don't like MW2, but I am not always giving out my opinion in a negative manner, I just state that I don't like it and why.

hey halo fans, we better watch out. the *flood* AKA ps fanboys is here trying to anoy us again.

guitar hero is a milked game, they have come out with so many games that my budget can't handle it anymore, i'm satisfied with a new halo game if it comes out now. especially since its a new IP, not some generic halo 3 rip off

I agree with @feliscele and @SR71halo - I don't see how Halo has been milked any more than any other major franchise. To those saying Halo has been milked like Ben Stiller milked the Faulker's cat, what games do you like? I bet its been milked as much. Even Socom is on its 9th game (I'm a fan). Franchises get "milked" when people love the games and buy tons of them.

NOOOOOOOOO!! Bungie is no longer making any more Halo games....

@Dante200X My point is that people are quick to say Halo is "milked" and stuff, when there are other games with the similar circumstances out there right now, and no one complains about them.

I'm excited, ODST was not up to par, but it was still pretty good.

I will be one of those 3 million, and pretty damn excited about it too. Halo: Reach looks very promising in my point of view.

I bought ODST used the other day for 10$ just so I could play in the beta

If they end up making that Bollywood themed Halo movie, and then a game tie in, then and ONLY then will I forgive the series.

I agree that FF has had a lot of spin-offs and such lately. However, it certainty didn't feel like they were milking anything when the 4th game came out either.

@feliscele Amen brother! Fun games FTW.

Pretty sure Final Fantasy has had more games than Halo in the last decade (X, X-2, 11, 12, 13, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, and more). Not to mention so has Mario and Zelda. MGS has had roughly the same amount of games as Halo in the past decade as well.

Better than a tennis match actually, more screaming.

adamlovesu:a while ago noone even played cod? Lmao. yeah, on consoles maybe. Gosh there's PC games too? Who woulda thunk it. PC gamers made CoD games possible.

bobburd said: "Kinda funny that you would be bothered by a game that you're under no obligation to play. Jealous much?" I just want closure... and just because I'm intrigued: jealous of what exactly?

i dont think reach will look good to the eye... i think its gonna look like 3 which by now standards looks like crap....but w.e its all about the multiplayer anyway =P

It's really entertaining to just sit here and keep refreshing the comments. Kinda like a tennis match.

@flint 247 a while ago noone even really played cod.... i was 1 of the few... even when 2 came out for 360 it was played at launch than really nothing... so you couldnt milk a series that wasnt even there until cod 4 were most of the general public got attracted to cod.

And actually Flint247, there is ALREADY 5 halo games. Comparing that to FF, Zelda, mario or MGS is down-right dumb. Think please. That has taken them decades to get that amount of games. That fact that people are getting tired of halo since halo 2 or 3 goes to show they need something amazing to keep the series alive...unless they really do think the fanboys will keep it alive because they buy everything.

That's another thing that's getting old, calling people idiots for liking a certain game franchise.

I still laugh when people call ODST an expansion. It's got enough grit and grime to be called a game. I enjoyed ODST much more then Halo 3 for its career and multi-player because Halo 3 just delivered a polished Halo 2 experience. Halo Reach shows promise for the series in my eyes and I don't think any milking is happening when you consider Guitar Hero (and the like) and Final Fantasy have been draining the cow for some time now.

AceJakk said: "what was the advertising campaign slogan for Halo 3? finish the fight? Please, for Gods sake, finish the fight already." Kinda funny that you would be bothered by a game that you're under no obligation to play. Jealous much?

Wow, gbyd said everything before I did.... Well thanks for that. I don't have to type much :P

what was the advertising campaign slogan for Halo 3? finish the fight? Please, for Gods sake, finish the fight already.

3 million?! Pretty damn good for a game franchise that completely blows (according to 95% of ps3 owners, of course).

Final Fantasy has used a similar formula since 7. Seriously though, as popular as Halo is, it's only made 4 major titles, one spin off made by a different company, and one "overpriced" expansion totaling 6 games in the past 10 years. That's not so bad. If you don't like the milking, don't drink the milk. It's as simple as that. There's nothing wrong with continuing a popular series.