Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox

**Hsn** · April 10th, 2005

April 8, 2005 - Future Magazine's Official Xbox Magazine revealed the news we've all been waiting to hear. Mostly. Creative talent Valve is in development with IGN's 2004 game of the year, Half-Life 2, originally out for PC last fall, for the current generation Xbox. It's slated for release in summer 2005.

IGN phoned Vivendi Universal, which referred us to Valve, which did not return our phone calls. IGN wonders why a game of such import and visual excellence would appear on the current generation of systems, when Xbox 360 is right around the corner (fall 2005).

OXM has yet to update their Website with the news, though the magazine has only reached subscribers and has yet to reach newsstands proper.

Still, the news is frightfully good. Half-Life 2 is officially coming to Xbox, and console gamers without the means to afford a PC high-end enough to play the PC game will now have the chance.

We'll have more on Half-life 2 soon.

That is very sweet news for people who don't have a high end gaming PC, like me. I am definitely looking forward to this.

**Grandmaster** · April 10th, 2005

Sweetness! I wonder how well it will run...

**LordOfLA** · April 10th, 2005

I expect it'll run quite well however with reduced graphic quality as a sideeffect of the xbox inferior hardarw and data sotrage/processing capacity

**ElementalDragon** · April 10th, 2005

wow.... didn't think Valve would release it for something other than PC. doesn't seem like it'd be the best way to play the game. can't imagine it looking quite as good. and i like how they always use the "for people who don't have a high end PC" excuse. HL2 don't need that high end of a PC. and what if you have a VERY low end PC and don't have an xbox? that means they'd either have to upgrade their computer, or pay $200+ for an xbox and the game.....

**VenomXt** · April 10th, 2005

there is more money in consol games. I have a feeling this has something to do with it. Allthough valve made a sh*t load of money on the pc version of halflife 2 , especially since half life 2 was basically un pirated for the most part. STEAM evil STEAM. hehe

edit: i really need to start reading what i type more. That made no sense before hehe.

**ElementalDragon** · April 10th, 2005

yeah..... guess that's something they didn't count on. xbox seems like it has the easiest games to copy for a console. all you really seem to need is a DVD burner and a mod chip. and i think the money is the same between console and PC games..... just that FPS's don't seem as popular on console's.

**VenomXt** · April 10th, 2005

hehe hey maybe the xbox version will neeed xbox live to connect to steam lol.. that would be so funny hehe,

**SPeedY_B** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by Grandmaster

Sweetness! I wonder how well it will run...

Probably like Doom3, runs well, but looks crap compared to it's PC counter-part. The Xbox may well be the most powerful console out there, hardly comparative to a beefy PC with a 6800/X850 under the hood though

Originally Posted by VenomXt

hehe hey maybe the xbox version will neeed xbox live to connect to steam lol.. that would be so funny hehe,

Now that would amuse me

**Shamus MacNoob** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

I expect it'll run quite well however with reduced graphic quality as a sideeffect of the xbox inferior hardarw and data sotrage/processing capacity

drunk or tired ?

j/k but damn did you see what that looked like after ?

**Henyman** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by ElementalDragon

just that FPS's don't seem as popular on console's.

Halo 2?

**NetRyder** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by Henyman

Halo 2?

Heh yeah. The most popular game on the Xbox there is.

**Henyman** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by NetRyder

Heh yeah. The most popular game on the Xbox there is.

Best game evar!!!1111

**SPeedY_B** · April 10th, 2005

Originally Posted by Henyman

Best game evar!!!1111

I think you lie.

**ElementalDragon** · April 10th, 2005

yeah..... that's ONE good FPS on a current generation console, which to me isn't that great, but i'm stopping what more i say on that part there....... and it's not like you can get it for PC (yet), so you have no choice but to play it on Xbox. what were the better FPS's of earlier generations? Goldeneye, Jet Force Gemini, Perfect Dark, just to name a few. hmm...... speaking of which..... i haven't heard any news about the Perfect Dark: Source mod in a while..... wonder how that's movin along.

**Grandmaster** · April 10th, 2005

Perfect Dark 0 should hopefully be out on Xenon, but Rare take a decade to make a single game...

**Hsn** · April 16th, 2005

Here are scans from Official Xbox Magazine:
http://www.xbox-gamer.net/news_affichage.php?id=5849

Some other screenies:
http://www.gamona.de/index.php?sekti...ow=screenshots

They look very good.

**~bk** · April 16th, 2005

Looks good!

CoDeNcE · April 17th, 2005

I have not played half-life 2 but i really liked the first one so i'd ratehr see that one come out than the second one... maybe that will change??

April 10th, 2005	Top \| #1
Hsn King Joined: October 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,082 Reputation: 430 Power: 119	Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox April 8, 2005 - Future Magazine's Official Xbox Magazine revealed the news we've all been waiting to hear. Mostly. Creative talent Valve is in development with IGN's 2004 game of the year, Half-Life 2, originally out for PC last fall, for the current generation Xbox. It's slated for release in summer 2005. IGN phoned Vivendi Universal, which referred us to Valve, which did not return our phone calls. IGN wonders why a game of such import and visual excellence would appear on the current generation of systems, when Xbox 360 is right around the corner (fall 2005). OXM has yet to update their Website with the news, though the magazine has only reached subscribers and has yet to reach newsstands proper. Still, the news is frightfully good. Half-Life 2 is officially coming to Xbox, and console gamers without the means to afford a PC high-end enough to play the PC game will now have the chance. We'll have more on Half-life 2 soon. That is very sweet news for people who don't have a high end gaming PC, like me. I am definitely looking forward to this.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Sweetness! I wonder how well it will run...

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox I expect it'll run quite well however with reduced graphic quality as a sideeffect of the xbox inferior hardarw and data sotrage/processing capacity If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 161	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox wow.... didn't think Valve would release it for something other than PC. doesn't seem like it'd be the best way to play the game. can't imagine it looking quite as good. and i like how they always use the "for people who don't have a high end PC" excuse. HL2 don't need that high end of a PC. and what if you have a VERY low end PC and don't have an xbox? that means they'd either have to upgrade their computer, or pay $200+ for an xbox and the game..... Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox there is more money in consol games. I have a feeling this has something to do with it. Allthough valve made a sh*t load of money on the pc version of halflife 2 , especially since half life 2 was basically un pirated for the most part. STEAM evil STEAM. hehe edit: i really need to start reading what i type more. That made no sense before hehe. www.venomxt.com

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 161	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox yeah..... guess that's something they didn't count on. xbox seems like it has the easiest games to copy for a console. all you really seem to need is a DVD burner and a mod chip. and i think the money is the same between console and PC games..... just that FPS's don't seem as popular on console's. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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VenomXt Blame me for the RAZR's Joined: March 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,442 Reputation: 1240 Power: 146	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox hehe hey maybe the xbox version will neeed xbox live to connect to steam lol.. that would be so funny hehe, www.venomxt.com

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by Grandmaster Sweetness! I wonder how well it will run... Probably like Doom3, runs well, but looks crap compared to it's PC counter-part. The Xbox may well be the most powerful console out there, hardly comparative to a beefy PC with a 6800/X850 under the hood though Originally Posted by VenomXt hehe hey maybe the xbox version will neeed xbox live to connect to steam lol.. that would be so funny hehe, Now that would amuse me 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 182	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by LordOfLA I expect it'll run quite well however with reduced graphic quality as a sideeffect of the xbox inferior hardarw and data sotrage/processing capacity drunk or tired ? j/k but damn did you see what that looked like after ? ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,602 Reputation: 3548 Power: 253	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by ElementalDragon just that FPS's don't seem as popular on console's. Halo 2? http://Henyman.com

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 297	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by Henyman Halo 2? Heh yeah. The most popular game on the Xbox there is. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,602 Reputation: 3548 Power: 253	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by NetRyder Heh yeah. The most popular game on the Xbox there is. Best game evar!!!1111 http://Henyman.com

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Originally Posted by Henyman Best game evar!!!1111 I think you lie. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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ElementalDragon The One and Only Joined: August 2002 Location: Lehighton, PA Posts: 3,160 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 1095 Power: 161	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox yeah..... that's ONE good FPS on a current generation console, which to me isn't that great, but i'm stopping what more i say on that part there....... and it's not like you can get it for PC (yet), so you have no choice but to play it on Xbox. what were the better FPS's of earlier generations? Goldeneye, Jet Force Gemini, Perfect Dark, just to name a few. hmm...... speaking of which..... i haven't heard any news about the Perfect Dark: Source mod in a while..... wonder how that's movin along. Core 2 Quad Q9450 \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| Abit IP-35 Pro \| eVGA GTX 295+ I Love Windows 7! Has my post been helpful to you? If so, please click the to the left to add to my reputation.

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Hsn King Joined: October 2003 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 1,082 Reputation: 430 Power: 119	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox Here are scans from Official Xbox Magazine: http://www.xbox-gamer.net/news_affichage.php?id=5849 Some other screenies: http://www.gamona.de/index.php?sekti...ow=screenshots They look very good.

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CoDeNcE Gene Yuss? Joined: July 2004 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Posts: 108 Reputation: 0 Power: 97	Re: Half-Life 2 to Shine on Xbox I have not played half-life 2 but i really liked the first one so i'd ratehr see that one come out than the second one... maybe that will change??