Post by shadow on Mar 1, 2005 10:49:33 GMT -5
Halo 3. Yep, we're willing to bet our worldly possessions - which admittedly don't amount to much - that Bungie will deliver a third action-packed spectacular starring the Master Chief. We've had no official confirmation on the sequel's existence from Microsoft as yet, of course, but if recent rumour is to be believed number three in the series could be with us a lot sooner than we think.
According to an 'Off the Record' report on IGN, Bungie is not only currently working on Halo 3 (presumably for Xbox 2), but has it in training to strike on the launch date of the PS3.
Current speculation puts PlayStation 3's launch down for 2006, which means, if we follow the rumour to its conclusion, that Halo 3 will be out next year. If true and it's a very big if, it smacks of a smart tactical move by Microsoft to steal Sony's PS3 thunder.
Although we can be certain that Microsoft and Bungie will deliver Halo 3 at some point, back in October 2004 the developer's studio manager Pete Parsons revealed that once Halo 2 was out the door Bungie intended to do "something different", implying that the studio planned to put Master Chief's next adventure on the back burner.
Of course it's entirely feasible that it has two projects running concurrently and Halo 3 for Xbox 2 is almost a no-brainer, but until we get an official word straight from the horse's mouth, all we can say is - don't hold your breath.
Fascinating rumour though.
Source: CVG
According to an 'Off the Record' report on IGN, Bungie is not only currently working on Halo 3 (presumably for Xbox 2), but has it in training to strike on the launch date of the PS3.
Current speculation puts PlayStation 3's launch down for 2006, which means, if we follow the rumour to its conclusion, that Halo 3 will be out next year. If true and it's a very big if, it smacks of a smart tactical move by Microsoft to steal Sony's PS3 thunder.
Although we can be certain that Microsoft and Bungie will deliver Halo 3 at some point, back in October 2004 the developer's studio manager Pete Parsons revealed that once Halo 2 was out the door Bungie intended to do "something different", implying that the studio planned to put Master Chief's next adventure on the back burner.
Of course it's entirely feasible that it has two projects running concurrently and Halo 3 for Xbox 2 is almost a no-brainer, but until we get an official word straight from the horse's mouth, all we can say is - don't hold your breath.
Fascinating rumour though.
Source: CVG
