Okay, check this out. Halo 2 is finally out on PC, but guess what...
That's right folks, the wonderful people at Microsoft have decided that Windows XP users will have to upgrade to Vista for around 300 bucks before they can play. THe question is...
Why? THere are dozens of games out there for PC with much greater graphic quality than Halo 2 that are fully capable of running on XP and do.
So why is Halo trying to make us shell out even MORE money? What if we're happy with XP and we don't like Vista, or have experienced enough problems with Vista to want to stick with XP at least until all the bugs are worked out?
I don't know about you, but I'm not too fond of the idea of shelling out 300 bucks for a plastic disc and some readin' material to begin with. Much less being forced to (if I want this game that badly) buy an Operating System I don't even like....
I've seen Vista at work and I must say it's shit. PEripherals don't work, A creative webcam install disc made the computer not recognize the CD-Rom drive without having to do a full GAteway Restore, Printers weren't compatible.
I dunno about most of you gamers, but I play Halo PC with a Joystick in my left hand and the mouse in the other, and I've gotten used to it. Unfortunately, my controller wasn't recognized by Vista at all.
SO there are some folks who are pleading to get this game set up for Legitimate XP gameplay by Bungie and MIcrosoft and they've set up a petition.
It's got a little over 6,300 votes by now and I've already signed it in the hopes that it will do some good.
PRoblem is, I don't think the petition has been advertised anywhere. I stumbled upon it quite by accident while trying to find a copy of Halo 2 for PC by searchign google.
Now, I implore anyone who is a fan of Halo, or at least someone who likes pc games, to sign the petition themselves and even pass along the word, share the link with others, and hopefully get a good game ported to a decent (And highly capable) Operating System.
http://www.petitiononline.com/H2XP2000/
