#HALO 2 PC SERVERS FREE#
Otherwise, a free account can be registered for a player. If a player were to have an Xbox Live gamertag, they would be able to log on using that. Gamertags, which are used on Xbox Live, are also used on Live for Windows. Instead of using peer to peer matchmaking, players are able to create dedicated servers, which are created with a program that comes with the disc. The GFWL interface is similar to that of the Xbox 360 dashboard.
However, cross-platform play is not supported, despite being planned, initially. It intertwines with the Xbox Live system, allowing communication with someone who has an Xbox.
#HALO 2 PC SERVERS WINDOWS#
Halo 2 Vista, being a release for the Games for Windows service, includes support for Xbox Live for Windows system. Screenshot of Halo 2 Vista, showing high resolution. Halo 2 Vista was the only game released with this technology. It is an attempt to emulate the ability of consoles to instantly play new discs in a DVD drive without installing them, allowing the end-user to play the game as it is installing. It has included the same programs as previously used in the Halo Editing Kit and also includes a pre-made "custom" map by default, named Example, which was made for players to observe as an example for making their own custom maps.Ī new ability pushed by the Microsoft team is a feature called " Tray and Play". One of the selling points of Halo 2 Vista is an included map editor.
While the single player campaign does not differ from the Xbox version, the player can earn newly implemented single and multiplayer achievements. Halo 2 Vista has been reworked graphically for the PC, including high-resolution textures and support for very high resolutions. Microsoft had stated that the release date had been pushed back one final time, due to partial nudity found in the Halo 2 Vista Map Editing Kit, making the release date May 31, 2007, for the United States. The release date was originally planned for May 8, 2007, however, the release date was delayed to May 22, 2007, because the team needed "to make some improvements to the installation experience and address other technical issues." However, release dates for the game were erratic, as Australia had publicly available copies, and some stores in the United States were selling copies as well. Halo 2 received a PC port, commonly nicknamed Halo 2 Vista, which was developed by Hired Gun for use on the Windows Vista operating system exclusively and as a release title for the "Games for Windows" category.
Halo 2 VistaĮSRB: Mature (M) for Blood and Gore, Language, and Violence This article is about the Windows Vista port.
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