Sep 26, 2013 - Halo 4 — and possibly other Xbox games — may be coming to your PC and smartphone. According to a report from The Verge, Microsoft. Firstly, there's a rumour with at least some kind of official backing that Halo 4 will come to PC. Secondly, PC gaming is very much alive:.
Our couch-and-TV siblings seem to really like Halo 4 , and with Microsoft in charge, you'd think they'd be planning a big Windows 8 store release. I mean, you wouldn't actually think that, because you know better, but you'd think it in a sarcastic way. Well, it's not happening. Speaking to The PA Report , a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that they 'do not currently have any plans to port Halo 4 to PC.'
'Halo 4 was designed specifically for Xbox 360,' he said. You know, the platform owned by Microsoft. The same company that made the OS I'm using right now. So, it's not like that would've be--OW! Sorry, I wired my keyboard to shock me whenever it detects too much sarcasm. For some reason, I also type expressions of pain instead of vocalizing them. I'm a very odd person.
Anyway, as The PA Report's Ben Kuchera also points out , Microsoft has made a huge mistake. Some of us are quick to snub Halo, but by some accounts Halo 4 is the best in the series, and not just because it's on Mountain Dew bottles. People like it, and we might too if we had the chance. Just imagine how pretty it'd be with all those pixels we have. We have so many pixels, Microsoft! Please let us use them!
Or don't. It isn't easy to develop multi-platform games, or convince Important People that the PC is a worthwhile investment, but if anyone has the resources, it's Microsoft. It seems they'd rather we buy their hardware than their game, though, and it's a bit late for that. Fine, be that way. I'll continue giving my money to indie shooters like Natural Selection 2.
You may have heard recent tell of a certain tall green man’s return to the videogame shoot-o-sphere. He’s technically called John, and – contrary to popular belief – he’s related to RPS’ resident owner of that moniker in name and combat prowess only. Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that Halo 4‘s apparently one of the best in the series’ billowing legacy, Microsoft’s not too keen on telling its Master Chief chefs to serve up a helping of the new adventure on our humble, Halo-starved biggest gaming platform on Earth. You’d think the big M would at least consider it, too, seeing as it’s trying valiantly to push Windows 8 as a gaming platform at the moment. That, however, does not appear to be the case.
Penny Arcade Report got in touch with Microsoft about a potential Halo 4 PC port, and the software behemoth was refreshingly (though disappointingly) cut-and-dry in its response.
“Halo 4 was designed specifically for Xbox 360, and while we’re always exploring new ways to expand the franchise and share the Halo experience with as many fans as possible, we do not currently have any plans to port Halo 4 to PC.”
Which really doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given Microsoft’s recent dishonest-lover-style support of PC gaming. “Don’t worry, baby, I’m really back this time,” it pleadingly proclaims one day, only to suddenly go on a “business trip” to the oh-so-tempting land of tablets the next.
Still though, Halo 2 led the charge for Vista once, so a Halo 4 port’s not entirely unprecedented. The original Halo made the leap back in the day as well – and brought some pretty solid online multiplayer to boot. But I guess Microsoft has other plans this time around – especially given Windows 8’s focus on interoperability with tablets more than anything else. But hey, there’s still hope. Maybe we’ll luck out and get a port of Halo 4: King of the Hill Fueled by Mountain Dew – which is an actual thing – instead.