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Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)
Posted By: Grenadiac <grenadiac@hotmail.com>Date: 1/31/06 5:10 p.m.

In Response To: Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC) (themanlydeadguy)

: Then why would they need a "Network Programmer (PC)"

: My bet (and this is mostly wishfull thinking) Halo 2 PC, NOT contracted out
: :)

I tend to agree with that statement. PC Netcode programmers don't work on tools, they work on MP games. The other positions advertised are interesting as well. Gearbox used about 5 or 6 people to port Halo to the PC (including map designers that added some new maps), which is approximately the same amount of manpower Bungie is looking for. The positions cover a range of skills that would be needed in porting an existing engine to a new platform.

As far as having a "dual launch", I seriously doubt MS would want to dent Xbox 360 sales by launching a PC version of Bungie's next game along with the 360 version. I know there are probably many people out there that would probably buy a 360 just to play Halo 3. MS certainly knows this as well.

That leaves two possibilities in my mind, either a port of Halo2 PC or a as-yet-undisclosed new game for the PC. Consider the following:

-Halo1 was a commercial success despite its netcode problems
-Those problems have been fixed in Halo2, so it could be more successful as an MP game
-Halo2 sales have probably hit the 95% mark of what they can earn
-People bugged Bungie enough about Halo2 PC that it is in their forum stickies
-MS might be looking for their killer app for Windows Vista and DirectX 10, which matches the timeframe for a port
-Problems working an outsider like Gearbox into the Microsoft development process might have made Bungie reconsider farming it out this time around - plus when you earn a quarter billion dollars, MS will probably spring for a few engineers.

/me smells Halo2 PC

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New Bungie Jobs (PC)weephun 1/31/06 11:51 a.m.
     Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Count Zero 1/31/06 12:32 p.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)SnaKKer 1/31/06 12:43 p.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)DarkestHour 1/31/06 1:12 p.m.
                 H2 on a Mac?Sparkypinball 1/31/06 3:33 p.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)themanlydeadguy 1/31/06 1:35 p.m.
                 Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)IceKo 1/31/06 2:23 p.m.
                 Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Sep7imus [subnova] 1/31/06 2:25 p.m.
                       Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)gspawn 1/31/06 2:48 p.m.
                             Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)themanlydeadguy 1/31/06 3:29 p.m.
                                   Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Jinno 1/31/06 3:35 p.m.
                             Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Miguel Chavez 1/31/06 4:05 p.m.
                                   Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)jman571 1/31/06 11:24 p.m.
                                         Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Captain Spark 2/1/06 8:28 a.m.
                                               Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)RC Master 2/1/06 10:43 a.m.
                                                     Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Captain Spark 2/1/06 11:07 a.m.
                                         Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Reiginko 2/4/06 9:52 a.m.
                                   Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)MereCatfish 2/1/06 1:30 a.m.
                                         Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Miguel Chavez 2/1/06 6:28 a.m.
                                               Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Stuntmutt 2/1/06 6:35 a.m.
                                   Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Konrad 2/1/06 3:24 a.m.
                 Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Grenadiac 1/31/06 5:10 p.m.
                       Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Count Zero 1/31/06 8:20 p.m.
                       Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Slith 2/1/06 12:21 p.m.
                             Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Grenadiac 2/1/06 1:13 p.m.
                 Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)kapowaz 2/1/06 8:14 a.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)RayZR 2/1/06 6:48 a.m.
     An Idea that isn't Halo 2 PCSpenser 1/31/06 2:49 p.m.
           Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Ryan Broxterman 1/31/06 3:41 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Jinno 1/31/06 4:01 p.m.
                       Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Rox 1/31/06 7:24 p.m.
                             Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.SPARTAN-034 1/31/06 8:00 p.m.
                                   Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.weephun 2/2/06 11:24 a.m.
                                         Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Louis Wu 2/2/06 2:49 p.m.
                                               Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.weephun 2/2/06 3:44 p.m.
                                                     Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Sep7imus [subnova] 2/2/06 4:17 p.m.
                                                           Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Paul K 2/4/06 6:29 p.m.
                                                           Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.weephun 2/6/06 10:51 a.m.
                             Lies = Good Advertising *NM*Jinno 1/31/06 9:06 p.m.
                 Re: Halo 2 for PC? WHY I NEVER.Paul K 2/2/06 10:10 a.m.
     Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Grady 1/31/06 9:31 p.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Grenadiac 2/1/06 10:26 a.m.
                 Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)kornman00 2/1/06 9:39 p.m.
     Jeez ...serpx 1/31/06 11:15 p.m.
           Re: Jeez ...FooKz 2/1/06 8:38 p.m.
     Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Runamuck 2/3/06 9:39 a.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)Paul K 2/5/06 12:37 p.m.
     Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)weephun 2/9/06 11:47 a.m.
           Re: New Bungie Jobs (PC)weephun 2/9/06 12:54 p.m.



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