I'd rather not get Halo 3 for the XBOX, and wait until it comes out for Windoze. Games are so much better on a PC.

what would float my boat is to have playable characters from all races, the ability to pilot pelicans and phantoms and to have a survival type multiplayer game where you defend against as much computers as you possibly can.

Actually if anybody knew, Halo 3 is actually setting the bar. There's the Map "Editor" (Not Map Maker), named as Forge while editing and playing online at the same time from editing boxes and weapons to respawn points. There are save film features, that is a replay system and a way to record without Capture Card and the ability to upload screenshots on your Xbox 360 and bring it to Bungie.net from wallpapers to glitches.
And also, they have "Equipments" used by the X button and this would remind you a lot from real time strategy games like the Bubble Shield is to the Defiler's Swarm but that's only one example. They have more weapons, and "support" weapons (Which was taken from FarCry) that allows the player to detach turrets, use a flamethrower and such. The "New" weapons and vehicles are more like "Pre-covenant". Plus Bungie is trying to keep everything balanced out.

It isn't overrated, infact they think outside the box. I would say, overhyped.

You realize this is ALL stuff that has been on PC games since the dawn of time? Besides simultaneous editing and playing, and that will be available in UT3 and Crysis.

It looks like Halo with some new weapons slapped on. Nothing too great is added in terms of gameplay, notihng that could play a revolutionary role, like Half-Life 2's gravity gun. and in terms of pure multiplayer fun, nothing can beat Unreal Tournament 3.

If Halo 3 is coming to the PC, that would be two to three years by now. And Halo 2 isn't made for Mac, only exclusively to Windows Vista. There's a Map Editor, if anybody is interested.

I remember when halo was exclusive for xbox, then halo2 exclusive for xbox.

edit: Also, the awesomeness of ut3 depends on the modders/how many go to it imo.

UT was never the same as Halo series. You guys are talking wierd. ;\ If you've played every single one of those games, they are ALL different atleast in some aspects. If you play UT and Halo, you won't get the same feeling or any of the sort like "playing the same game"

There's the Map "Editor" (Not Map Maker), named as Forge while editing and playing online at the same time from editing boxes and weapons to respawn points.

There are save film features, that is a replay system and a way to record without Capture Card and the ability to upload screenshots on your Xbox 360 and bring it to Bungie.net from wallpapers to glitches.

And also, they have "Equipments" used by the X button and this would remind you a lot from real time strategy games like the Bubble Shield is to the Defiler's Swarm but that's only one example.

They have more weapons, and "support" weapons (Which was taken from FarCry) that allows the player to detach turrets, use a flamethrower and such. The "New" weapons and vehicles are more like "Pre-covenant". Plus Bungie is trying to keep everything balanced out.

Unfortunately, I don't think I can say Halo 3 is the best in either multiplayer or single player. Gimme the Orange Box anytime.

"Taken from FarCry" explains a lot here. This can fall under "New weapons."

I'm not denying that Halo is good, it's just that it seems overhyped and overrated when people think that it's revolutionary or "outside the box". You want to know what games thought outside the box? Spore, BioShock, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, those are games that thought outside the box.

Even Starcraft didn't really think outside the box, besides some of the creative mechanics (Zerg Hatcheries, Pylons, etc.), there wasn't much original about it. It was just a good example of its kind.

Unfortunately, I don't think I can say Halo 3 is the best in either multiplayer or single player. Gimme the Orange Box anytime.