Crackdown Disc Needed For Halo3 Beta

McDaniel · 9 Feb 2007 at 07:37

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/02/08/crackdown-disc-required-to-play-halo-3-beta/

The disc is required to play as you launch it from within Crackdown

wedgie · 9 Feb 2007 at 07:46

Makes sense, if it was a code or something the system would get abused as per usual.

ZXSpectrum · 9 Feb 2007 at 08:11

yeah its advertised like this in the latest maxim magazine..

Kreeeee · 9 Feb 2007 at 08:11

Aye, no change fo rme then

House · 9 Feb 2007 at 08:34

TBH im more looking forward to launching Crackdown from the Crackdown disc.

The Betas a nice extra but its not the reason me buying the game.

Sirrel Squirrel · 9 Feb 2007 at 08:44

House said:
TBH im more looking forward to launching Crackdown from the Crackdown disc.

The Betas a nice extra but its not the reason me buying the game.

agreed, I thought crackdown sucked on first play but after getting the level ups, omg it's awesome!

Jono · 9 Feb 2007 at 09:01

Sirrel Squirrel said:
agreed, I thought crackdown sucked on first play but after getting the level ups, omg it's awesome!

You on msn at the moment, Mr Squirrel?

Sirrel Squirrel · 9 Feb 2007 at 09:13

I am yeah

moody · 9 Feb 2007 at 09:36

Really looking forward to Crackdown. Not bothered about Halo 3 at all since I hated the first 2.

Burned_Alive · 9 Feb 2007 at 09:43

Lovely, so all the people with hacked systems will get this, but everyone with normal systems who havent got crackdown wont

Nismo · 9 Feb 2007 at 09:44

Burned_Alive said:
Lovely, so all the people with hacked systems will get this, but everyone with normal systems who havent got crackdown wont

I cant believe the system is so lax as to allow that, but if you want to play the BETA there is no reason why you can't rent or buy crackdown.

Caustic · 9 Feb 2007 at 10:29

I think this is a wise move. It will hopefully increase sales of Crackdown and get people playing what would otherwise of probably been a "great game no-one played".

If you just needed the game for a few minutes, it would mean sales would be high, but everybody takes it back or trades it in etc which would devalue the actual game.

Personally, I'm in two minds if I am going to play the demo. I mean, I don't want to spoil my fun of H3 when it comes out.

pumaz · 9 Feb 2007 at 10:50

I have a feeling that MS will do something about the hacked systems on release of Halo 3, They can't be to happy about people able to hack online with GoW I know i'm not :mad:

Burned_Alive · 9 Feb 2007 at 11:10

pumaz said:
I have a feeling that MS will do something about the hacked systems on release of Halo 3, They can't be to happy about people able to hack online with GoW I know i'm not

Why would they do something about it on release of Halo?

If they could do something, they'd have done it by now.

McManicMan · 9 Feb 2007 at 11:24

CRACKDOWN is great

dannyjo22 · 9 Feb 2007 at 14:09

McManicMan said:
CRACKDOWN is great

No talk of game until official UK launch

VIRII · 9 Feb 2007 at 14:47

pumaz said:
I have a feeling that MS will do something about the hacked systems on release of Halo 3, They can't be to happy about people able to hack online with GoW I know i'm not

What do you mean by hack online?

pumaz · 9 Feb 2007 at 15:31

VIRII said:
What do you mean by hack online?

If you do a search for "Gears of War hacked" you will see what i mean, there's even a tutorial on how to make a hacked disk on one of my favorite console sites

As far as i know those using the hack are quite easily caught and banned.

At the moment i believe MS are turning a blind eye to the DVD firmware hack because at least there getting revenue from the purchase of Live and the fact even pirates buy or get bought original games on the odd occasion. But once people start messing with Live and ruinning it for others it becomes a different story.

The Halo series is MS flagship game so it will be a huge target for hackers and MS may want to nip it in the butt before it even starts.

KNiVES · 9 Feb 2007 at 15:41

I have preordered Crackdown on its own merits (have not played the demo, don't want to be spoiled, but I trust all those who praise it), and the beta is a bonus.

Kreeeee · 9 Feb 2007 at 16:03

KNiVES said:
I have preordered Crackdown on its own merits (have not played the demo, don't want to be spoiled, but I trust all those who praise it), and the beta is a bonus.

The demo is too restricted to spoil anything.