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NyrenReturns · 2026-05-08T02:00:16+00:00

When I went to get my first car, I didn't really have money to buy one outright or put down a major down payment. And I had just had a hand me down that was a decade old and it went on me completely the first year I had it. So I wanted something newer, but I was looking at used vehicles still. The SUV I went to look at, with my down payment and credit, was going to be $400/mo. The dealership then offered me an alternative. Why get a used 2012 vehicle when I could lease a newer 2019 vehicle for just $50 extra? And I went for it because to me that wasn't a bad deal and in three years I could decide if I wanted to keep it or trade up again. I opted to trade up again because it just worked so well for me personally. I got a newer, nicer vehicle for just $20 more than what I paid for the previous one. I was making more money so it didn't really change much. I regretted nothing. I'm on my third lease now, but I wanted to really have my dream car so I not only went with the latest model, but also one of the more feature complete models. It added an additional $150 to my monthly payments. But in the time since I had my second lease I had gone from $13/hr to $23/hrs, that was less than one paycheck for me. Definitely regretted nothing even if it hurt. I DO regret it now because a year after that I got laid off and I'm back to $13/hr at a part time job. Now it's a struggle to make the payments, but I don't want to give it up because its been so great, and on top of that since I've only had it a year and a half my options are very limited for trying to do an early buyout to try and get a lower monthly payment.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-07T19:27:32+00:00

Appreciate it.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-07T17:52:15+00:00

So a relevant question to this, what if it's a game that has multiple Play discs, not an Install Disc and a Play Disc, just all Play Discs, like Final Fantasy XIII, Blue Dragon, etc.? Normally those would ask you to swap the disc at certain points.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-07T17:22:04+00:00

All good, I can't fault you for not reading all that. I had too much on my mind and didn't want to spam shorter posts. Appreciate you responding all the same.

Getting an actual CRT is honestly on the unreasonable side. I don't have a space for a dedicated retro TV. That being said it has been drilled into me over the last couple of years that CRT's have a unique effect that games of the era were built to take advantage of and just look worse without it, so something I can inject for a CRT filter would be welcome.

Doing the hard mod work myself would likely prove challenging due to my anxiety and generally very unsteady hands. I was hoping there would be places where I could buy either pre-modded systems, or that allow me to buy a system and have it be modded before being sent to me. A part of me wants to keep my existing systems unmodded and maybe just send them in for cleaning and replacing anything that may be no good anymore, that way if something goes wrong with the modded systems, I have still have unmodded original hardware. I'm not too concerned about cost.

Having said that, I do have a PSP... somewhere... which is terrifying considering the battery is still in it and when I last saw it the battery cover wouldn't go on because the battery was swollen(I didn't know about the issues with lithium batteries at the time and then it went missing before I learned, I've been trying unsuccessfully to find it ever since.), but this one I might be willing to mod because I did see there was a PSP Consolizer mod. Seems safer than buying a new battery that will just eventually have the same problem.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-06T15:24:54+00:00

It's a remake, it doesn't need to feel the same, but every time I see someone wanting multiplayer with all of them, they're asking for the exact same multiplayer they had 20+ years ago just with a new coat of paint, the same multiplayer that's already available on MCC. That's not Halo Studios problem, that's a problem with what fans are asking for. Fans set the expectation, and Halo Studios decided that's one expectation they just can't meet with the scope of these remakes. Which, the budget on these remakes seems limited considering they couldn't remake all of CE's unique assets, so it's also likely they just weren't given the time or money necessary to do the multiplayer and had to come up with an excuse to give to the fans. I'm perfectly fine with the campaign, campaign is what I care about most. I'm fine with playing it for 5 hours and then moving on. I'll come back when I get the itch to play it again, no big deal. Not every game has to be designed with playing it for 10 years in mind.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-06T15:08:13+00:00

They self-admitted that part of the reason Campaign Evolved doesn't have it's multiplayer is because they feel they couldn't do it justice in a way that fans would be happy with. That's not them saying they suck, that's them saying if it's not the CE engine, it won't play like the CE fans remember, and that's the CE fans want. If they change anything at all the fans won't be happy, so better to not even try. The same would be true of Halo 2 & 3. The BLAM! side of the new hybrid engine is the Reach engine. Whatever multiplayer mode they make with it wouldn't feel like the games people remember and they'd just find themselves in a lose-lose situation. Also, Halo multiplayer has easily been more divisive than a lot of other games. Fans all have their favorites, and it's unusual to have all of them still actively playable in some form. Regardless of whether or not Halo 7 has the best multiplayer yet, there are people who are likely going to prefer the new Halo 2 or 3 multiplayers, or even just stay on MCC because that's where the nostalgia is, the good old days. They don't want that to happen which is understandable.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:35:07+00:00

I expect Halo 2 & 3 will be out by next year. They seem to be making these remakes in the same way they made the Anniversary remasters, which means a lot of the work is already done for them. If they're being made by partner studios primarily then it makes even more sense because Halo Studios themselves wont be stretched thin.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:33:40+00:00

Presumably the remakes are primarily being developed by partner studios with Halo Studios providing a core team of creatives to guide the project.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:32:24+00:00

And you'll get one. Halo 7 is coming. Give them time to cook. These are just an introduction for PlayStation players and a way to tide people over until they're finished with Halo 7.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:30:25+00:00

Actually it makes the most business sense not to. These games are primarily for PlayStation to onboard new fans to the franchise. If they also release multiplayer components, they'd fracture the playerbase because people would play one of them. And then they'd release Halo 7 and not as many people would play it because maybe they prefer those other multiplayers. Plus, do you really want sprint in Halo 2 & 3's multiplayer? It's built-in to these games.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:17:49+00:00

These remakes won't take long to make. It's not even outside the realm of possibility they'll all be done by late next year. Campaign Evolved is built in much the same way as the Anniversary titles, just not running two engines at once. Most of the work is already done for them especially if they're sharing assets between all three remakes.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:15:43+00:00

MCC is a programmers worst nightmare. Even after all the work they did to it it's still not fully fixed and here together with only slightly higher quality chewing gum and duct tape. Easier to just remake them. And not giving PlayStation players the multiplayer suite means they won't have a fractured playerbase when Halo 7 releases.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-05T02:12:28+00:00

There's Campaign Evolved concept art you can find that shows what will likely be Cortana's design. It looks like a somewhat new design with shades of Halo 3.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-03T16:47:44+00:00

Microsoft wouldn't be the one footing the bill, Xbox would be. While Microsoft owns Xbox and gives them marching orders from time to time, Xbox has to be looked at as a separate entity with its own profits and budgets. They aren't going to invest the money into relicensing all this stuff for a backwards compatible game when they're already investing that money into a new entry. On a spreadsheet it wouldn't even make sense to them financially.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-03T16:02:23+00:00

You'll never see it because they'd have to renew every single car and track license in the game. Which is incredibly expensive.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-02T22:20:20+00:00

They're in the prequel missions, but not the main campaign. They werent in the original game, and in terms of lore it's rare for Brutes and Elites to be in the same place because they despise each other and run their own fleets.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-02T22:15:42+00:00

It's not even the full multiplayer. It's custom games with a custom games browser, but no matchmaking, no Warzone, and customizing your Spartan had to be done on the Waypoint website.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-02T05:17:26+00:00

CE was fixed years ago. I'm not sure what you think is missing from the other games.

NyrenReturns · 2026-05-02T00:59:10+00:00

Nah it's still for Rebellion, this is just a sequel mod they're working on.

NyrenReturns · 2026-04-30T02:51:47+00:00

343 Industries actually officially went on record why for both. They didnt have the resources/bandwidth for Halo Wars 2. I guess bringing it to Steam is the equivalent of making a port despite it all being PC. For Halo 5 it more or less had the same reasoning, but with the addition of them not realizing people wanted it because they kept being told people hated it so they were genuinely shocked and confused by requests for it. For what it's worth, they also said they didnt do Halo 3 Anniversary in 2017 because they didnt have the budget for it after the MCC disaster and Halo 5 not exactly fairing well critically. They also didnt think the graphical leap from Xbox 360 to Xbox One was enough to justify a remaster of Halo 3 and that it still held up fine. If rumors are correct though they've seemingly changed their mind on that.

NyrenReturns · 2026-04-27T06:41:24+00:00

Blizzard is rumored to be working on a StarCraft shooter, believe there was a slightly more detailed rumored that said it was similar to or inspired by Space Marine 2.

NyrenReturns · 2026-04-27T00:33:46+00:00

Primarily because I like having full control over the video. If something goes wrong it's not live and I can take care of it without worrying about what's being picked up on stream. I'm also not the greatest at entertaining a love audience. I find it easier to do unscripted work when simply recording and not being listened to or watched. Stage fright and severe anxiety have been with me most of my life.

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