Halo 3 still set for a 2006 release
It’d seem that Halo 3 might be closer than expected, with several stores, opening pre-order channels in the USA for the still-unannounced Xbox 360 update. Bungie has been coy when it comes to detailing what it is working on right now. The project is merely referred to as ‘next-project’. Hence the pre-orders might be nothing more than cash-ins, not surprising considering many of the same stores also carry Playstation 3 pre-orders.
Earlier reports quote Bill Gates saying Halo 3 will launch the day the Playstation 3 launches, to steal its thunder. Whatever the case may be, it’s good to know in 2006 we’ll see a new Halo game. In the same year it’s also expected that an all-new Bungie game to precede Halo 3 will be unveiled. This strategy would have the benefit of netting vast sales while fledging an all-new franchise, enabling Microsoft to roll out two games from its first-part studio.
