Bungie’s Weekly Update drops a couple of new details about Halo 2 on Microsoft Windows Vista. First, Halo 2 won’t require a DirectX 10 graphics card to render, and second, Vista users will not be able to play online against Xbox and Xbox 360 users, and will instead be segregated into their own PC server realm. Forcing Halo 2 to Windows Vista then seems to be more about making the game operate with Microsoft’s Xbox Live Anywhere service, rather than any specific graphical technical reason preventing the release. The Vista version will also include new exclusive maps, and a map editor, taking some of the sting out of receiving the game two years past the Xbox release.

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