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My guess would be that, without Halo's success, the video game industry would be a lot less... stagnate then it is today. Without that breakthrough game the developers would've never got it into their heads that they can just churn out a formulaic little shoot-em-up for free money.
Perhaps there would be more original games out there, less series.
 
With no offense intended to any Halo fans, the world would be a much nicer place without Halo-fanboyism. ;)

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Well, I for one would not be into any sci-fi really. I love Halo, but not really anything else. Also, xbox might not be as successful. It was having such a solid game at launch that lead to its success. Other then that, I'm not sure. Halo hasn't had a big effect on anything far reaching, so it just seems we would be down one video game universe.

Oh, and welcome man. *Shameless self promotion* And If your a Halo fan, you should read the time line in my sig. Its Halo-licious! :D */Shameless self promotion*
 

Sachyriel

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Then there would be less people reading Larry Niven, Robert Heinlein or William Gibson. I mean the Halo story has a ton of references, which the fans of Halo might miss out on.

Thanks for making out population dumb guys.
 

Penelope

Banned
The Gaming Industry would have more fresh ideas other than-

*Muscular Man beats the shit out of Muscular Aliens*
 
The most obvious effect would be that the Xbox never takes off. It would fold like the Dreamcast within a few years, which would also mean no successor to the console.

The Halo series popularized (but didn't invent) a number of concepts and mechanics common in modern FPS games, like regenerating health/shields and auto aim/aim assistance. In addition, it popularized online multiplayer on consoles. The first two mechanics would probably have not been adopted by a lot of future games; on the other hand, I think online multiplayer on consoles was inevitable.
 

Sachyriel

Banned
You know I don't think Halo qualifies as online, it was network only wasn't it? Aside from some hacks I hear.
 
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