My world is upside down.

[dfjdejulio]

What is it with Microsoft not being evil more lately?

Some folks made a mod for a shooter on the PS3, so you can play Halo's "Master Chief" inside it.

Microsoft's reaction is basically: "Hey, some fans who like Halo are doing some Halo-themed stuff in other platforms! Cool! We're just glad that they like Halo enough to do this!"

WTF?

Comments

[cranky_dragon]

It's okay, Windows Vista still exists.

The world continues spinning on its axis.

[dfjdejulio]

It's okay, Windows Vista still exists.
So I hear, though personally I've never seen any evidence of it. I wonder when it will start appearing on campus where I can see it...

But yeah, their computer arm and their game console arm seem to be completely differently. I might be able to wrap my head around it better if I just stopped thinking of them as the same entity. I mean heck, the XB360 has special direct support for plugging a Macintosh-only formatted iPod into it... that's not the Microsoft I know...

[cranky_dragon]

Yeah, but try to migrate your gamertag anywhere (in any way, for any reason), and you'll see the good ol' Microsoft stupidity come into play. Or so I've heard.

[dfjdejulio]

Nah, migrating gamertags is completely trivial. I actually do it constantly (we have an XB360 here at work and I sort-of have two at home).

The only times it's a problem are when you try to do something shady with it, like having it be active on more than one device at the same time.