Halo is the most poplular game on the Xbox and it will be very very popular on the Xbox 360. The only problem with the new version is that it may not be out until 2007. Microsoft needs to release Halo 3 at latest at the same time as the PS3. This is practicaly impossible. At the least developers will only have another 6 or 7 months to come out with a high quality Halo game. That is Microsoft's big dilemma. How are they going to combat the launch of Sony's PS3 if there is no AAA title out on the Xbox 360.
A new idea.
All Microsoft has to do is put out something of a shareware version. In the next few months it would be very easy for the developers at Bungie to put together 10 mulitiplayer maps, a huge overhaul on the graphics, new weapons, new vehicles, and a better multiplayer and online only gameplay experience. The game could be out Spring '06, right before the PS3 and everyone would be playing it. No one would even think about the PS3 and "Halo 2.5" will be out on the Xbox 360 and it will look great. The fans will be happy and Microsoft will be happy. Then a year after that, it will be easy to make the graphics just a little better, add a few new features, and a full fledged story line. Halo 3 will be out at the same time as the movie, and that would make for 2 top selling games in 1 year The Xbox 360 would be solid for the rest of its lifetime, probably until 2010.
So there, I haven't added an idea to this book in a while, but there is my at least monthly idea.