Halo Wars 2 delivers real-time strategy at the speed of Halo combat. Get ready to lead Spartans, Warthogs and other classic Halo fighting forces in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield ever
Price is not always a result of the quality of a game, but mostly related to sales. There are plenty of very good games that had significant price cuts soon after launch (e.g. Deus Ex, Dishonored 2, ...).
Halo Wars 2 is actually very good, but it's genre on console is considered to be a niche and thus it probably didn't sell that well.
Wilsh88
30 May 174#1
Closer to my £10 biting point!
Kristcobain
30 May 173#6
It was the same with Gears of War 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Quantum Break, and others - all great but seems to be if it's a Microsoft exclusive, wait up to 4 months and it's near a quarter of the original selling price. That's not a long wait for most!
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Wilsh88
30 May 174#1
Closer to my £10 biting point!
Covert.Recon
30 May 172#2
Feels like such a rapid price plummet lately.
CornishEliteUK
30 May 17#3
I take it this game isn't all that considering how quickly it's dropping
momouk78 to CornishEliteUK
30 May 175#4
Price is not always a result of the quality of a game, but mostly related to sales. There are plenty of very good games that had significant price cuts soon after launch (e.g. Deus Ex, Dishonored 2, ...).
Halo Wars 2 is actually very good, but it's genre on console is considered to be a niche and thus it probably didn't sell that well.
Danjw91
30 May 172#5
I enjoyed the beta in June last year, didn't enjoy the blitz beta though. Hoping for the Digital version to be this price as don't have my xbox anymore, Just the PC. Heat added though, Buzz.
JimJamJamie to Danjw91
30 May 171#8
I wouldn't hold your breath honestly, I've found Xbox digital prices to be mostly unreasonable - the majority of my XB1 games are disc versions because of this.
Kristcobain
30 May 173#6
It was the same with Gears of War 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Quantum Break, and others - all great but seems to be if it's a Microsoft exclusive, wait up to 4 months and it's near a quarter of the original selling price. That's not a long wait for most!
dudwood_fudwood
30 May 17#7
This has plummeted! Any idea what the best price is for digital? I'd like to use play anywhere.
momouk78 to dudwood_fudwood
30 May 171#9
Should be cdkeys. A few deals posted on here for the normal and ultimate edition.
dusktilldawn
30 May 17#10
Does this have dlc code for the first halo wars Buzz
crippsy1701 to dusktilldawn
30 May 17#12
No the 1st halo wars comes with the ultimate edition only.
parasitemol
30 May 17#11
Would I have needed to play the first one to get the most out of this? Also, where does this fit in with the other Halo games (timeline wise). Thanks
Yome
30 May 17#13
Great game as I am a big fan of RTS games. I enjoyed the single player campaign.
xxorto77xx
30 May 171#14
I always bite too soon :disappointed: got the £14.86 deal from Shopto earlier.....
powerbrick
30 May 17#15
Want the play anywhere version :disappointed:
whorlow
30 May 17#16
Just waiting for the play anywhere digital version to come down in price
Bully
30 May 172#17
How embarrassing for Microsoft, one of their own flagship family games in freefall.
jzedward
30 May 17#18
I think all versions are play anywhere according to the msft site
powerbrick to jzedward
30 May 17#19
Only digital versions of the games afaik
reddragon105 to jzedward
30 May 17#22
I would really rather have this on PC for keyboard/mouse controls but at this price it's tempting to just go for it on Xbox. I just wish it was out on Steam already and that play anywhere titles gave you a Steam key. Not sure why they didn't put it on Steam with the first one.
You have to buy it digitally (i.e. on your Xbox/Microsoft account) to be able to play anywhere (i.e. download it from Xbox Live or Windows Store). There's no way to play a retail copy from disc on your PC.
You could, of course, run it on your Xbox One and stream it to your PC via the Xbox app, which is handy if your TV is being used but it does require you to have your Xbox and PC on at the same time and on the same network, and you wouldn't be able to use your keyboard and mouse to control it as the Xbox One version is controller only.
It's had average reviews. The problem is it's an RTS (real time strategy) set in the Halo universe and there aren't that many people who are into both, given that Halo is an FPS. So its target audience is Halo fans who are also into RTS or RTS fans who are also into Halo, but then there's also the issue that it's an RTS made for games consoles, which is never the best experience. I think most people who were psyched for it bought it upon release and now sales have trailed off so they're cutting the price to shift more copies.
hwangeruk
30 May 17#20
Excellent game. I really like Blitz mode.
scantyisland
30 May 171#21
good deal this is a must have at this price
CornishEliteUK
30 May 17#23
thank you for your reply :smiley:
defgimp
31 May 17#24
Now £19.85?
adamchurchmillward
31 May 17#25
Why oh why didn't Microsoft focus their RTS efforts on a brand new rendition of Age of Empires...
mf9
1 Jun 17#26
Give it a few more months and Game will have this at £9.99
Flapjackuk
4 Jun 17#27
This is a great game.
alexbadham
5 Jun 17#28
Had mine delivered today.. looks like Isis are taking over our games too! It's part English cover :confused:
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Halo Wars 2 delivers real-time strategy at the speed of Halo combat. Get ready to lead Spartans, Warthogs and other classic Halo fighting forces in a brutal war against a terrifying new enemy on the biggest Halo battlefield ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA
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Halo Wars 2 is actually very good, but it's genre on console is considered to be a niche and thus it probably didn't sell that well.
All comments (28)
Halo Wars 2 is actually very good, but it's genre on console is considered to be a niche and thus it probably didn't sell that well.
You have to buy it digitally (i.e. on your Xbox/Microsoft account) to be able to play anywhere (i.e. download it from Xbox Live or Windows Store). There's no way to play a retail copy from disc on your PC.
You could, of course, run it on your Xbox One and stream it to your PC via the Xbox app, which is handy if your TV is being used but it does require you to have your Xbox and PC on at the same time and on the same network, and you wouldn't be able to use your keyboard and mouse to control it as the Xbox One version is controller only.
It's had average reviews. The problem is it's an RTS (real time strategy) set in the Halo universe and there aren't that many people who are into both, given that Halo is an FPS. So its target audience is Halo fans who are also into RTS or RTS fans who are also into Halo, but then there's also the issue that it's an RTS made for games consoles, which is never the best experience. I think most people who were psyched for it bought it upon release and now sales have trailed off so they're cutting the price to shift more copies.