I'm still playing off of my original Halo CE disc from 2002.

I still have my original disc from 2002, but I usually play off a younger one. I got the younger one probably four or five years ago after I thought the original had broken down for good. Turns out it just needed rest; if I use it a lot in a short time span, it stops loading stuff reliably. It seems like weird behaviour for an optical disc, but who am I to say what a Halo CE DVD can and can't do?

It's interesting having both, though, as there are slight differences in the peripheral details to the experience.
-The 2002 box's cover art is printed so that the metal stuff is all snazzy and reflective; the newer box is printed more normally.
-The art on the 2002 disc itself is a horizontally-flipped version of the in-game area it's showing; the art on the newer disc reverses this decision.
-The "Game Demos" section for the 2002 disc has the Fuzion Frenzy demo and whatnot; the "Game Demos" section on the newer disc has Halo 2 marketing videos.

I'm still playing off of my original Halo CE disc from 2002.

Me, too, on my original Xbox :). My second copies of most oft the Halo games are digital copies.

…is how can they put the same marketing effort behind a game who's tagline is (basically): "from the studio that we let get away, you know, the one who made Halo, comes…" as you put behind something like Titanfall that's not directly linked to their world famous, platform defining series.

Sony doesn't have the problem. They can say: "The studio that you haven't had access to is now on our platform making their next great epic…" and promote the hell out of it in an effort to steal people away from Microsoft. And Microsoft's various screw ups have only helped Sony's cause. I mean heck, they've got me in the undecided camp, somewhere I did not expect to ever be.

Yeah I completely agree with you. I am interested in more XBox One games than PS4 games, but I am much less enamored with the system than I should be considering I own more than 5x more games for my 360 than my PS3. I really think Microsoft could be benefited by getting a day one exclusive content deal with Bungie too, but I don't think they will. The controller and (small) choice of exclusive games are the only two things holding me to the One at the moment.

Sony doesn't have the problem. They can say: "The studio that you haven't had access to is now on our platform making their next great epic…" and promote the hell out of it in an effort to steal people away from Microsoft. And Microsoft's various screw ups have only helped Sony's cause. I mean heck, they've got me in the undecided camp, somewhere I did not expect to ever be.

That right there is… uh… former Bungie employee Joseph Staten prominently wearing Sony headphones. Clear, undeniable favoritism. :p

My social network is on the Xbox and I definitely trust the Xbox One controllers to be great, so right now that's my primary platform for Destiny. The PS4 controller is still a big unknown, but you're right that Bungie seems to be excited about it. If it's good for them, then I bet it's at least as good as the 360 controller, which makes me happy.

Honestly, I really hope that multi-platform play will be something that happens with Destiny. That way I'll be able to play on whatever my favorite system is and not worry about missing friends on other platforms. And if true cross-platform can't happen, then I'd like to see at least 360-One and PS3-PS4 interoperability. Bungie's quietness on the subject has me a bit worried about that, though.

Same here. I'd be up for switching over to the PS4, but I've got an established friends list on XBL. I've got reasons why each new console appeals to me, so I really could go either way, but in all honesty the biggest factor for me is where b.org will be best represented.

Really, really hoping that cross-platform play isn't just a pipe-dream.

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I am lured by the familiarity of the Xbox One and Xbox Live and its controller, but Bungie seems to prefer the PS4.

I'm sure that some people are sick of hearing me say this, but I would like to point out, Bungie has shown no preference, it has been Activision and Sony pushing Destiny for Playstation. I personally think the most Playstation will get is a bundle and possibly content available early for the Playstation at launch, similar to Activision's Call of Duty deal with Microsoft.

From what DeeJ has said any of the marketing they have gotten exclusively from Sony is because Sony is offering it up and not because Bungie is pushing one console over another.

I will definitely own a 360 version, which I think is a small price to pay to maintain community connections (not just here but IRL). I encourage it for those who like to play with the community.

And I will probably get a PS4 just so Hedge knows that he can't get rid of me that easily.

I've only noticed this recently, but why does the guide chug when I want to use it to play with friends or really anything?

Only recently? The Guide has always been horribly slow. Almost unusable during games. I'm really hoping the XB1 fixes that issue.