Vaulting♥Frog Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ok so after watching several commercials dealing with the new Windows phone I have to wonder, how much more can Microsoft milk Halo for? The AI on the new Windows phone is called Cortana. Seriously, isn't this a step too far? You already have books, comics, anime, live action mini series and not to mention games. This is getting a bit too much for me. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinWarrior Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ok so after watching several commercials dealing with the new Windows phone I have to wonder, how much more can Microsoft milk Halo for? The AI on the new Windows phone is called Cortana. Seriously, isn't this a step too far? You already have books, comics, anime, live action mini series and not to mention games. This is getting a bit too much for me. What do you all think? Microsoft makes Cortana it's Siri to give fan service, and people are complaining? *sigh* the gaming community has really gone downhill. There's zero milking being done here, if Apple can make Siri, then Microsoft can make an service similar for its phones too. Why not have Cortana, a well known and widely popular fan favorite character, in their as the voice? It's call good marketing, not milking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckoningZebra1 Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 I like the fact that Windows phones now have a feature that can rival Apple's iPhone. I LOVE the fact that the feature happens to be Cortana from Halo. To answer your original question though, Microsoft can milk Halo as long as Halo stands as a franchise- and they should. If you have a cow, milk it. If you have Halo, milk it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaulting♥Frog Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Omega it is pure milking. You really should hear some of the responses Cortana gives from this phone. They are filled with Halo references. Pure milking. @BZ I find that putting in a service like they have is just fine, but honestly call it something else. Be original again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinWarrior Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Omega it is pure milking. You really should hear some of the responses Cortana gives from this phone. They are filled with Halo references. Pure milking. @BZ I find that putting in a service like they have is just fine, but honestly call it something else. Be original again. Filling a CORTANA voice app with HALO references is great! That's what they should be doing! It's fan service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaulting♥Frog Posted August 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 The point Omega is: when is it enough? Where is the line drawn in the sand where they should stop? Riding something into the ground is never good business strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinWarrior Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 The point Omega is: when is it enough? Where is the line drawn in the sand where they should stop? Riding something into the ground is never good business strategy. It isn't riding anything into the ground. It's a phone app, that's it. It's a little voice that gives you directions and stuff, it's not 343i or Microsoft doing anything with the license of Halo itself, this project isn't in relation to Halo AT ALL besides it being Cortana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerriesBoo Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 Wow, I don't know if they would milk that. xDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 (edited) Wow, I don't know if they would milk that. xDD Um...what? I think with all the new Halo content coming out it's a nice idea. I guess it being milked is subject to people's opinion. Edited August 29, 2014 by Mr Biggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimeAddict Posted August 29, 2014 Report Share Posted August 29, 2014 i think its a bit much but i suppose its only natural eventually we would have a "AI" named Cortana XD but as far as it being milked? Halo is still a popular series Gears of War on the other hand is being milked... or will be i should say considering the next one hasnt come out yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Director Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Ok so after watching several commercials dealing with the new Windows phone I have to wonder, how much more can Microsoft milk Halo for? The AI on the new Windows phone is called Cortana. Seriously, isn't this a step too far? You already have books, comics, anime, live action mini series and not to mention games. This is getting a bit too much for me. What do you all think? Prrroooooooooooobably as much as Nintendo milks Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon games. And as much as Sony milks Uncharted, God of War, and Gran Turismo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCPO Mayh3m Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So. Let me get this straight. You are upset with them naming the smart companion app Cortana? Wow. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Kenway Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 uhm it can't be considered milking if it is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose The Ace Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 A lot..... WOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. Everyone is milking it these days, Cod, Ms, Sony, Nintendo, Saints row And don't even get me started on these remakes they are bringing to Xb1 and Ps4.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrhuntington Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Milking exists as long as popularity exists, so Halo is far from the only thing accused of that crime... They do it with Movies, Shows, Music, it's a never ending phenomenon called "PROFIT". Have fun fixing the Human race if you want milking out of existence for Halo, and just about anything else. Edited August 30, 2014 by rrhuntington 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIWBC Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Me personally, I think they SHOULD milk it, I don't ever want the Halo series to end (as you can probably tell from my username) although it will have to eventually . I think that now that it's got something to beat the iPhone's smart A.I. it could be even better than the iPhone. I actually would prefer to get a Windows Phone over an iPhone any day, mainly because I'm prone to get Microsoft products over anyone else's because I'm a big fan of most of their products . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guts Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 As long as their cash cow is alive they can milk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimeAddict Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 As long as their cash cow is alive they can milk it. yeah but they should still at least make it worth the money we are paying for it tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guts Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 yeah but they should still at least make it worth the money we are paying for it tho Halo has had bad times but it is still worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axilus Prime Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Ok so after watching several commercials dealing with the new Windows phone I have to wonder, how much more can Microsoft milk Halo for? The AI on the new Windows phone is called Cortana. Seriously, isn't this a step too far? You already have books, comics, anime, live action mini series and not to mention games. This is getting a bit too much for me. What do you all think? So...you want the amount of Halo stuff they give us to get lower? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerriesBoo Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So... Can we milk everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buns Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So... Can we milk everything? Yes As long as it is popular it can be milked. The milk won't always be good but it can happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biggles Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I milked my cow today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerriesBoo Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Yes As long as it is popular it can be milked. The milk won't always be good but it can happen. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaulting♥Frog Posted August 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 So. Let me get this straight. You are upset with them naming the smart companion app Cortana? Wow. Why not? They are watering down the franchise with all this crap. Halo has already had enough damage done to it by the fans when Halo 4 was released. Watering it down with stuff like this, to me at least, is spoiling the name even further. Flooding the market with crap like this, among other ideas, degrades the title for me. Would you rather have a Aventador LP 700-4 or a VW Beetle? Sure the Beetle is a decent car but it is nothing special. It is mass produced and everywhere. No real sense of excitement with it. No feeling of being unique. That is what I am getting at here. It bothers me that it is being milked this hard. Get it? Milking exists as long as popularity exists, so Halo is far from the only thing accused of that crime... They do it with Movies, Shows, Music, it's a never ending phenomenon called "PROFIT". Have fun fixing the Human race if you want milking out of existence for Halo, and just about anything else. Fixing the human species isnt going to happen. We are doomed already and nothing I do will change that. People screw things up constantly, good things too. I am all for profit, but when you turn your product in to meaningless grey sludge nobody will want to buy it. This is another step down that road, one I wish was never taken. So...you want the amount of Halo stuff they give us to get lower? Absolutely. As I said above, watering down a product is not something I wish to see. I know I am in the minority on this but it is my opinion. There is such a thing as going too far. By your logic they should produce an infants show staring Master Chief and the Arbiter plus friends which is based off of the same ideas in My Little Pony. Should it exist? Nope. Oh but wait it is Halo there for we should make it. Lines should be drawn and this is where I drew mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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