No, you haven’t travelled back in time 8 months to when the full game of Halo: Reach was released in September 2010. Microsoft have copied the Modern Warfare 2 approach of putting out a demo way after the actual release of a game to rekindle interest and target those players who weren’t guaranteed release date buyers.
So you can now enjoy one mission from halfway through the single-player campaign, the Powerhouse multiplayer map, and one co-op Firefight scenario by downloading the demo, which coincides with a price cut on the digital download of the full game at £39 until May 30th, 2011. The trail is exclusive to Xbox Live Gold Members, and you can select it for download via the Xbox website.
By way of comparison
- Amazon has Halo: Reach for £28.25, and oddly the limited collectors edition for £27.84 – both brand new.
- Play.com has the Limited Collectors edition for £24.99, but the standard edition for £49.99
- Game has the standard for £24.99 and and Limited Edition for the same price.
- And Gamestop comes in at $59.99 for the standard edition. $79.99 for the limited edition version.
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