Microsoft has announced details and pricing for Halo 4‘s War Games Pass. This $24.99 subscription gives gamers three upcoming Halo 4 map packs at a discounted price. Fans will receive the Crimson Map Pack, Majestic Map Pack, and Castle Map Pack in December 2012, February 2013, and April 2013, respectively. Here are additional details from Microsoft’s Major Nelson:
Retailing for $24.99 USD (2,000 Microsoft Points), the “Halo 4” War Games Map Pass confirms your access to three War Games map packs as they become available in December, February and April, and represents a savings of more than 15 percent versus purchasing the packs individually. In addition, Map Pass purchasers will receive two bonus in-game helmets, as well as a unique in-game emblem.
There’s no doubt that Microsoft will sell millions of copies of Halo 4, but will it also sell millions of Halo 4 War Games Passes? The discounted price is sweet and unique in-game items are always fun, but some players will want to wait to see how the map packs are reviewed before spending money on them. Then again, it’s Halo. The quality has been consistent and there are tons of players that will always want the latest.
How about you guys and dolls? Do you see yourself paying $24.99 for a Halo 4 War Games Pass?
No. I’ll buy this for the single player only. Halo multiplayer isn’t for me. Prefer CoD.
These games with day 1 dlc and dlc planned shortly after launch are bordering on the ridiculous side like Madden.
I have no problem with the quality of the maps that normally come with Halo, but I’m still leery of 343 industries taking over the series. I don’t think that will detract from the quality of the maps, but I do think there will be more bugs in the code for the maps (and the game as a whole) so that worries me more than buying something ahead of time.