The physical release of Halo Wars 2 on PC has been cancelled for North America
Now, only Europeans will be able to get their hands on THQ Nordic's special Halo Wars 2 physical PC version.
Back in January, Microsoft announced that it was partnering with THQ Nordic to bring a special physical PC version of its upcoming real-time strategy game to retail stores in North America and Europe. Sadly, those plans have been sliced in half.
For reasons unknown, Microsoft just announced via the Halo Waypoint forums that the rather sexy-looking Halo Wars 2 PC box set will now only be available in Europe. PC gamers looking to pick up Halo Wars 2 when it launches on February 21st will have to purchase it digitally either via the Xbox or Windows 10 Store. Here's what Microsoft had to say on the matter.
This will come as a bit of a blow for physical media fans, and it's hard to speculate as to why Microsoft might have canceled it. It's no secret that the dominance of Steam has largely slaughtered physical media for PC games, but this would have been a cool collector's item nonetheless.
There's still a chance you'll be able to order it from Europe if you're based in North America, but it sounds as though supplies will be limited.
Halo Wars 2 will launch on February 21st, 2017 for Xbox One and Windows 10 as Play Anywhere title.
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