I've recently beaten halo 2 and I've seen it's ending. I can't beleive that bungie would have the balls to pull off something like that. What we saw at the end of Halo 2 is not an ending by any means. If anything it plays out like the last few levels were hacked out of the final product.

What microsoft most likely plans to do is take the levels they stole from the retail version and for us to buy them back through x-box live for what ever they feel like charging. There is numerous evidence to support my claim.

In the DVD when commenting on the story the bungie staff talks about how the story is supposed to climax on earth. Where is the climax? All that happens is that were withdrawn from the action prematurely before any sort of climax can take place.

If you beat the game on legendary supposedly after the credits there is some sort of message saying to check the bungie site on febuary 9th. Most likely that is the time when they will release the update with the final levels we should have gotten.