Ol No Bones
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I don't even know what you are referring too.
Halo 5 sales in the UK [Excludes digital sales]
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Katana_Strikes
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Destiny on PS4 is bigger than Halo on XBone!
Pretty mad. Sony certainly did good at getting the exclusive marketing and promotion around that game this gen.
Pretty mad. Sony certainly did good at getting the exclusive marketing and promotion around that game this gen.
7DollarHagane
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Lower install base + bad taste of mcc and maybe bad taste of halo 4 for some + the focus on "pro" play and dudebro fps skills and you see what happens.
I don't get the obsession with making games into esports. Bungir balanced the games but they were meant to be fun first and foremost.
It feels like fun was a secondary concern to being "pro" this time around.
I don't get the obsession with making games into esports. Bungir balanced the games but they were meant to be fun first and foremost.
It feels like fun was a secondary concern to being "pro" this time around.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Underwhelming sales bingo has "but digital" and "but 3 days" as the most common line-winners!
I used to be Halo nutz, midnight tourney for Halo 2, action figures, the lot. That faded as MS pumped it dry along with the Fable, Forza, Gears trio of every press conference (impossible not to yawn when that trio is listed off again and again). Bought my 360 when Halo 3 came out, but Halo is no longer a system seller to me so I am still without 'bone. Funnily enough I was tempted to get one last year with MCC, but that disaster turned me away. The reaping!
I used to be Halo nutz, midnight tourney for Halo 2, action figures, the lot. That faded as MS pumped it dry along with the Fable, Forza, Gears trio of every press conference (impossible not to yawn when that trio is listed off again and again). Bought my 360 when Halo 3 came out, but Halo is no longer a system seller to me so I am still without 'bone. Funnily enough I was tempted to get one last year with MCC, but that disaster turned me away. The reaping!
Primethius
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The thread title is inaccurate because Halo 1 likely had the least sales at launch.
It's not inaccurate because of a bunch of posters come in here posting anecdotal evidence of digital sales having skipped/ignored the posts prior stating that digital sales typically only make up roughly 20% of physical sales.
Halo 5 has the lowest sales in the UK barring Halo 1 (FPS only).
KurtSloane
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Where does this lie of lower install base come from?
It has the same install base as the 360 when Halo 3 launched.
Stop with the lies all.
Kinda seems like people not willing to face the facts. Sure the game sold digitally but some are acting like it sold more digitally then at retail.
They sell at the artificially inflated RRP while our highstreet and online retailers ate cutting each others throats for sale.
I believe US rrp = store price = digital price
While we usually see
64.99 rrp / 40 store / 64.99 digital
Ol No Bones
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Naw, no one knows. I would just say that it wouldn't surprise me if this game is selling well digitally. No doubt Halo as a franchise is not what it has been in the past. Lets just not try and throw it in a coffin yet. It ain't that bad.
LordBaztion
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So Halo is the top selling beating the second one by almost 50% and still the worst selling of its kind. Halo used to be a monster. I guess nothing else sold when it was at its prime.
GeordieMark
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I think this is true, but its also true that some people on here are revelling in this news.
Banjo-Kazooie
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The number itself is kind of poor to judge the series. Someone needs to find out the projected install base of the 360 when Halo 4 launched and calculate the attach rate between Halo 4 to 360s install base and Halo 5 with Ones install base.
Definitely seems low at first glance though, especially considering this is their second best area
Definitely seems low at first glance though, especially considering this is their second best area
Same thing happened when Forza6 didn't chart in The US. All of a sudden everyone bought the game digitally.
Hm, from the old PAl thread, I've got "Fallout: New Vegas 154,076"?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=341038&highlight=pal&page=2
justgames7604
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ah damn, not too good then.
Of course it's not dead. But these numbers are shocking. The U.K. Is one of MS strongest markets. NA sales should be better, but I wonder if it'll follow the same trend? Lowest launche of a halo game since 1
7DollarHagane
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You realise if you game shared the game, it only counts as one sale, right?
You realise if you bought it on the US store, it shouldn't even be included in the discussion of a UK sale topic, right?
Goodacre0081
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pretty sure sony in doing ok in that area atm.
MS had a chance to do the same with the huge success they had with the 360 but they squandered it. it seems like the IP's remain the same, it's the developers who move on.
A lot of online retailers in the UK get you the game before release date, so you can play before midnight on launch day. So if that mattered, that's the smarter option.
I feel the MCC did damage Halo, but not in the same way everyone thinks. I feel it increased Halo fatigue. I mean we had 4 Halo games in one. After that anyone would be tired of playing Halo. Of course MCC not working didn't help. If Halo 5 came out now with no MCC it would be much better I feel.
Simply Sami
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I think they will release it on PC pretty soon now if sales are poor. I'm guessing E3 next year they'd announce it.
Outrun
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Basically you are saying that if they cater to "casual" gamers like H4, they lose.... And if they go after the "pro" player, they also lose..
343i cannot win here, can they?
It sold probably 15-20% (maybe a bit more) digitally would be my guess. Say 20% that'd put its week 1 at 180k probably a bit more. Still the lowest selling mainline but not bad and not the "end" as people put it.
Halo is also a title that will sell for years to come. People need to realize also that record breaking retail releases and these beadlines like this thread are going to become more common place as digital continues to grow.
Halo is also a title that will sell for years to come. People need to realize also that record breaking retail releases and these beadlines like this thread are going to become more common place as digital continues to grow.
I wonder how much is due to removal of splitscreen. Amazon rating is getting hammered by some verified purchasers because of it. It's not fairing that well with user ratings on ranking sites either.
Yeah the digital straw man arguments are borderline ridiculous now.
I'd give the posters a leg to stand on if this was PC exclusive sales thread were the greater majority of sales are always digital.
DontBeThatGuy
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You can have fun, first and foremost. Go play Warzone(which is crazier, more chaotic than vanilla Big Team Battle), and it's not like the 4v4 game modes are any different, it's just you know, balanced better, with a much better selection of weapons that are actually valid in most circumstances. It's also just plays a lot smoother than other Halo games online, big player counts or not, so there's a first.
7DollarHagane
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Go play warzone -hope you have some vehicle cards or weapon cards saved up!- cause you're gonna get stomped without em!
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Considering how badly Bungie screwed up with Destiny I will not be surprised if Destiny 2 sees a drop even worse than Halo 4 to Halo 5.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Both are down a lot yes.
Both are victims of a poorly received preceding title and are in the blast radius of Star Wars, which is a vacuum sucking everyone's cash away this holiday. It's the X factor.
So yea gonna be a rough holiday for a few titles this year
king picollo
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You have to include digital these days. So many people i know have gone digital only, including myself.
Bruno MB
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Isn't the fifth installment of anything going to be met with some apathy from its audience?
I'm sure that it will sell just fine going into the Xmas season as it becomes the 'default' title that people will be their Xbone owing loved ones.
At least.
At. Least.
I'm sure that it will sell just fine going into the Xmas season as it becomes the 'default' title that people will be their Xbone owing loved ones.
At least.
At. Least.
Nope.
Deputy Moonman
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I'd say that using anecdotal evidence to argue there may be more digital copies of Halo 5 sold than expected is no different than using the number of physical copies sold to create this thread and declare Halo doomed. Anecdotal evidence is really all we have right now outside of a number. What else are people supposed to say?
Dash_Riprock
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Its like you've been living in a cave for the past year.
I'm not going to lie I was pretty on the fence for Halo 5, but I caved because I had 9 days off of work. It was a great decision. I'm having a blast.
I can totally see how the sales were low after MCC. I was a day one buyer and was appalled at what they initially released. Pretty much everything in MCC has been fixed and Halo 5 was released without having any matchmaking issues.
I can totally see how the sales were low after MCC. I was a day one buyer and was appalled at what they initially released. Pretty much everything in MCC has been fixed and Halo 5 was released without having any matchmaking issues.
Of course. It kinda shocking news. So you'll get the drive by shit posts. Sucks but it happens and isn't exclusive to Halo. I still expected better numbers from the UK
Sad to see - although just because it has low sales compared to the past doesn't make it a bad game. I've not bought my copy yet - busy with other games, so +1 to that number soon.
I'm sure digital sales will add a bit too, and many people don't pre-order as much as they used to I bet too (wait for lots of reviews to see if there are bugs / glitches etc)
I'm sure digital sales will add a bit too, and many people don't pre-order as much as they used to I bet too (wait for lots of reviews to see if there are bugs / glitches etc)
Primethius
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Uhhh... what?
Digital sales are typically 20% of a title. We have the retail sales number (including bundles). People's anecdotal evidence is not remotely comparable to hard data.
DontBeThatGuy
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I haven't played a ton of it, but that was most definitely not the case for me during my time with it. I do have a lot of cards saved up though, because they've been coming fast and furious, no worries there.
Hissing Sid
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I bought a physical copy on launch day. Thing is, my dog got hold of the disc and buried it in the back yard! I spent most of that night digging random holes in a desperate search but alas, it was not to be. I couldn't be bothered going back to the shops to buy another copy so I decided that I'd bite the bullet and bought a digital replacement.....
Think about it, there has to be hundreds of thousands of dogs in the UK and they all have the ability to bury stuff yeah?..... Do the math!
All totally anecdotal of course....
Think about it, there has to be hundreds of thousands of dogs in the UK and they all have the ability to bury stuff yeah?..... Do the math!
All totally anecdotal of course....
Why? The player base has increased in year two with TTK, and will no doubt grown again in year three.
If your prediction was right, TTK would have bombed. But it was a critical and commercial hit.
Quote for truth.
Given the reports on what happened for Destiny, I doubt any developer could ever make that kind of mess twice.
With hindsight, Halo5 was maybe a step too far, and 'Halo: reboot' would have created much more excitement.
Newtype-001
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I see the game you're playing.