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[Juzzomac]

What the hell is Halo 5 "hardware"?

I'd imagine they define it as the Halo console and the 2 Halo 5 controllers.

 

[Vinc]

There's a lot of additional great news in the report itself, namely this:

Additionally, content from the broadcast generated 5.5 million total views throughout the week. This resulted in a spike in digital sales of Halo 5: Guardians, leading to it becoming the best-selling digital game ever in the Xbox Store for an opening week.

 

[Guymelef]

And this.

 

[Begaria]

Regardless if Halo 5 did less than the other mainline entries or not, it's still a pretty big success, isn't it? I say congrats to 343 and Microsoft.

 

[10k]

Damn

Well done. Can't wait to play it.

 

[wapplew]

Its biggest Halo launch, mean its revenue beat all other halo no metter how you cut it.

 

[DannyButtermen]

Congrats 343i, well deserved. Most fun I've had with Halo since 2-3... Bring on Forge mode!

 

[Xando]

Most certainly.

If they're talking revenue, and including hardware sales too, then microtransaction would be counted in the software portion.

Considering how much opening packs prints money for EA sports titles this is some genius PR.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

And this.

And also this

 

[JigglesBunny]

Lovin' the game to absolute fucking pieces, definitely wish it sold amazingly, but...

how many copies, boys...

 

[shandy706]

Regardless of how many copies it sold, it's well deserved in any case. It's an excellent game.

Agreed

 

[orochi91]

I wonder, does it include Halo themed hoodies and boxer shorts?

Lmao

I'm gonna file that under hardware for now XD

 

[Alo0oy]

That's actually better than the one in the predictions thread.

 

[Primethius]

Regardless if Halo 5 did less than the other mainline entries or not, it's still a pretty big success, isn't it? I say congrats to 343 and Microsoft.

For sure. I don't think there's any doubt about that. The REQ packs alone will probably ensure that.

Most, the ones like me I presume, are simply trying to figure out the decline after the UK numbers.

That's actually better than the one in the predictions thread.

Can't beat the best.

 

[1st Course]

Also relevant in light of the "How important is digital?"-debate in the other thread:

So it actually sold well digitally. Now if only we can get a retail/digital split...

 

[Diprosalic]

Wow, this is completely opposite of what GAF thought xD

we still have no idea how it performed (the standalone game).
well we can assume it did significantly less in the UK since we have retail numbers.
PR would look the same no matter what numbers it did.

i'm sure it sold well, question is how does it stack up to previous halo games.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Lol, agreed.

Smart PR, likely covering for lacklustre sales relative to other mainline Halo launches.

Bottom line is that Microsoft cares about making money, which it looks like they did.

 

[Backfoggen]

Do they count the Halo game pads? Lol

 

[CryptiK]

And this.

And headsets and the second controller.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I'm confused with the "Biggest Launch". Does that mean the highest selling Halo to date or just that Microsoft had the biggest launch party ever for a Halo?

On Xboxone.

So MCC and Halo 5

That's how it reads to me

 

[Wereroku]

Its biggest Halo launch, mean its revenue beat all other halo no metter how you cut it.

Well none of the other launch numbers include the hardware related to it. They are inflating the numbers a bit.

 

[Not a Jellyfish]

Curious to see how much of this revenue is from the REQ bundle and Req packs.

 

[T.O.P]

Regardless of how many copies it sold, it's well deserved in any case. It's an excellent game.

Yup

GG 343, you guys did a fantastic job

 

[lantus]

Do they mean biggest launch ever as in sales or some other aspect like the amount of money they spent on the launch? Seems like somewhat ambiguous writing to me, maybe I'm just being weird. Anyway, I love the game and my Limited Edition console.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Buttttttt people told me MS would be displeased with this launch...??

Also heard Halo wasn't relevant any more?

Even if they were and even if it is. You can bet no one at MS would say anything of the like.

 

[orochi91]

Bottom line is that Microsoft cares about making money, which it looks like they did.

Indeed.

Still, I want number of copies sold :3

 

[cool_dude]

Great job Microsoft and 343!

 

[ShogunDarius]

see a few gaffers falling for the spin

 

[Sojgat]

LOL, that spin.

 

[BokehKing]

Its biggest Halo launch, mean its revenue beat all other halo no metter how you cut it.

And if you included hardware sales to the past titles like they did with this one, it wouldn't be

 

[Lostconfused]

So what I am reading here is that a lot of people bought an xbone to play Halo.

 

[TBiddy]

Why do people ask for sales?

It's all 'bout the money. It's all 'bout the dum dum dedede dum.

No, seriously. GTA 5 broke the $1 billion mark in a week, if I remember correctly. $400 million is nothing to be sad about. And the money will probably keep rolling in. It's a great launch.

 

[AgentP]

Its biggest Halo launch, mean its revenue beat all other halo no metter how you cut it.

It's clear the sales are nothing to brag about, hence they are hiding behind revenue. High revenue just means this is the most expensive Halo to launch.

Revenue != profit. Profit is how you make money.

 

[Cornbread78]

But how many copies were sold, Microsoft? Where are the receipts?!

Time to pick apart the press release!

How many copies did they actually sell?

Lol how many copies

Always feels weird when they're touting dollars made and not copies sold...

so how much did it actually sell?

LOL.....

Congrats if true. a healthy market is a healthy market...

 

[Kosma]

Can't wait to see units sold.

 

[shandy706]

Do they count the Halo game pads? Lol

Did they not make money off of them?

 

[etta]

Well well well... would you look at that.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Even if they are using dollars instead of copies sold, I'm still impressed.

 

[VincentMatts]

Congrats 343, you deserve it.

 

[drigosr]

Surprising because I literally haven't heard anything about this game. I thought CoD killed Halo, but it looks like I was wrong. Congrats to the developers!

haven't heard anything about it? Where have you been?

 

[BokehKing]

Curious to see how much of this revenue is from the REQ bundle and Req packs.

If that's included in the total number that's even more embarrassing

It's like cobbling together every penny just to reach a number you use to easily reach with copies sold of just the game itself

 

[Septimus]

It was a pretty good campaign, don't really give a shit for the multi. But man, that is some god tier creative PR. Props to them.

 

[cheesekao]

MS PR is certainly something.

 

[orochi91]

Well well well... would you look at that.

etta falling hook, line, and sinker for MS PR.

Look at that, indeed

 

[FanFicFan]

400 million is a good number. Halo still rocking it.

 

[thenameDS]

Can't wait for the NPD this month. And also hopefully to see some numbers soon.

Regardless, MS is in the business of making money and it looks like they succeeded. So congratulations 343 and MS.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

As long as the franchise is making money and they keep investing in it, I'm happy. I need my Halo fix. Halo 6 already seems too far away.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Alright! Cheers to Stinkles and the Halo team.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

There's a lot of additional great news in the report itself, namely this:

Additionally, content from the broadcast generated 5.5 million total views throughout the week. This resulted in a spike in digital sales of Halo 5: Guardians, leading to it becoming the best-selling digital game ever in the Xbox Store for an opening week.

That is a very weird sentence. Conspiratorially I guess they want people to focus on the 'best-selling digital game ever' and miss the 'for an opening week' part.