Indeed. Not that any Halo has ever done near that anyway, it's like 3m~ first week. So if 5 has managed around 2m that's a success given the userbase and the fact it's not at its peak.
Halo 5: Guardians Smashes Record with Biggest Halo Launch (games/hardware) in History
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Indeed. Not that any Halo has ever done near that anyway, it's like 3m~ first week. So if 5 has managed around 2m that's a success given the userbase and the fact it's not at its peak.
At first I was like "damn it did just fine actually", then I was like " Wait, how do they quantify "biggest?", and... Wha .. Hardware cumulated to software?".
I don't think it did badly (in the US particularly), it just probably didn't do nearly as good as other main entries.
Massive spin...
Ricky Ricardo
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Oh dear. Talk like that will get the stern disapproval of Shin-Ra. Run!
Interfectum
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lol this spin is makin' me dizzy!
It was also the end of a gen so i wouldn't be surprised if halo 4 sold more
SuperSonic1305
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Is this a parody?
glassgannon
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Im surprised they didnt publish xbox live metrics as the main source of the claim.
lol.
MS always wins PR spins of the year awards.
lol.
MS always wins PR spins of the year awards.
Night Angel
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Yeah, man. Who would enter a sales thread and want to know unit sales? Intricately worded spin statements are so much more interesting!
Birgitte2004
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Because how many it sold is all that really matters when it comes to where the Halo franchise is in the perception of the general public.
Spun $ are totally and completely meaningless.
I wonder what the $ (including Hardware) is for Knack.
Omnistalgic
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Hmm? GT, Pokemon, COD, Uncharted, Mario Titles, Battlefield, etc...could all manage sales equal or greater. Its great sales revenue no doubt, but it is PR spin.
I wanna say Halo 3 did 3.1 million in NPD's (Sept. 07) when it launched, but I'm not confident in that number.
Stop being entitled, MS don't have to give you jack shit, so they're not BS at all. BS would be having to give a response and spinning it.
They're gonna do and say whatever puts them in the best light and they're not obligated to give you anything.
You're about right, Halo 3, Reach and 4 all did around 3.3m~ first NPD month.
Well well well... would you look at that.
Yeah, it's much better to just suck it all up without any critical thinking.
Chobel
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Non of MS first party games sold that well, so it's not really hard to beat.
CassidyIzABeast
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Dad still provides for his family is the #1 takeaway here.
I think it didn't reach the same attach rate as Titanfall when it launched, but it must had sold more copies.
I think it's impossible that Halo didn't outsell a new IP that launched when the console was only 5 months old.
Primethius
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Halo 2, 3, 4 and Reach all did about ~3.3 million in their first month of NPD.
People who love to shit on MS, of course!
Thebeardofknowledge
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Simple
much like everyone else who games or follows the industry we are sick of hearing Microsoft's PR bullshit spins.
KillerMan91
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While obviously Halo 5 sold really well during first week MS PR spins are getting ridiculous. Including hardware and comparing it to the previous sw only numbers? Really?
RespectThySole
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Microsoft PR guys are wizards. Brilliant spin.
To an extent. There's just a general feel on GAF that visibility is decreasing to detail like hardware sales, etc - well with those interested in sales and trends not all of GAF I mean.
Again, why are you expecting launches on par with 3, 4 and Reach? Even? really ..
FonkyByNature
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This.
I didn't get my copy yet but i sill played the game and think it's incredible. It also looks very good and that 60fps makes it so sweet !
I think 343 did an amazing job with Halo and how Halo should evolve, i see a lot of complains about how it's another shooter and that it looks like Call of Duty with ADS and all that stuff but i don't agree with the complains. In my opinion, the game plays very well and is exactly how i wanted Halo to be in this day and age.
I hope they sell enough to make another Halo.
7DollarHagane
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Yeah. Counting hardware in that figure puts a big asterisk on all of this. It took them a week to finagle the numbers into an impressive sound bite.
The game is a disappointment and I hope sales are down. The fundamentals of the game are solid and its fun but it has the worst halo campaign and the maps are already boring people.
The game is a disappointment and I hope sales are down. The fundamentals of the game are solid and its fun but it has the worst halo campaign and the maps are already boring people.
thekonamicode
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Does this also include sales of controllers, headsets and xbox live subs?
statham
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OK but HALO 4 came our way longer into the console generation.
There were much more x360 consoles on the market.
It´s hardly comparable.
What is Microsoft trying to hide? Why is there so much PR spin? I literally had to read the snippet 5 times. Even counting hardware sales? We already have the UK sales and we'll get the US sales in the NPD thread, which should give us a clear picture, seeing as other regions are negligible, so at least we're kinda set there.
This is very worrying. I was gonna predict that XBox One was gonna win NPD October, but now I'm switching to PS4. 343 did this.
This is very worrying. I was gonna predict that XBox One was gonna win NPD October, but now I'm switching to PS4. 343 did this.
digoutyoursoul
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If they said fuck all people would question why
Familienoberhauptvogel
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that's not simple, why?
7DollarHagane
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Probably not subs but the rest. "Hardware" can mean a lot of things.
they are going to make another halo whether they want to or not.
It's just a point that anything that sells over 5 million copies get gloated about to the Nth degree, it doesn't matter what it is. It's an insane number to hit lifetime, let alone in a game's first week.
"Halo 5 sold 2.2m copies, this is the lowest Halo lauch since Halo: CE"
I swear some people honestly want and expect this sort of PR because they live in some entitled fantasy world.
Well, Shadow Fall sold 2.1 million in a little over a month, and InFamous Second Son sold over 1 million in 9 days. I fully expect Halo 5 to smash those numbers as it is a much more prominent franchise.
Japanmanx3
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Dougieflesh
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I'm enjoying my time with the game but my goodness that PR fudge is ridiculous.
Glorified G
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I love how people think they're not disclosing numbers to be misleading. People need to understand that shareholders don't give a shit about copies sold, rather how much revenue a single franchise can bring in with all related material.etta falling hook, line, and sinker for MS PR.
Look at that, indeed
Also:
Hey people from the UK sales thread!
Yea, some posters are living in an alternate universe right now.
We have a premier 1st-party title that seems to be under-performing relative to past mainline entries and we aren't supposed to interested in copies sold?
Castef
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I think I need people helping me for building a huge "OH, PLEASE!" sign.
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