Unregistered007
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The graphics may look sharp but the fucking multipler sucks.
There is more lag in it than any other Halo Title I have every played.
There is more lag in it than any other Halo Title I have every played.
Halo 4 sells ~4 million copies, series hits 50 million
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Phoenician_Viking
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Wow. If Halo 4 fails to outsell Halo 3 and Reach with the massive date advantage and holiday sales than COD has really done a massive damage to Halo 4 sales.
4 million in a month is an amazing feat, but it does not sound good for the franchise when the numbers show decline.
gaming_noob
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Uhh.. no other franchise can touch Mario except COD. The argument was a silly one.
Riposte
Member
I cracked a smile.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Amazing game, deserves to sell a bazillion copies. They need to sort the lag though.
Mario is only 5'5"
could be that 4m is from US sales and Microsoft doesn't have info for the rest of the world yet, otherwise this isn't a good result.
HaloGAF probably knows better how it compares with previous games as far as online populations goes, but to me it didn't look so hot, dropped very quickly.
HaloGAF probably knows better how it compares with previous games as far as online populations goes, but to me it didn't look so hot, dropped very quickly.
shinobi602
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Interesting. I've barely experienced any lag in my matches...
Syphon Filter
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its in decline not cause of cod really,its because it sucks.
AllIsOneIsNone
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Mario has a Napolean complex, that's why he's such a try-hard. Probably why psychedelic mushrooms make him feel bigger.
Don't be. I feel sorry you can't enjoy it's fuck awesomeness every time I put it into my disc trey.
milanbaros
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That's not great for Halo. Halo 4 would've made an amazing launch title as well.
frankie_baby
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If they're throwing around franchise totals I suspect its a worldwide shipped number
BigTnaples
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How is that not great for Halo?
I agree with launch title. Though it then wouldnt have sold nearly as much, at least not as fast.
The game reviewed very well though, so that would only effect word of mouth sales. Halo (like CoD) is one of those games that I think most people who are going to buy it are going to buy it day one no matter what, so I'm not sure that word of mouth after the fact would have a significant impact here; I think this was just mostly MS marketing being idiots releasing it the week before CoD.
That's never a good idea though; that would guarantee they could only sell copies to a much smaller potential audience since hardware is in short supply for a while after most launches.
grimshawish
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Halo 5 will be even better for its second Christmas.
360 owners are tied into the new trilogy now, its not just 'the 720's trilogy'.
Might have been better having 2 like on Xbox; but we'll see.
metalslimer
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That's definitely a WW number. Seems a drop in sales from previous games in NA, but it's to be expected I guess.
AllIsOneIsNone
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Personally, and this is coming from a graphics whore pc gamer, I hope they focus less on graphics on Halo 5 and really dig into the gameplay, especially relating to multiplayer sandbox balance and having more (better) maps available upon release. If they don't mess with the visuals they could have a solid 60 fps and could easily implement some AA to clear up the remaining jaggies.
Sorry, this is not really related to this thread.
Sorry, this is not really related to this thread.
Captain Tuttle
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Yep. Pretty impressive what they managed to squeeze out of the creaking hardware. Great game and deserved sales
grimshawish
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Meh its a sales thread these things are important.
I think they need to concentrate more on adding to what Halo is; not just following what other people have been doing with their games.
Its a close quarters combat game at heart. Its built around working your way up a hill to an enemy position and killing them close up. Thats its core gameplay.
They need some enemies that add some extra interaction in this up close and personal; maybe add some more moves/actions; people might disagree but I think a roll function would be great.
Meanwhile online make it 2 hits to kill once the shield is down. Halo online remains old deathmatch style play and you can tell it was the first gen of console multiplayer.
Needs big changes to online and basic gameplay for me really.
But progressive changes. Nothing radical.
shinobi602
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Halo 5 won't come to the 360.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
This game deserves it! Congratulations!
Deadly Joker
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He never said it was.
Syphon Filter
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grimshawish it doesnt play like old deathmatch.its like cod now with perks,xp,killstreaks.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Gears of War 3 shipped 3m in first week in comparison in September, this is very bad in perspective
maybe launching on election day and a week before Black Ops was a very bad idea...
4million is bad? Huh?
The sales are decent. CoD is probably down again this year, as well. It's a tough time all round.
Interesting how MS released this info before NPD, I guess the HW numbers must have been pretty good and they don't want to distract from them.
razgriz417
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Beat it and sold it, campaign was fun but halo multi is definitely not my thing. Thank god for the Amex deals or it wouldn't haven worth it
Gears of War 3 shipped 3m in first week in comparison in September, this is very bad in perspective
maybe launching on election day and a week before Black Ops was a very bad idea...
Considering those two factors, it sounds like it sold as well as it could have and I'm sure 343 is contented with that.
You complained prior to launch that it was biting COD. Then you said if you had a choice between the two, you'd buy COD. I'm surprised you have even played Halo 4 because it sounded like you were far from being interested.
I wouldn't say there's any real motivation to keep people invested in this 'trilogy', there's not many plot points going forward.
Dangerous times for Microsoft.
for Halo it is bad if it shipped 4m in a month, it's all relative to past entries, this number if it is accurate shows a significant decline. We will see how NPD number is. Pubs always want growth not stagnation or decline, changes in Halo 4 were all intended for growth of the series obviously..
Wait, what? Halo 4 ended with asking far more questions than it answered, as would be expected in the first game of a trilogy. There are a lot of people invested in seeing where the series goes from here.
Kill Your Masters
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Now I don't follow a lot of sales threads and discussions, but how is 4mil. low when sales are generally lower and declining.
Seriously?
The NPD estimates will naturally be significantly lower than the worldwide sell-in figure in the OP
grimshawish
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I mean the core gameplay. Its very much the competitive spirit.
But I feel that makes it more about honing skill than just having full on fun.
This is why I find the perks so ridiculous. They are there for a competitive and persistent edge. Halo already had that imo.
snoopeasystreet
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Good numbers but it's certainly my least favourite of the series (not including wars). It's still a decent game, though. Even bad halo is more enjoyable than most shooters.
shinobi602
Member
Lol, speak for yourself mate. I'm actually more interested in what happens next than when I finished Halo: CE.
And Microsoft is fine.
Core gameplay has been the same since the beginning, agreed. Even if you don't care for perks or killstreaks (which isn't exactly what they are anyways) there are the objective playlists and classic playlists that don't feature any perks or ordinance drops. I doubt that dude has played at all.
gaming_noob
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Cannot conclude that. NPD numbers from Halo 3/Reach vs Worldwide sales of Halo 4 (as article suggests). It's reasonable to think NPD will be below 4M.... My guess is 2.5-2.9M in North America...
Syphon Filter
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thats ww,its less than reach and 3 for npd. that is why microsoft put it out early before npd to make it seem good lol.