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[Lunatic_Gamer]

The Halo franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by 343 Industries under Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios, has generated a staggering $10 billion in revenue by 2019, according to Lillian Lehmann, Senior Business Manager at Microsoft. Lehmann’s LinkedIn profile highlights her role in leading the global business operations of the franchise through multiple releases and productions.

The Halo franchise first launched in 2001 with the release of the first-person shooter game, Halo: Combat Evolved, and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. The latest main game in the series, Halo Infinite, was released in 2021.

Halo: Combat Evolved was both a critical and commercial success, serving as the Xbox’s “killer app” and solidifying Microsoft’s position as a major player in the video game console market. The franchise’s sequels continued their commercial and critical success, selling over 81 million copies worldwide. With more than $6 billion in franchise grosses, Halo ranks as one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time, encompassing novels, graphic novels, comic books, short films, animated films, feature films, and other licensed products.

Halo Franchise Generates Over $10 Billion in Revenue for Microsoft

Microsoft's iconic Halo franchise has generated over $10 billion in revenue as of 2019, with multiple releases and productions contributing to its success.

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[Robb]

That’s a lot of dough. The fact that they’ve managed to fumble this cash cow of a franchise and drag its name in the dirt is astonishing tbh.

Hopefully they’ll get it back on track.

 

[OverHeat]

Halo will live.

 

[Arsic]

Makes me even more perplexed how they let infinite shit the bed so bed.

Add maps every season. Minimum 3-5. Get to a point where you have to cycle them for ranked.

Get the cosmetics to be figured out. Even paid stuff is trash. Very few things in the game look bad ass.

Seasonal challenges that are easy as you play, and rewarding for performance. “Obtain X rank”, “get first place X times” “get a killionaire “ etc.

Bring back before and after open mics to allow for banter. To this day I can play any match of CSGO and it’s 99% people with mics discussing how to win and call outs.

Reward great forge creations.

Gameplay is great so there’s nothing here I’d change.

 

[feynoob]

"Halo is dead " "halo is failure"

Yet, it manages to make this much money.

I wonder how much money will a good halo make.

 

[DenchDeckard]

That's a lot of money! Holy poop

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Generates ≠ has generated

 

[feynoob]

Makes me even more perplexed how they let infinite shit the bed so bed.

Add maps every season. Minimum 3-5. Get to a point where you have to cycle them for ranked.

Get the cosmetics to be figured out. Even paid stuff is trash. Very few things in the game look bad ass.

Seasonal challenges that are easy as you play, and rewarding for performance. “Obtain X rank”, “get first place X times” “get a killionaire “ etc.

Bring back before and after open mics to allow for banter. To this day I can play any match of CSGO and it’s 99% people with mics discussing how to win and call outs.

Reward great forge creations.

Gameplay is great so there’s nothing here I’d change.

Issue was making the MP F2P.

By making it f2p, they fucked it up badly.
F2p needs a lot of content.

 

[adamsapple]

343 are very sad at Franky leaving

 

[Varteras]

I'd be curious to see the breakdown of how that has shaken out over time. How much it makes today versus what it did at the peak of its popularity.

 

[feynoob]

I'd be curious to see the breakdown of how that has shaken out over time. How much it makes today versus what it did at the peak of its popularity.

It would be higher this time, due to toys, merchandise and mtx.

 

[Varteras]

It would be higher this time, due to toys, merchandise and mtx.

Shut up and show me the money!

 

[Nothing1234]

Halo 3 felt absolutely massive. So sad to see where the IP is now.

 

[onQ123]

"Halo is dead " "halo is failure"

Yet, it manages to make this much money.

I wonder how much money will a good halo make.

By 2019 which is before Halo Infinite

 

[feynoob]

By 2019 which is before Halo Infinite

That quote has been going since halo 4.
It's not about infinite.

 

[Three]

"Halo is dead " "halo is failure"
Yet, it manages to make this much money.

I wonder how much money will a good halo make.

This is overall franchise revenue isn't it? Meaning since its inception since 2001 it has made $10B. So the good Halos probably contributed greatly to that and the not so great ones maybe not so much.

 

[feynoob]

This is overall franchise revenue isn't it? Meaning since its inception since 2001 it has made $10B. So the good Halos probably contributed greatly to that and the not so great ones maybe not so much.

The not so great halo 5 sold around 9m copies.

Halo fans will buy halo, no matter how bad it is.

People might say it's shit, but they will buy it like COD fans do.

 

[Pop]

Has* generated 10 billion by 2019...We are in 2023

343i is trash is needs to go

 

[Dr. Claus]

Makes me even more perplexed how they let infinite shit the bed so bed.

Add maps every season. Minimum 3-5. Get to a point where you have to cycle them for ranked.

Get the cosmetics to be figured out. Even paid stuff is trash. Very few things in the game look bad ass.

Seasonal challenges that are easy as you play, and rewarding for performance. “Obtain X rank”, “get first place X times” “get a killionaire “ etc.

Bring back before and after open mics to allow for banter. To this day I can play any match of CSGO and it’s 99% people with mics discussing how to win and call outs.

Reward great forge creations.

Gameplay is great so there’s nothing here I’d change.

Because they only need a handful of retarded whales and retarded warriors to make a profit.

 

[bluecowboys]

Halo Infinite is still one of the most played games on Xbox and the new content that was added is great. Will continue to general billions of dollars years to come.

 

[Spitfire098]

Thats lot of dads buying their kids lego halo toys

 

[Spitfire098]

The not so great halo 5 sold around 9m copies.

Halo fans will buy halo, no matter how bad it is.

People might say it's shit, but they will buy it like COD fans do.

How many copies did the story mode of halo infinite sold?

 

[In Cold Blood]

Halo is an awesome franchise. Its why the term for a new FPS game was "Halo killer' and not "Killzone killer" or "SOCOM killer"

343 were managed poorly, and those people have paid the price.
Halo will continue, and no doubt the next one will release in a way better shape. Luckily MS doesn't need Halo to carry Xbox any more, as it iowns pretty much every good FPS on the planet now.

 

[Humdinger]

That's a lot of dough. But of course, there are a lot of expenses involved in producing, developing, and marketing all those games. I'd like to know the profits, but Phil won't return my calls.

 

[feynoob]

How many copies did the story mode of halo infinite sold?

Enough that people enjoyed playing it.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Enough that people enjoyed playing it.

more like not enough to grant story support/DLC-Expansions in this "10-year platform"

 

[feynoob]

more like not enough to grant story support/DLC-Expansions in this "10-year platform"

They made their bed with that f2p mode. They deserve the result of that mode.

Halo could have had 10 year plan, it they didn't go after that mtx f2p trap. You can't rush out a mode like that with little content. F2p players won't sit around waiting for you to make new content.

They could have done yearly expansion like destiny 2. But greedy company wanted that $$$ f2p.

 

[j.k.2021]

There is only a single reason why Halo Infinite currently isn't one of big FPS games.....It wasn't chasing trends like others fps did with Battle Royale and hero shooters.You can't go against audience demand and then expect different results.

 

[The_Mike]

Issue was making the MP F2P.

By making it f2p, they fucked it up badly.
F2p needs a lot of content.

So, if the online was paid then everyone would be happy?

No.

F2p wasn't the problem. Not bringing enough content is the problem, and having it as b2p wouldn't change a thing it would just sting more.

 

[j.k.2021]

They made their bed with that f2p mode. They deserve the result of that mode.

Halo could have had 10 year plan, it they didn't go after that mtx f2p trap. You can't rush out a mode like that with little content. F2p players won't sit around waiting for you to make new content.

They could have done yearly expansion like destiny 2. But greedy company wanted that $$$ f2p.

Greedy?....Everyone used game pass to play the campaign.Nobody is forced to buy skins on f2p multiplayer(I have 2200+ matches and have yet to spend a single penny).Do you even know the definition of greed?...

 

[feynoob]

Greedy?....Everyone used game pass to play the campaign.Nobody is forced to buy skins on f2p multiplayer(I have 2200+ matches and have yet to spend a single penny).Do you even know the definition of greed?...

So, if the online was paid then everyone would be happy?

No.

F2p wasn't the problem. Not bringing enough content is the problem, and having it as b2p wouldn't change a thing it would just sting more.

Greedy, because they were chasing the f2p model. But screwed horribly, when they released it with little content.

343i could have used that time to add more content to halo infinite and not make it seperate.

 

[The_Mike]

Greedy, because they were chasing the f2p model. But screwed horribly, when they released it with little content.

343i could have used that time to add more content to halo infinite and not make it seperate.

I still don't follow your logic.

If they didn't make the online f2p it would just have been included in the halo infinite package.

You think if it was a part of the 70 euro game then it would have been an entire different experience.

It would be the same game either way.

The morons should just have released more maps. Hell even add more old maps or just add anything.

 

[j.k.2021]

Greedy, because they were chasing the f2p model. But screwed horribly, when they released it with little content.

343i could have used that time to add more content to halo infinite and not make it seperate.

They made the multiplayer f2p so everyone who can't afford $70 games can play it.People used $1 game pass trials to play the Halo Infinite campign.So, If you think that this is greed then you are not using your brain.

What time?Do you realize that monetization team is different from devs. who work on the game?...Don't be a simpleton.

 

[j.k.2021]

I still don't follow your logic.

If they didn't make the online f2p it would just have been included in the halo infinite package.

You think if it was a part of the 70 euro game then it would have been an entire different experience.

It would be the same game either way.

The morons should just have released more maps. Hell even add more old maps or just add anything.

Some idiots act like 343 is selling people loot boxes.It's hilarious. I have gotten hundreds of hours of entertainment out of Halo Infinite multiplayer and i have not spend a penny on skins.However, I would be forced to spend money if multiplayer was part of the full priced game.F2P multiplayer saved me money.

 

[feynoob]

They made the multiplayer f2p so everyone who can't afford $70 games can play it.People used $1 game pass trials to play the Halo Infinite campign.So, If you think that this is greed then you are not using your brain.

What time?Do you realize that monetization team is different from devs. who work on the game?...Don't be a simpleton.

Its free because you can catch large amount of people who will spend money on your games.
Why do you think fortnite and apex legend are making these insane money? Its because of large userbase.
MS was cashing on that.

 

[BlackTron]

Right and 10.1 billion by 2023

 

[SmokedMeat]

Now tell us how much it’s dropped off since 2019.

 

[Graciaus]

There is only a single reason why Halo Infinite currently isn't one of big FPS games.....It wasn't chasing trends like others fps did with Battle Royale and hero shooters.You can't go against audience demand and then expect different results.

Or it's full of trash maps with missing features. People moved on.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

There is only a single reason why Halo Infinite currently isn't one of big FPS games.....It wasn't chasing trends like others fps did with Battle Royale and hero shooters.You can't go against audience demand and then expect different results.

Certain Affinity is developing the Halo BR right now on Unreal Engine 5...

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

$10Billion and they couldn't get multiple studios pushing different games every 2 to 3 years instead of just Infinite in the last 7 years? Fuck me.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

$10Billion and they couldn't get multiple studios pushing different games every 2 to 3 years instead of just Infinite in the last 7 years? Fuck me.

They were too busy making shit TV adaptations that they knew ahead of them was awful so they said it was in a different timeline a year ahead of release or winning achievement awards while ironically killing the thing they were supposed to take care of and nurture.

 

[lh032]

"has generated a staggering $10 billion in revenue by 2019"

Doesnt say much about the current Halo though.

 

[ZehDon]

It's absolutely staggering how far Halo has fallen. Not through fans becoming bored, or the market simply moving on, but through sheer undiluted corporate incompetence.

 

[azertydu91]

Now tell us how much it’s dropped off since 2019.

I don't think revenue can drop ....Profit though is a different business

 

[Jimmyisback]

Halo continues to be a monster. No amount of FUD will ever change this.

 

[j.k.2021]

Or it's full of trash maps with missing features. People moved on.

Which big live service game fps launched in a great shape?....But audience always returned to them after big updates.The issue is simple is that arena shooters are dead.It's a trend.

 

[nush]

Revenue, shareholders like that word as long as they don't ask how much of that is actually profit. Or if it's made any profit.

 

[killatopak]

Which big live service game fps launched in a great shape?....But audience always returned to them after big updates.The issue is simple is that arena shooters are dead.It's a trend.

Apex?

 

[stickkidsam]

Just imagine what they could make if they stop ass blasting what's left of Halo's goodwill!~

 

[j.k.2021]

Apex?

My brother used to play Apex and he was always complaining about lack of content updates.