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Halo Infinite passes Destiny 2 on Xbox's most played games list
Cornbread78
Member
Yay?
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Baby Steps. Call of Duty next.
TommyCronin6969
Member
Get ready to update this thread in 2 days
RedC
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
massive news.
kingwingin
Member
Halo is free to play
Didn’t realize destiny was free too
Didn’t realize destiny was free too
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Hero_Select
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it's nice to see Halo doing well honestly, but it shouldn't have taken this long.
Regardless, I redownloaded the game and am keen to try it out again, I did enjoy it the first couple of months I played.
Regardless, I redownloaded the game and am keen to try it out again, I did enjoy it the first couple of months I played.
FalsettoVibe
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IFireflyl
Gold Member
Destiny 2 was released in September of 2017. Halo Infinite was released in November of 2021. It took Halo Infinite just over two years to dethrone a game that was released over four years prior to Halo Infinite launching. Additionally, Destiny 2 has been pretty harshly critizised as of late, and it has lost a lot of player engagement. If Halo Infinite is really on an upswing then provide actual numbers. Don't just compare it to a dwindling game and act like it's a success story. I know they touch on this in the article, but the entire headline is gotcha journalism.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Destiny has a new season releasing soon. Bye Halo.
TommyCronin6969
Member
You imagine it became F2P only recently?
Counterstrike and Fortnite were released quite a while ago, and they’re still topping the most played games lists on PC and console respectively.
I think this article is premature, but you’re making an illogical argument here.
They literally use a chart that’s ranked based on actual numbers of people playing. Changing chart positions can indicate upswings or downswings.
Not exactly rocket science.
3liteDragon
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lol
ByWatterson
Member
All the smug responses I'd expect!
Halo Infinite has become a Halo anthology, featuring all the best maps of yesteryear, the best sandbox ever, and endless rotating modes.
The MCC turnaround team is now in charge and it shows.
Halo Infinite has become a Halo anthology, featuring all the best maps of yesteryear, the best sandbox ever, and endless rotating modes.
The MCC turnaround team is now in charge and it shows.
havoc00
Member
Destiny 2 shot its load, its ehh the game legit feels like playing a job checklist simulator and the pvp kinda sucks not shocked.
Pegasus Actual
Member
Looks like Halo is about #19 and Destiny is #18 now? Well Halo you had a hell of a big run there! Almost held on till Destiny's new season!
Thirty7ven
Banned
Can I just say I very much doubt this list? When I click the link there’s no actual numerical order to it either. Why not give us the player count?
Don’t believe for a second that there are more people playing Starfield than Rocket League, GTA online, Forza Horizon 5, EA FC 24.
On Steam where Starfield was actually bought by millions of people, the game is 88th on most played lists but I’m supposed to believe on Xbox it’s a different universe and timeline? Not falling for this bs lol
Don’t believe for a second that there are more people playing Starfield than Rocket League, GTA online, Forza Horizon 5, EA FC 24.
On Steam where Starfield was actually bought by millions of people, the game is 88th on most played lists but I’m supposed to believe on Xbox it’s a different universe and timeline? Not falling for this bs lol
CuteFaceJay
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Odd because Queue times still take an age for anything that isn't 'This weeks featured'
It’s a list, sorted on ‘most played’. Do you not know how filters work?
There’s this thing called ‘GamePass’ that exists on console.
You really should put more thought into these things.
Mephisto40
Member
It's been pretty clear for a while that Microsoft's own games are prioritized in the most played lists in some way
Pegasus Actual
Member
I think it has to be some sort of running total of people who have loaded the game at least once in the last X days or something. Steam numbers aren't great for games that are available elsewhere. Starfield indeed beats Rocket League there as well, but you haven't been able to get a copy of Rocket League on Steam since it went F2P-Epic-only years ago. Of course the Microsoft stuff is also available for sale elsewhere, and GamePass people won't show up on Steam.
"Why not give us the player count?", I think you know the answer, that would make it harder to spin their metrics. I'd almost suspect them of randomly changing the formulas driving that page but on second thought I'm guessing they're too lazy.
There's surely also an effect inflating exclusives a little bit as many multi-console gamers are going to be playing multiplatform games on their Playstations.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
The most played games list is not global but differs for each region. Heres Canada by the way
You can change regions in the bottom left.
You can change regions in the bottom left.
Its funny that "Xbox most played" list has been used as an argument against Microsoft first party games for so long. And now conveniently its being faked to prioritize to Microsoft first party games. Fanboys always jump at the chance to make a conspiracy and pat themselves on the back.
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Killjoy-NL
Banned
I stopped playing Destiny 2 one month after launch.
They took all the good things about D1 The Taken King and manage to still mess it up.
Anyway, different discussion, so carry on.
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II_JumPeR_I
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Wat?
Best way to play Halo now is through the MCC.
Infinite is a boring and unfun game to play
Horseganador
Member
This desperation to get some "positive" metric is making oneself ridiculous, when after a few hours it is already a lie (and it is better not to look at the numbers on Steam...) where Destiny is much more played.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I had a quick blast on Halo multi last night and it was legit great fun. Good turn around.
Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
I think he meant that the guy who led the team who fixed MCC, Pierre Hintze is now the studio head
Employee Spotlight: Pierre Hintze
Learn how Pierre and his Publishing Team are guardians of Halo’s past, while also looking ahead to its future.
web.archive.org
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Halo Infinite has 1800 players online through steam right now.
2800 for MCC.
Best sandbox would mean there's plenty of stuff to interact with. Infinite is the most sterile Halo we've ever had in terms of sandbox.
Remade maps mean jack shit when they have to compensate for abilities and sprint.
And not to mention the game is a lifeless grey mesh of "spartan training simulator" maps.
Why would I want once-standard game modes to be on a rotation? Seems more like a player count problem to me, if anything.
Jibran#one
Member
I've said it before and I'll say it again , infinite is the best multiplayer game of this generation , it launched with lackluster content but now it is amazing
Eh. People who actually play it seem to be having fun. Both here and on the Halo subreddit.
I’m not convinced monitoring Steam charts is the best way to determine ‘fun’.
Are you really regurgitating arguments from 2018 here?
Infinite’s all about enhanced mobility. The fanbase has synced with that. Hard to complain about sprint when there’s a bloody grappling hook that everyone loves.
That’s not an apt description of how the MP looks now. At all.
1.) According to Steam charts MCC had 3,460 players online on average over the last 30 days while Infinite had 5,838.4 players.
2.) The intitial maps were "spartan training simulator" style maps, while the new maps have almost all been "Halo installation" style, focussing on a Halo 1 and Delta Halo style aesthetic.
3.) The core social game modes are not on a rotation. Rotational playlists are mainly reserved for ranked play and the featured "event" (currently Halo 3 Refueled).
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IFireflyl
Gold Member
You're free to dislike my argument, but it isn't illogical. I don't like hit pieces. This was a hit piece. It's there to artificially inflate the success of Halo Infinite.
Where are you seeing this? Are you referring to the Steam chart that show an increase in average players from around 3,500 to around 5,500 each month? If so, that's not an overwhelming success. I am not seeing any other chart listed, and if you think that's a success that deserves a braggadocios article then you're out of your mind. The link saying that Halo Infinite was ranked 16 and Destiny 2 was ranked 17 doesn't show numbers. Also, Destiny 2 is now higher than Halo Infinite again.
If I'm missing another chart in this article, feel free to show me. But keep your condescending fanboyish comments out of any reply. If I am wrong you should easily be able to disprove it. Instead you elected to passive-aggressively insinuate that I'm not intelligent enough to read what's been provided. Just post a direct quote or screenshot to disprove me and I'll change my tune. There is no need to be a condescending cock.
SportsFan581
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Bigger news, Destiny 2 being down that far on the chart, does it often fall that far away from the other evergreens?
What is this a ‘hit piece’ against? The argument also doesn’t try to paint Infinite as a sterling success…just that there’s an upswing to the extent that it’s not far off one of the popular MP mainstays.
Is it premature? yes it is. Charts show it’s gone back one place behind Destiny. But ‘hit piece’?
The article specifically says ‘Xbox games most played list in the U.S.’ and there’s a direct link to a chart showing most played games Xbox chart. How in the world are you talking about Steam?
Here’s the link from the article, and even visibly reproduced in the OP
, this is games media.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
PlayStation's IP versus Xbox's IP. That's the only reason to compare Halo Infinite to Destiny 2. It's Windows Central trying to show how amazing Microsoft is, and the only reason for this article is that they were comparing a Microsoft IP to a non-Microsoft IP. C'mon man.
And again, that link doesn't show any numbers. Which was the entire purpose of my post which you decided to trash by saying I was being illogical. Keep up with conversation that you started.
Topher
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Looks like more of a case of Destiny 2 falling than anything. According to the internet archive, Destiny 2 was hovering around the 10-12 position back in January whereas Halo was about the same as now.
Destiny 2 is still far more popular on Steam it seems.
web.archive.org
Destiny 2 is still far more popular on Steam it seems.
Wayback Machine
web.archive.org
Have you seen the US list? Halo is behind Destiny 2. This is just one of those Jez Corden land Windows Central articles trying to make Halo Infinite happen much like the one before about the season bump on steam. Now it's dropped back to roughly what it was doing before, the lowly 3k mark.
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Trogdor1123
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Didn’t know destiny was that high… yet still missing on revenue
I hope there's gonna be another thread when Halo Infinite reaches the next milestone: 3000+ players online
Not a particular creative spin, but a spin nonetheless. Bravo
Would be even better if the game it beats just happens to be on it's longest content drought so far. What fanbase?
Rest of your post is, unfortunately, gibberish. Like straight from someone who has never played the game and obviously just wants to complain for the sake of complaining. Most likely just cannot stand Xbox IP's getting shit on.
Did you really just say: ''Why sprint when there's a grapple hook to love?'' I will give you, a couple hours to re-read that statement and give you one solid chance to come back at me with why that is an asinine statement that perfectly fits the description of someone who knows jack shit about the game.
Player base? You're hardly their target audience my man. You should join Sennin in the psych ward.