Liabe Brave
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He's one of at least four people in the thread who has access to the NPD report.
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NPD Sales Results for October 2015 [Up1: Xbox #1]
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1st Course
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Goddamit I expected too much from PS4 price drop. I should've known such a small price drop wasn't gonna do shit.
Less than a million for Halo 5 is seriously disappointing, beyond the lowest possible expectations even considering the UK numbers and the amount of spin Microsoft put in the PR.
It means at this point it's just a big game like many others, it's not the defining game of the platform anymore.
Waiting for creamsugar for the hardware pies, I think PS4 and XB1 should be quite close, with 305k for the first spot and the PS4 baseline being 200k+ without a price drop it would be crazy if the price drop didn't lift sales by more than 50k units....unless everyone was waiting for the November bundles and deals but I dunno, seems a bit weird.
It means at this point it's just a big game like many others, it's not the defining game of the platform anymore.
Waiting for creamsugar for the hardware pies, I think PS4 and XB1 should be quite close, with 305k for the first spot and the PS4 baseline being 200k+ without a price drop it would be crazy if the price drop didn't lift sales by more than 50k units....unless everyone was waiting for the November bundles and deals but I dunno, seems a bit weird.
BigSoftieFF
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Man I didn't even think about that. Suddenly I'm pretty excited..lol
CosmicQueso is on point because he has NPD numbers.
Oops, sorry, Titanfall was under 900k. ~870k I think. So Halo 5 probably beat it, depending on how close to 10% John Harker is talking. But it definitely had a much better attach rate, ~35% I believe.
The Artisan
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the exact number was posted?
The new term shall be "Destiny Killer"
Primethius
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I wonder how close the 10% is to the actual attach rate (aka how much above) for Halo 5.
That gives us a pretty decent range, no?
> ~840k and below < 1000k
That gives us a pretty decent range, no?
> ~840k and below < 1000k
StrongBlackVine
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Did you forget about Judgment and Epic not making the games any more? Gears is on pretty shaky ground.
Crimson_Gold
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RespectThySole
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The genre is still huge with games like Destiny, Battlefront, and Battlefield. The Halo and CoD brands are just in decline whether it's due to franchise fatigue and/or games souring the fanbase like 4/MCC and even with CoD's decline it's still bigger than pretty much everything else apart from GTA. RPGs aren't that big in the US aside from Bethesda games(atleast in comparison to shooters).
Obliterator
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I believe that would be correct. We are somewhere between 840k and 999k for Halo 5.
I can't believe I just typed that.
Aceofspades
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You can't kill what its already dead.
Okay, come on. Source? One guy 'heard it on another site'. Can we get a link or a source?
Oh, it's that kinda thread? Okay.
If it is received on an UC2/TLOU level I would say definitely. If it is around 90 meta then maybe.
Of course MCC damaged the brand. On paper, it was the dream title for any Halo fan. The reality was different, to say the least. MCC was disastrous to both the Halo and Xbox brand.
Halo 5 massively under-performing is primarily be due to MCC. The shift of 360 users over to PS4 would hurt sales too, but it's not like the existing XB1 user base doesn't buy FPS games any more. CODs, Battlefield, Destiny, Titanfall, hell, even MCC, sold in the millions, and next month will see BLOPS, Battlefront and FO4 selling well on XB1 too.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
STAR WARS DESROYS THEM ALL.
Can Rainbow Six best Halo?
Can Rainbow Six best Halo?
EventHorizon
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The PS4 price drop will be felt in November. If you wanted to jump in on a PS4 due to a price drop and the biggest bundles were to occur within a month, wouldn't you wait to buy? I think that happened for many potential October PS4 buyers which is evident by 3 PS4 preorders being in the top Amazon 100 for October. We won't have a clear picture of what is going on until after we look at both October and November sales. My guess is that November sales will be YUUUGE!!!
Crimson_Gold
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Harker echoed it. Things look grim. Those req packs are selling like gangbusters though
Just reading what people are teasing here in this thread. I don't know any number.
Chobel
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No way!
Cosmic and Harker.
Liabe Brave
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Your calculations could be thrown off if CosmicQueso, John Harker, or both of them are including the bundles.
I know! With competition like...and....
Cosmic and Harker already said it, both of which have access to NPD data. Just accept the fact that Halo 5 sold much worse than previous entries and move on.
Chobel
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Huh? Right in this thread, Like in the previous page, from Harker and Queso.
I never really see that much buzz around Rainbow Six. I could be wrong but it doesn't strike me as a massive seller.
Tbf though, it is a multiplatform game so anything is possible.
gundamkyoukai
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No one can stop the force .
Man i think BF numbers going to surprise people .
SW fever just in the air .
Harker and Cosmic heavily hinted over the past couple pages about Halo 5 debuting less than 1 million at retail.
These people, among others, have knowledge of NPD numbers.
Do YOU think it can?
Giriath_89
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GAF will blow when someone makes a thread about the confirmed Halo 5 numbers.
Obliterator
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I still don't see Star Wars being higher than COD, no way.
Though idk these Halo sales are making me second guess everything
Though idk these Halo sales are making me second guess everything
I have REALLY high expectations of the PS4 in November.
I thought he was commenting on the hypotheses if Halo 5 sold less than 1m physical copies first week in US, but I may be optimistic..
gundamkyoukai
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Obliterator you know you want to come to the dark side .
SW will rule all ( don't expect it to outsell COD either )
The Artisan
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How is being #1 despite being an end of the month release and an exclusive a flop?
That's how I read it too. If true though then man. Lower than I expected (1.5 million); Would definitely want to know digital stats in that case.
Context.
When competition is tepid and in five days a "marquee" franchise sells sub-1m.