But pre orders (at least on Amazon, and according to Abdiel at BB as well) don't seem to hint at that much of a rise in orders for October...
So they aren't selling -now- as much as some anticipate, and the pre-orders for the bundle aren't on the level either, at least for now.
Are people really waiting the very last minute (October 19th for the bundle, or the 26th for the regular SKUs already available)?
And if so, why did Destiny on PS4 have such a different hype level and pre-orders affect on Hardware than Halo 5 (at least as it appears right now)? For the record I am not a Destiny fan btw.
As reminder:
Destiny on PS4 (a new IP):
Bundle announced in July 2014 (for a September release)
- July Amazon ranking: #24 (standard PS4 @ #11)
- August Amazon ranking: #8 (standard PS4 @4)
- September Amazon ranking: #6 (standard PS4 @ 11)
Halo 5 on XB1
Bundle announced in August 2015 (for a late October release)
- August Amazon ranking: #24 (closest next SKU #40 MCC)
- September Amazon ranking: _ Not in the top 100 (first SKU is the Forza Bundle @ #56, followed by other bundles at #92 and #96)
- October: TBC (temporary, as of October 12th, the SKU is at #44, while having hovered around #35 in the past few days on the Hourly which, yes, means little aside from instant trending).
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So ... Unless things change -Drastically- in the next two weeks ... I just don't see it.