| DeusXmachina said: Thanks to the incredible support from our fans, Gears 5 kicked off the Holiday season strong – attracting over three million players in its opening weekend and setting new records for Xbox Game Pass with the biggest launch week of any Xbox Game Studios title this generation. The performance easily doubled the first week’s debut of Gears of War 4 and made Gears 5 the most-played Xbox Game Studios title in its first week since 2012’s Halo 4. |
Well, Gears of War 4 wasn't on GamePass its whole first year... everyone who wanted to play it, had to buy it for over $50... not only pay $1 to $5 for a month of GamePass.
And Halo 4 didn't only set a record of the number of players in its first week, it also had a revenue of 220 billion dollars:
https://www.theverge.com/2012/11/12/3637718/halo-4-day-one-launch-sales-figures
Halo 5 had a revenue of 400 billion dollars in its first week: https://venturebeat.com/2015/11/04/halo-5-guardians-sales-top-400m-in-first-week/
How much revenue did Gears 5 make in its first week? Come on, Microsoft! Show use the revenue numbers you are always so proud about!
