Just to add another game to the stack of games that will be competing in the online multiplayer front in the very near future.

Team Fortress 2!

This game has some pretty addictive multiplayer. I have apparently logged over 40 hours on this game in under 2 weeks and on only 6 available maps in the beta. Once the new maps flow past release it should get very interesting.

I think this could pull some interest for the reason that it doesn't quite try to beat Halo at its game but it does a good job of being something a bit different than what is currently available. Will be interesting to see how it does on the 360, and while the Orange Box may not sell nearly as well on the 360 as the PC it should do pretty well.

PS - A leaked map editor is already floating about apparently and thats why there are 32 man servers (which are simply amazing I might add).

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I dont know about 15 millions but i really think 10 millions is a sure thing (at x360 life's end of course).

And for the ones who think Halo 3 only sells in USA, its totally untrue, of course it sells a lot more in USA than in the rest of the world but after only 2 days of sale, its already the best selling x360 game we had in our shop. Yep in 2 days, it beats Bioshock or Gears of Wars in our shop in Belgium.

Bye.

Finally the site gets its own Xbot, we've had Sony and Nintendo fanboys for ages but I think your the first person ever to be a true fanboy for the Xbox.

You could trash talk and taunt those people that thought they were so great cause they were good at it.

People hate people who trash talk and taunt, its people like you that make a good case for not using a headset while playing online.

While the wii sells a lot of hardware it does not seem to have any good games on it.

Wii sports, Zelda and Metroid Prime 3 would beg to differ.

When you play Super smash bros your fighting some stupid cartoon like pikachu or kurby.

That was kind of the point. Thank you captain obvious.

When you play halo its like your hunting and fighting a real person.

You would know what hunting and fighting a real person is like? Also have you noticed that when your playing halo you fight strange looking aliens, none of them look like real people to me.

I would rather play ping pong than play on a wii. I find ping pong more fun.

Was there a point to this statement? Are you stating that ping pong is fun and the wii is not?, or that both are fun but ping pong is more so?, or that neither are fun but the Wii is less fun?

Seriously pointless statement there.

And who are you????

If you read my post and can understand English, then you will realise what I have actually said!

The Xbox had around 20m users when Halo2 was released, the 360 only has 11m.  The Xbox maxxed out at around 30m in it's lifetime.  The 360 is only 1/3rd of the way there at the moment.

Seeing as MS stated that the 360 sold 10m by the end of last year...when in fact it didn't do this until the summer, no wonder I state that the 360 will sell around 12m by the end of this year.  And yes, I do think the 360 will sell 20m, but it won't be for some time yet.

I could care less who wins!

And you make some good arguments. I agree that it "could" go as high as 15 million for the reasons given. But most likely it will be 11-12 million or so. But as crazy as everyone thinks you are after this prediction, at least you are guaranteed to be closer than davygee (5-6m maximum).

BenKenobi88 said: "I don't know what you mean by there's no other game like it...but I'm quite certain that COD4 will take some players away from Halo 3 when it comes out."

Whether or not mrstickball is right, I think you're missing the point. Yes it's true CoD4, Orange Box, UT3, etc. will "take some players away from Halo 3", but who will it take away? Hardcore gamers and FPS fans who have already bought Halo 3 and will play it until those new FPS games come out (and will keep returning to it after they get sick of those other games). But the point is they have already bought Halo 3 so that's irrelevant (note 360's ridiculous attach rate).

What those other games won't do is replace Halo 3 as "the #1 game to get when you buy a 360." Gears of War was that game (when people first bought a 360, the bought Gears of War) and not even BioShock could replace it, but Halo 3 obviously has. What game will replace Halo 3 as the #1 game? I'd bet no game will replace it unless it's Halo 4. So then all that matters here is determining how many 360 consoles Microsoft will sell in regions where Halo 3 is popular (I'm not sure if that means just North America or also Europe).

Question: how many copies of Halo and Halo 2 have sold since the release of the 360?

Halo 1 sold 6.4m and it was a launch title for Xbox in NA . So I think it should sell at least that much. I still don't think Halo 3 can sell 15m but I guess 9-10m should be possible. You have to remember that Halo 3 will sell for a long time because it is a trademark game for 360.

Btw. That 12m prediction for 360 is ridiculous. 360 sold 270k in NA alone in august and the sales allways increases during holiday.  360 would easily beat 12m even if it maintained august sales and if europe and japan would stop selling 360 completely. 

Halo will never reach that number, because it is only popular in the USA.
If you think about it, chances are that Super Mario Galaxy, Smash Bros and Mario Kart will all sell more than Halo 3, because they have world wide appeal.
So my prediction is 8 M for Halo 3.

It remains a possibility but it would require the 360 to sell significantly more than the Xbox, which I think will happen. Ultimately, this is a franchise that traditionally has legs (Halo 2 is still in the top 200 for example) and therefore we can expect it to continue to sell for the rest of the 360's life and perhaps even well into the next generation.

For it to have a reasonable chance of happening though I think the Xbox 360 needs to hit about 40m units.

I definitely think 10m could happen though.

I'm the person who sets your moronic sales predictions straight through facts.

1. The xbox didn't max out at 30 mill because it stopped production when it was around 24 million sold. You talk out of your ass without even knowing the truth.

2. What microsoft stated they sold last year has nothing to do with now. It's as 11 mill sold to consumers, you can see it on the front page of the site you post on. You seem to be completely oblivious to this important fact. You have no ability to see sales trends, the 360 will end the year at 13.5-14 mill consoles sold. Anybody with half a brain would know that.

3. Don't ask me if I can understand English when you can't even spell realize correctly.

Halo 3 will already have sold 5-6 million by next christmas and 360 will have over 12 million sales before november is even over. I'll be sure to check back with you when each of those comes true to read your stupid responses as to why you don't know shit.