No, I don't think there'll ever be another Halo that will top 10mil.

Halo Reach is going to release on a 45M+ userbase, so it has every chance to reach 10M if its good. Remember Halo has barely been bundled, and bundles are always on the cards with a game like this, Halo 3's 10M is almost pure sales.

Unless Reach is an FPS and billed as closely related to the original trilogy, then I can't see 10mil - not even on a 100mil strong install base.

I don't think that the Halo franchise has been milked yet. That doesn't mean that it won't be.

Shooters are very strong on the Xbox 360 and Halo is the strongest shooter. Its a prequel to Halo 1 and it probably sets the stage for some other developer to make Halo R: 2/3. At this point its more likely than not to reach 10M simply because of the name and the quality of the studio behind it.

4 halo games makes it cheapened? yeah right.

If a new halo FPS is made its going to be supported by a massive advertising campaign, I see no reason why another halo game couldn't sell 10 million copies.

But its all speculation at this point as we don't know what halo reach will be like.

Halo CE
Halo2
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Halo 3 ODST
Halo Reach
Halo Anime


Yeah. That's more than just 3 titles buddy.

Halo Reach has a chance, and of course if theres a Halo 4 it will sell more than 10million.

@OP.

1. Why wouldn't PS2 owners who bought Halo 3 this gen buy again. You realise in terms of online, Halo 3 still to this day has double the average online players that Halo 2 ever did right. Which means they are still playing.

2. You seem to know very little about Halo at all. If you knew anything about Halo you would know it certainly isn't being milked. We have seen in Halo 1-3 a small part of the Halo story and universe involving Masterchiefs story after The Fall Of Reach. Any Halo fan will tell you, there is definately the best stuff yet to come. If Reach follows the book, then it will quite possibly be the highest meta game this gen.

3. You compare a single platform game with a multiplat game. If you compare COD MW1 on 360 with Halo 3, Halo absolutely kills it. Both in average Online players and in sales. So in subjective the majority of 360 gamers will rather play the better Halo series over COD.

4. Natural decline in sales happens when a series becomes stagnant. Like I said earlier the BEST of Halo is not even touched on yet. Halo Reach ( which is Halo 4 by the way ) will be an amazing game if the book is followed. Not only will battles be absolutely huge, but the story elements alot thicker. Like I said if you read it, you would know. Kids of today will see Reach and love it more than we all did with Halo 1.

5. Halo 4 ( Halo Reach ) is made by Bungie and is their last project for Halo. This is their swan song. Halo Reach will review with a bang. By far be the best Halo game and sell moe than any previous Halo game.




Halo Reach wont just sell 10 million. it will redifine Halo as people know it. The artwork will look more real, the game has a completely different engine than Halo 3 and ODST. The game will feature battles that have never before been seen on a scale in Halo before. And the game will feature numerous Spartans.

I think your outlook of Halo is wrong. That's my 2 cents.

Excellent post and I could not have put it better if I tried. Just one thing... COD MW2 isn't out yet, and you're comparing it in past/present tense. Do you mean MW1?