I don't think Halo Reach will outsell Halo 3.
I think whoring out the Halo name for Halo Wars damaged the franchise. To this day people ask me if Halo Reach is a "Shooter". ODST didn't help either.
The biggest problem with Halo Reach is that the hardcore fanbase is not hyping it or supporting it, and it's no longer "the game to play" it's just a strong shooter. All my Halo 3 buddies are on Black Ops.
Other problems holding Reach Back
*Armor Lock (this makes the noob-tube look like a skilled weapon)
*Friendly Fire and Betrayal Booting (it's mostly abused by stupid assholes, get rid of it)
*Arena, who the fuck thought this was a good idea? It's the main way to "Rank Up", and it's one of the least populated playlists
*Removal of Halo 3 ranking system
*Lack of "Classic Halo" playlist, everybody voted for it when it would come up, but Bungie got rid of it.
*Bloom, it just doesn't work well with this game
These are the most common complaints, and they are everywhere you go. Bungie changed the game to appeal to all the haters, and they basically "threw the baby out with the bathwater".
Note: Black Ops' Zombie Mode (XBL) has more players than the entire Halo Reach population. If that's not getting your ass whooped, I don't know what is.
