| h2o1977 said: Halo brought first person shooters to the masses......that is its impact on Gaming History..... |
I'm always unsure about this claim really - what do you mean by masses?
Half Life on PC sold I believe at least 8 million by 2004 while Halo had sold around 5 million by 2005. Halo definately brought FPS to console in a big way, no doubt about it, but I struggle that a title that sold less than other titles on PC somehow popularised the genre in general. If over 8 million people bought Half Life wouldn't you say HL brought FPS to more of the masses?
I guess you could argue console players were more "general" than PC players but TBH the original Xbox mainly sold to people wanting a PC experience and not traditional console owners anyway - i.e. the same demographic as Half Life.
Ah hell it was sure fire popular but I always feel it gets overpraised for certain stuff that PC titles were exceeding, from sales to online support.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
