The purpose of this thread is to predict when Halo will outsell the Gran Turismo franchise.
Mario is undoubtedly #1 in video game history. Mario is on a whole different stratosphere with incredible sales so it will not be discussed here.
The focus of this thread is on HD console exclusives and their respective #1 best sellers. Halo is undisputedly the #1 best selling EXCLUSIVE franchise on HD consoles. The Gears of War franchise has second most sales this generation. While Sony's Gran Turismo is third. Overall, however, Halo still has some catching up to do with Gran Turismo in TOTAL LIFETIME SALES. Gran Turismo sales this generation, while respectable, are at the low end of the series. These stagnating sales and negative growth for the franchise (mainly in Japan) suggest Halo can outsell GT more quickly than I originally thought possible.
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Aproximately 65 million gran turismo games have been sold since its inception December 23, 1997
http://www.polyphony.co.jp/english/list.html
Approximately 45 million Halo games have been sold since its inception November 15, 2001
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/87043/halo-a-sales-history/
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At this point it is a forgone conclusion that Halo will eventually outsell Gran Turismo. With the increased popularity of shooters these days perhaps it is a bit unsurprising that Halo is a bigger franchise than GT. PD's problem is that GT games take so long to develop and release. This generation the Halo franchise has outsold GT by 15 million. Only 2 GT games have released versus 5 Halo games.
With Microsoft wanting make Halo a yearly release the sales gap bettween the two bloackbuster franchises should evaporate quickly. Consider this from a previous thread: "If the high end figure becomes a reality, Microsoft will have sold around 50 million Halo games this generation. That's growth of over 230%. Halo is well on its way to becoming a 100 million selling franchise; up there with Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto and Pokemon. The Halo franchise is going from strength to strength and doesn't show any signs of slowing down."
http://www.vgchartz.com/article/87043/halo-a-sales-history/
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My thoughts: I personally think Halo will knock off GT in total lifetime sales a year after Halo 5 hits shelves. I also predict GT6 will be a launch title for the PS4 but it will do less than 9 million lifetime. What do you think??
