The return of Master Chief will have Halo competing with the big boys once again, says Microsoft

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zero129 said:

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sales2099 said:

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Attoyou said:
"But if you look at platform exclusives, nothing is bigger than Halo.”

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Nailed it. I don't understand why they would even make that statement. If it was nothing is bigger than halo on the 360, then yeah totally.

Obviously MS meant towards Sony/PS3 since it is the 360s only direct competitor.

Well, I read platform exclusive and the Wii is a platform and it has exclusives which have sold much more than halo. Also, Gran turismo (I know, apples to oranges) is a bigger franchise than Halo, as far as I'm concerned but that's another topic for another time.

"Was" a bigger franchiise then Halo. In this day and age im not sure if that still stands true, since the last few Halo games have sold alot more then GT5. And like what was said, they ment that towerds sony, and is it not true??, that Halo is bigger this gen then anything sony has??.

I think we can assume that they implied this towards sony, but we can throw in the Wii exclusives cause they are exclusives. I will agree to disagree with the original statement. I will recognize that Halo is one of the biggest franchises in gaming history, no doubt. I played it with some friends on local and online multiplayer but it's not my cup of tea. I still think Gran turismo is the bigger franchise. Granted, it has lost some steam. I assume because the games have been so far apart. Halo has produced a lot of games this gen (Halo wars, Halo 3, ODST, anniversary or the remade one, Halo Reach and now Halo 4) while Gran Turismo has put out...I wanna say 2. GT5 prologue and GT5 which were like 4 years apart so Halo has gained a ton of momentum. 

To summarize, I believe GT is still a bigger franchise than Halo. However, with the recent uprise of the FPS, Halo will continue to grow and it could possibly become a bigger overall franchise than GT. Then again, it's two very different genres of gaming so it's not even much of a big deal. 

Halo is a beast no doubt but I think the dude in the article jump the gun on "biggest exclusive."