Also regarding the GT vs. Halo topic that this has morphed in to. We must remember that Halo is THE game for Microsoft. It always will be. Even though Gran Turismo is huge for PS, it is not THE game. it is one of the 5 major games, but not the biggest.
we all know this.
So, I believe that a game like Halo has a greater potential to sell to a larger % of its user base initially.
And this would be a plus for Microsoft when in the conversation of lifetime sales of Halo vs GT games, (because we do not already know how many 360's will be sold).
But the lifetime sales of halo 1 and 2 will never approach the lifetime sales of the GT games because of 2 reasons IMO.
1) Microsoft has spaced the iterations of Halo too close together for the sales of previous versions to continue to grow in the fashion that GT games did.
2) Microsoft no longer supports the original XBOX, and brought their 360 to the market early.
Also, with a game like Halo, I get the feeling that you either love it and own it, or you are indifferent and will play it sometimes but will never own the game, and because of this fact- I get the feeling that everyone who wants Halo, or will ever want it already owns it.
There are of course exceptions to the rule, but only in America would you think that Halo has a broader audience than Gran Turismo.
I agree Halo seems like a bigger game.
It got all the hype
It is the single largest game for the 360, and owns the online world
but IMO the market outside of 20 something males for Halo is not as big as you may think it is.
This is in no way comparing the quality of the two games, that is for another argument- I am strictly talking about sales.
And I almost guarantee that the sales of Gran Turismo 5 lifetime will be greater than the lifetime sales of Halo 3.
(Maybe not in America, but there is a whole other world out there)
Do you think that is a bold prediction?
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