Seece on 04 January 2014
Here's a simple stat Joe, by NPD.
End of 2007 in the US, 360 sales were 9.1m, Halo 3 sales were 4.8m
Even if XB1 hardware sales (really) disappointed and sold 4.5m (2.5m in US in 2014 seems unlikely but lets go with it) that's 2.4m in the US alone for Halo 5.