Polygon: Destiny's troubled launch was the best-case scenario for Halo 5

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Euphoria14 said:

I don't put any faith in VGC pre-order numbers. They are almost always wrong.

I will wait for real world results before I make any judgment on the franchise dying. Should only be a couple more months.

Even Activision confirmed that COD pre orders are down: 

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-says-call-of-duty-not-immune-to-industr/1100-6421532/