| dangerguy said: Ok, sorry, let me clarify that: Call of Duty 4. Call of Duty 4 had a signficant effect on the Halo franchise after it launched in November 2007. In regards to being the "go to" multiplayer. Halo was the premier competitive MP game. Halo 2 and Halo 3 were the pinnacle. That completely changed in November 2007 when COD4 launched. Halo 3 was out about 6 weeks before COD4. Halo was the game of the era. On Xbox 360 you were either playing Gears of War or Halo. The COD era hadn't really started yet. I was an absolute hardcore Halo player, especially Halo 3. However, once COD4 launched that November, it was game over for me. The COD "formula" and gameplay won my heart over.
My point is, because of COD, Battlefield, now Titanfall, etc, Halo will never be what it was. And even if Halo 4 would have been an epic return to the series, the landscape has changed. |
But you see, this is where other FPS' benefit. When CoD became huge so did other FPS's especially Battlefield. You look at previous Battlefield sales then look at Battlefield sales post MW1 and they jump huge amounts. CoD grew the FPS market, it didn't shrink it. More people buy FPS's now then they did 10 years ago. Halo has the benefit of having its own style but still fit with the casual crowd.
Halo will not be as dominant but that doesn't mean it won't maintain its sales. The FPS market is the biggest market in videogames and Halo is one of the biggest contenders in the industry and one of the biggest marketed FPS franchise of all time.
