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pitzy272 on 06 July 2015
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bouzane said:
pitzy272 said:

Well to be fair, I think it'll end up closer to 7-8 (probably closer to 8) ;)

And okay, so a 28% AR would put it at 9mill, but we can't expect halo 5 to achieve the same AR as halo 3. Halo 3 released when Halo was like the #1 (or at least close to) game franchise in the world (besides nintendo stuff). It was the only place you could play that type of multiplayer. Now, Halo is moreso one among many. And the hype for it--while still huge--isn't near what it used to be. 

Also, I know Halo 3 released on a small userbase. And XBO is still tracking ahead of 360 I believe. But the difference is that the 360 was on fire. It had a lot of hype being the #1 console (and bc it did so many things right) and continued to sell really well for many years. Not that XBO won't continue to sell; it's just that xbox also isnt what it once was. So I think most people would expect 360s sales to eventually overtake those of the XBO. 

Either way, nothing I ever say will I preach as fact. You could end up being right, and I would gladly bow to your wisdom and foresight :)


In 2008 the 360 edged out the PS3 to become the fourth best selling piece of hardware and in 2009 it edged out the PSP for another fourth place finish. How does that qualify as on fire? The 360 didn't really take off until the Kinect launched three years after Halo 3. Again, the ONE won't hinder Halo 5's launch and it's sales in two to three years are largely irrelevant to it's success. I will concede that the Halo franchise has far more competition now-a-days, that's something needs to be taken into consideration.


Maybe on fire is a bit of an exaggeration...but why are u putting home consoles in the same category as handhelds? Not really a relevant comparison. 360 would've been the 2nd best selling home console behind the Wii, but Wii and 360/ps3 weren't even in the exact same category bc Wii was comprised of such a large portion of casuals. Also... even when ps3 was outselling 360, 360 still destroyed ps3 in the US (by far halos #1 territory).