iceland said: https://news.microsoft.com/2007/10/04/global-entertainment-phenomenon-halo-3-records-more-than-300-million-in-first-week-sales-worldwide/ http://majornelson.com/2012/11/12/halo-4-makes-entertainment-history-with-more-than-220-million-in-global-sales-in-the-first-24-hours/ http://venturebeat.com/2010/10/28/halo-reach-sold-350m-in-16-days/ MS has been doing this PR for a while, last time I knew those games still sold well. No units for any of those PR statements |
So... Halo 3 made 300 millions FW, and Halo 4 220M on release date. SOFTWARE. Halo 5 made 400 Software AND Hardware. And 1 $500 Bundle > 8 $60 Bundles, plus controllers, headsets and microtransactions.
Pretty sure Halo 5 sold less than Halo 3 and 4 now (well, the PR spin with the hardware was pretty telling already...).