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kungfuian said:
Based on the hours played data below I estimate its lifetime sales will be at roughly 1/2 the lifetime sales of Halo 3, which this site has at 12 million, and 2/3 the sales of Halo 4, which this sate has at +/-9.5 million; so +/- 6-6.5 million lifetime. The maths support this.

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quoted from n4g user butchertroll
Well, interesting data :

Halo 3 "Within the first day of its launch, “Halo 3” players worldwide racked up more than 3.6 million hours of online gameplay, which increased more than elevenfold to 40 million hours by the end of the first week,"

40 million hours in first week for Halo 3

Halo 4 "with over 4 million players in the first five days. Users spent a total of 31.4 million hours playing “Halo 4,”

31.4 million hours in first week for Halo 4

Halo 5 "Fans have logged more than 21 million hours of total gameplay, including 12 million hours in campaign mode alone."

21 million hours in the first week for Halo 5

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When Halo 3 launched, install base was 7 mil. X360 consoles.

When Halo 4 launched, install base was 77 mil. X360 consoles.

For Halo 5, Xbone user base is around 14 mil.

Full Halo 3 PR :

More than 2.7 million gamers have played “Halo 3” on Xbox LIVE in the first week, representing nearly one-third of the 7 million Xbox LIVE members worldwide. Within the first day of its launch, “Halo 3” players worldwide racked up more than 3.6 million hours of online gameplay, which increased more than elevenfold to 40 million hours by the end of the first week,

Well back then halo was a much more popular series and multiplayer was still big and new so people played a lot. But ofc we will see a decrease in halo 5 sales.