RUMOR: Halo 5 sold 1.4-1.5 Million in US

[Snoopy]

Aura7541 said:

Snoopy said:

http://www.informationweek.com/halo-3-sales-smash-game-industry-records/d/d-id/1059689?

Microsoft did the same thing with Halo 3. Microsoft doesn't reports sales, thats npd job for north america.

"Retailers took more than 1.7 million preorders for the game, which runs on Microsoft's Xbox 360 console."

You missed that part. So, Halo 3 had 1.7 million preorders plus actual launch day sales on Day 1. That's much higher than what Halo 5 sold (and its sales spanned over more than 1 day).

How about their PR for Halo 4?

"Exciting news for the Halo team at 343 Industries and Microsoft Studios – critically acclaimed, “Halo 4” is now the best-selling Microsoft Studios title ever in the U.S. market*, surpassing its predecessor, “Halo 3” for sales during each respective launch year."

Pre orders does not equal sales (many people cancel preorders) and they didn't give out specific numbers for what the game sold. Also, unlike last gen, this gen digital sales are much bigger and are available day one.