Why is it a bad idea? Because this particular Halo title didn't "win"?

So that needed to be a reply?  Maybe you should realize that you are off topic so stop pointing fingers.

Your lack of intelligence is certainly consistent.

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No lol  First off tell me why Halo and GT is pitted against one another?  Be honest here.

Also tell me why he chooses a game that isn't the top selling Halo?  It would be a little more news worthy if it was  Halo 3

1. I didn't say you should skip a weeks. I said it is pointless to talk about it. If you see the sales for a week, and realize it's nearly exactly the same as the ten weeks prior, would you say it's "pointless" to talk about it.

2. True, no one would have predicted the PS3 would have caught the 360 maybe back in 2007-8. But for the past several years, people have anticipated this event to come, so it really isn't surprising at all. Not only is it not surprising, but it also doesn't mean a thing. When the PS3 passes the 360 what's going to happen? Nothing. So considering the fact that it's (a) not surprising, and (b) has no considerable impact on the real world, would you say it's "pointless" to talk about it when it does happen.

3. Obviously we cannot predict with certainty how loyal a fanbase is, but sales can give us a guideline. All things equal, It is more likely that an exclusive with a bigger fanbase will result in more fans willing to buy a new console. 

4. It's important to know their relative difference because now we know that if both the PS4 and Nextbox launch with their respective big exclusives, they will be on even ground. Is that not an interesting fact?

5. You could switch it around if you want. Like I said above, you can say that because GT and Halo sell similarly, their impact on hardware sales will be fairly similar. 

1- Because both are huge exclusives for Sony and Microsoft. Both pull similarly big numbers.

2- He chose Reach because it's a closer comparison. Closer in release date and closer in number. It would be more news worthy if it passed Halo3 true. Then again I remember your thread about Halo 4 reaching 8 mills, it would have been more news worthy if it reached Black Ops 2 sales.

Halo and GT are the biggest HD exclusives.

GT5 is compared to Reach because GT5 and Reach released around the same time and thus have had a similar amount of time to sell. This gives a more accurate look into which game is bigger. If you compare a game with a game that's been out years longer, then it won't give you an accurate look into which game is bigger, unless you align launches.

All of my posts in this thread have been comparing GT5 and Reach - on topic.

Okay, lets be honest JayWood.

Firstly, I will ignore all the stupid comparisons (From both sides of the argument), because theyre irrelevant.

Secondly, your post in this thread was the first controversial post. You were the first one to go completely off topic. You were the one who started the silly comparisons. Now thats out of the way, I think the actual comparison itself was bullshit and baiting. You didnt regard anything in the OP, you just deflected the topic away from what it was intended to be (GT5, Reach, H3) because you didnt like the outcome. You were biased in your explanations too before you edited them out (Im assuming you edited it to make yourself seem "unbiased").

Now, be honest.

Do you admit that your completely irrelevant off topic comparison post is just there to fan the flames and goad people in to attacking it?

Ill fully admit that my post was taking the piss out of everyone who fell for the OPs obvious trap. Now come on, its your turn. "Lets be honest".

Edit:

Halo is the 360's biggest exclusive franchise. Gran Turismo is the PS3s biggest exclusive franchise.

Halo Reach and Gran Turismo 5 released within 2 Months of eachother. 

Halo 3 is directly mentioned in the OP you quite clearly havent read.