You want to know which franchise is bigger?? Simple, answer this question: what other franchise can afford to charge $40 for a DEMO and sell millions!!?? I'll give u clue, it's not Halo... Any Franchise that can pull that off is not big, its fckn Bo$$!!!

Xbox sells way more software? How? If you look at recent data PS3 was on top pretty much every week this year and the big releases this year (like Gran Turismo) will only reduce the relatively small lead X360 have over PS3 (if you use the numbers of this site, they don't track a lot of PS3 games in Japan). Plus, in this generation Sony probably sold a few hundred million games for PS2 so if you combine them, in the timeframe of this generation Playstation sold more software anyways.. If you want to look at the big picture Xbox brand need to sell 1.7 billion games just to catch the PS2. 

I don't see how this equates to selling way more software.

And your post is relevant

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Well maybe not said directly, but they really have hinted that they want yearly Halo releases (or something close to that).

The fact that we've had yearly Halo releases since 2009 is a bit telling as well.

http://www.1up.com/news/microsoft-increase-rate-halo-releases

Another Halo vs GT thread? Ok I guess I can go OT:

GT sells more per game then Halo. GT is the biggest racer among all racers. Halo is 2nd biggest FPS among all FPS. However due to high development times for GT, more Halo's get released. Halo has definitely been bigger then GT this generation. FPS has definitely been bigger then racers this generation. GT is quite a leggy game. Halo is very front loaded, but recently with Halo 4 has been pretty leggy. GT6 may or may not sell that much. Halo 5 will probably be released before GT7. Possibly even Halo 6.

This always bugs me. GT5:P is obviously not a true demo. It's a full-fledged game. 

The main reason why it sold so well was because people were hungry for a next gen GT. They had been waiting for a very long time since GT4 and when a GT game came out at a budget price, they went in droves to buy it. The same scenario would happen with any big game whether it be COD, Halo, or Mario.

The fuck do I care about gens? GT has sold more, thats an undeniable fact.

a: I'm sure GT doesn't sell DLCs like Halo or make people sign up for a subscription based online community like Halo.

b: Sony doesn't sell equal amount of multi-plat software like MS do on 90% of the games( exception to titles that were exclusive to PS, like Metal Gear). Check the charts.

c: Being big in America sometimes means selling more than worldwide. Xbox is a proof of that. Xbox doesn't sell in Japan and it's way behind in Europe but it managed to be in front of PS3 for the whole generation until now. It managed that just by trouncing competition in the US of A for the last 4 or so years.

d: Halo is exclusive to Xbox but everytime it comes out it shoulders with COD in terms of numbers. Halo 4 is on its way to double digits.

e: Fifa doesn't sell more than Halo on Xbox and you can add up PS3 and Xbox numbers and you get about what Halo sells just in Xbox.

f: That's true but if you compare Europe's software sales for most of the games, they're tiny compared to North America. Remember that MS profits with Halo also on DLC and it helps boost Xbox Live subscription; that's around $100 dollars a game for you buddy. Halo is a juggernaut.

Now I can tell you why COD blew up. US and the world live in a period where wars are all over the news and military/soldier theme looks good on any visual medium. Even Dark Zero made money.

Halo is a Sci-fi/Fantasy/Adventure where this theme is not what dominates the actuality but it still moves the genre on its own. It doesn't ride any hype but the one that itself created.

sorry my friend but GT5:P is by no means a "full fledge game"..... and at the bolded, u r just speculating and making excuses