Soundwave said: I think the question really boils down to this ... How bad does MS want to win in North America? |
This is exactly right
Soundwave said: I think the question really boils down to this ... How bad does MS want to win in North America? |
This is exactly right
TheGoldenBoy said:
Halo is a different beast in NA. From this site it almost sold more in NA (6.19 million) then Uncharted 3 did WW (6.28 million). I'm just saying that it's really hard to definitively say who will win NA when the two biggest franchises of the console haven't released. |
But also consider the fact that Halo 2 sold nearly 7 million on Xbox in North America. So in terms of fanbase it hasn't really expanded much from the Xbox days. So the mere fact that Halo will sell shitloads in the USA does not increase the chances of Xb one overtaking PS4. If according to some MS insider the mere anticipation of TF has sold 1 million, and that's a multiplatform title, how much of the existing Halo fanbase will have already bought Xb one before Halo 5 launches? Most of it I would say. Uncharted is a little different, because the Uncharted fanbase is not quite as fanatical as the Halo fanbase. But any way Halo will push more HW sales at launch than UC4, but not a game changing amount.
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binary solo said: But also consider the fact that Halo 2 sold nearly 7 million on Xbox in North America. So in terms of fanbase it hasn't really expanded much from the Xbox days. So the mere fact that Halo will sell shitloads in the USA does not increase the chances of Xb one overtaking PS4. If according to some MS insider the mere anticipation of TF has sold 1 million, and that's a multiplatform title, how much of the existing Halo fanbase will have already bought Xb one before Halo 5 launches? Most of it I would say. Uncharted is a little different, because the Uncharted fanbase is not quite as fanatical as the Halo fanbase. But any way Halo will push more HW sales at launch than UC4, but not a game changing amount. |
It'll be interesting to see when it actually happens. But we're going to have to wait a year before the we the effect Halo's launch has on Xbox One.