There Are 489 People Playing Competitive Halo 4 Multiplayer Right Now, Up From 145 Yesterday

Kotaku - There are 495 people playing Halo 4’s multiplayer, if you count the cooperate Spartan Ops mode. That’s over three times more than the amount of people that were playing just yesterday, and the game still has four more days before its November 6 release.

[-Mezzo-]

By tomorrow, it'll be in Million/s

[Godmars290]

Wont those people be banned, given that the game wont be officially released next week?

[PtRoLLFacE]

not if they are playing legit copies, or streaming campaign

[Pekolie]

Game.co.uk usually sends you the game a day before the release when you per order so it's possible for us to play legitimately before the "official" release.

[Summons75]

They probably eased up since reviewers have copies and reviews are open. Of course those aren't 400 some of reviewers regular players have probably got legit copies now too since stores clearly have them now for midnights and what not

[pr0digyZA]

They won't be banned, not sure though if stats will be reset though.

[aviator189]

nope, ms/343i know that the reviewers are playing it online including that ridiculous 5-day continuous non-stop machinima stream going on right now with halo 4.

[FlameHawk]

Is this really a big deal? Is this what gaming journalists call news? This literally happens for almost every game. Games get released early big deal.

[jimbobwahey]

What do you expect? It's Kotaku, real journalism is a foreign concept to them.

Story quality? WTF
Like this website? No

[Animal Mutha 76]

Big deal. Should we really care?

How about some real news....

[SOULJER]

I been on for a week schooling noobs. I have a legit copy. What's the big deal. I did with 3 games already. This year has been slow.

[Balcrist]

The legitimacy of your copy is compromised by the fact that you obtained it before the launch date,which by definition means you obtained it through illegitimate means. Personally, I believe you should be under the ban hammer....

[JellyJelly]

Big whoop, wanna fight about it?

[Knight_Crawler]

Hey your jelly is showing ;)

[GirlsGeneration]

And i'm one of them ^^ lol. Last night there were about 600 people on Halo 4 MP. By the way Halo 4 MP is fing aweosmness! I love it!

[LAWSON72]

Man, halo 4 cant come out soon enough

[jaymart2k]

There is also 489 people about to get the ban hammer.

Remember Microsoft said a life ban will happen to anyones console who is caught playing Halo 4 early.

[Dropdeadll]

That's more then there are people playing StarHawk lol