Microsoft has now sold 50 million Halo games since the series launched more than a decade ago with 2001's Halo: Combat Evolved. The company announced the news this morning, reiterating that players have spent more than 5 billion hours playing Halo on Xbox Live.
Prior to Halo 4's worldwide launch on November 6, the Halo series stood at 46 million in sales. This suggests Microsoft's newest entry has shifted 4 million copies thus far. Halo 4 generated $220 million in 24-hour revenue at launch, with $300 million expected for its first week.
A former 343 developer has revealed that mountains of Halo pitches failed to be approved, including a return to ODSTs and a push for more intimate, dark themes.
Halo-Pop like Gears Pop. Halo bowling. Halo Cooking Mama. There’s a reason why you won’t hear about them
With its smooth jazz and iconic New Mombasa streets, we need Xbox's next Halo game to return to the remarkable world of Halo 3: ODST.
Microsoft wants to spread its Xbox games far and wide, and if that logic holds, bringing free Halo multiplayer to PlayStation is not an impossibility.
A proper reboot of the series 1-3 would be great.
I had good memories with the co-op and multiplayer. Back when you had to link you and your friend’s Xbox for local area network.
Honestly it doesn't bother me if so.
When I do play Halo, I play it on PC so no skin off my nose if certain consoles are no longer required.
Halo to me seems more distant in terms of quality and captivating story after 4. Creatively 343 is in a slump and can barely keep a cohesive grip on what snagged our attention back in the days of Bungie. Halo needs a significant storyline improvement for me to return.
Microsoft is a business first not your buddy or your family. If they decide Playstation or Nintendo can strengthen their financial records then do not be surprised to see them function as a 3rd party publisher in the years to come.
Halo is a Beast :)
(Looks to the left sees FPS's, looks to the right sees more FPS's) Where's the balance here?
Well deserved for such a fantastic FPS.
Congrats! Didn't get into Xbox til 2003 so I didn't pick up the first Halo at launch.
Halo 2 LE x2, Reg x2 launch
Halo 3 Legendary launch
Halo 3 ODST launch
Halo Reach Legendary launch
Halo CE Anniversary launch
Halo 4 Collectors launch
Halo Wars LE not launch
Halo CE not launch
Halo 2 addon not launch
Halo Xbox launch
I'll give Microsoft credit, they may not have a ton of exclusives, but they know how to make the very few ones they have rite. You don't hear that with Sony or Nintendo.