Halo 3 To Push Xbox 360 Tipping Point

How much is Halo 3 driving Xbox 360 sales? Analyst group Compete has crunched the latest numbers and predicted as many as 300,000 hardware unit sales could have come from the Halo effect in the month before its release, and found suprising stats on Halo's edition sell-through.

[Meus Renaissance]

I want Halo 3 :(

[lightning32]

i think its sad that a lot of people but the 360 just for halo 3

[Meus Renaissance]

My brother has my Xbox right now and hes not playing it. I was very tempted to buy an Elite just for Halo but my senses came to me.

The game is very fun online, addictive. People bought the PS2 for GTA or FF so why cant others do the same for Halo when it comes to the 360?

[stunt213]

i had to choose between 360 and halo 3 for my birthday or iphone? i was going to pick 360, but then i realize that iphone is way cooler

[sak500]

@stunt213

You know something similar happened to me as well. I had to choose between a ps3 and vacum cleaner. Yes, the choice was difficult as both are used for collecting dust, but then i went for the more useful and handy version. Sanyo vacum cleaner. I just love using it around the apartment.

[Jo0j]

i think its sad that a lot of people but a PS3 just for bluray

...at least the 360 people were buying their console for a GAME.

[lawman1108]

360 will pass Wii by the end of Oct.

[CadDad]

The 360 may pass the Wii, but it will most likely be temporary.

The HALO phenomenon is a unique one, pushing a lot of games and generating massive hype initially, but the long term aspects of it pushing systems for months and months just doesn't check with history.

I think Halo 3 will barely crack 10 million lifetime, and might push ~1 million consoles, since I feel the playerbase for Halo had already adopted the 360 for the most part.

I could very well be wrong, but as it stands it's a pretty safe prediction.

-CadDad

[tehcellownu]

it will never pass the wii..after halo 3 the sales is goin to go down for sure..in christmas all the parents is goin to buy their kids wii.. i want to hear microsoft official words on how many halo 3 been sold..if it sold the same amount as halo 2 ill laugh so hard

[WIIIS1]

PS3 will never pass the Wii or 360.

[Jrome]

I beat halo 3 ^_^. Now i can put my 360 to side..until....Mass Effect ^_^.

[Wile]

no need to set it aside. I hear the multi player isn't too shabby. ;P

[Jrome]

Well, after halo 2 multi player...halo multi player got a little boring for me.

Besides, why pay for halo 3 multi player when Warhawk is free ^_^ and more exciting if you ask me.

[sak500]

@jrome. EITHER STFU or give us your gamertag. It seems like you are a fonyfanatic. No right minded person owning a ps3 and 360 will hv more leaning towards overhyped, expensive, lied about, BD trojoned console over a console with 100+ better games and great online service, the only negative about is the RROD, that too had been taken care off. SO TAKE KEN's D!K out of your a$$ and give us your 360 gamertag.

[Urbancowboy786]

Now what will they do without their money machine eh?

[mikeslemonade]

The August sales were due to Bioshock and Blue Dragon not Halo 3.

[CyberSentinel]

"You got to Believe"

[mikeslemonade]

The August sales were due to Bioshock, Blue Dragon, and price drops. It wasn't Halo 3 that increased 360 sales that much.

[jib]

obviously. halo 3 didn't come out last august

[mandrake]

Halo is like the little wedge that gets the 360 inside the house. The initial console purchase is usually the single biggest expense in gaming, and is therefore the most difficult investment to persuade the consumer to make. But once you get over that hump, it's a lot easier to persuade the customer to purchase additional software or peripherals to get more mileage out of the initial console investment. For example, not many would buy a 360 just to play Virtua Fighter 5. But these same people may buy one for Halo. Once they are done with Halo, it's a lot lot easier to get these people to check out VF5. In that way, Halo sales could help other software titles in the 360 library. Note, Halo doesn't even have to come through for these people. Even if they are disappointed by it, the 360 will still be sitting next to their TV, so they may be tempted to check out other 360 titles.

[Apocalypse Shadow]

if your playing halo3 everyday,you're not playing other games.you want to see who's online,frag newcomers and show your skills.it's the same with MMOS,games like this hurt other games because they are only playing "THAT" game.

alot of gamers are playing WOW.they may not buy any new MMOS because everyone is playing WOW.that's just how it is.it's why game companies moved their releases away from halo and other games.so they get noticed.

does it mean new buyers to 360?yes.but not to casual gamers or gamers who don't like FPS games.they will still pick up wiis and wiifit and ps3 and it's wide selection of known exclusives and features.

but you still need more than one big hit.and as we seen,gears,blue dragon,bioshock,etc,have not raised 360 sales passed 15 or 20 million.it's still around 12.could have been RROD,but i think it was not the only reason 360s aren't being picked up in waves.

mag lev

[Gina-get-u]

It's no big mystery sherlock. Even the cheapest 360 still costs too many clams for most folks. Get that puppy below $200 and you'll see it hit 20 million. Most of the tards here don't see what MS has up its sleeve after December. I'll tell you what's coming: a price cut! Expect the fire sale after the Xmas shopping wave. I don't think even Metal Gear can stand up to a $100 discount.

[jiggyjay]

Great points.. I would not be suprised if MS does drop the prices of the 360's before christmas... The first drop was weak.. If they don't drop it by the end of this year then spring 08 right before GTA drops would be my next bet! I can't wait to see how the sales of the 360 would be affected when it does drop the price.

[s8anicslayer]

it's not going to move 360's,because it appeals only to halo fans and plus it's the third in the series

[jiggyjay]

If that's true then FF13 or MGS4 will not move PS3 as well?