insiders with solid track record with access to npd data have in a roundabout way confirmed less than 1 million for halo 5
would you believe if cream sugar confirms it as well or you don't know him as well?
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NPD Sales Results for October 2015 [Up1: Xbox #1]
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insiders with solid track record with access to npd data have in a roundabout way confirmed less than 1 million for halo 5
would you believe if cream sugar confirms it as well or you don't know him as well?
Liabe Brave
Member
That's not generous. Per Amazon, that bundle was far and away the most popular version of Xbox One sold this month. It almost certainly did more than 200k in the U.S. alone, much less worldwide. Differences like this add up.
Just ask yourself what is more likely: that some of the many guesses you've made are wrong, or that two people with access to the actual NPD numbers are both lying.
Steverulez
Member
I think you have it wrong, I don't believe they 343/partner studios or Ubisoft Montreal (whoever did ACU) should be the ones to pay here, it's the publishers IPs and they are the ones who have the call to decide if a game is hitting that date or not. If a game isn't finished I'm not sure what the developer is expected to do in this case, I don't doubt they worked incredibly hard, sometimes you need more time
Publishers should be carrying the can for this (unless studios kept the state of the game from the publisher which I find unlikely)
Japanmanx3
Member
When did we hear this???
Expectations for these HD ports are always out of wack. The Last of Us and the PS3 God of War collection are the only ones I can think of that made a dent.
Obliterator
Member
Here's a damn interesting question.
Does Ubi release yet ANOTHER yearly Creed release next year? And if so what the hell can they do to salvage this thing.
Does Ubi release yet ANOTHER yearly Creed release next year? And if so what the hell can they do to salvage this thing.
The XB1 did 300k this month. I doubt more than 2/3 of sales came from a 500$ console. Amazon also showed the PS4 ahead for the month, and it ended up losing.
Giriath_89
Member
To be fair, you didn't clarify what your point was until now. And you did say XB1 sales were higher than PS4, which is totally irrelevant to your point and the discussion you two were having.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I would love to know that. Because as far as I can tell, it's sold out here in Denver and the surrounding area.
Edit:
The entire conversation that kicked this whole thing off was the OP (not of the thread) asking if Destiny had an effect. My responses were directly about that. I'm not sure where the lines got crossed.
Microsoft said it was the best selling digital title on the xbox store for a launch week to date. Minecraft did 1 million, so Halo 5 probably did around the same figures if not a bit better.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Very interesting threat. Nobody seems to enjoy the numbers. We do have a winner, but even he couldn't match expectations at all.
I for one still refuse to believe that Halo 5 sold less that one million units.
I've also learned that the UC Triology isn't a big thing in the US, hence the game itself and the $350 bundle may not have met Sony's expectations.
That said, it seems to me that most buyers chose the Battlefield or CoD bundle, which will only affect November results. In other words, I asume that Sony's price cut will still have a major impact.
I for one still refuse to believe that Halo 5 sold less that one million units.
I've also learned that the UC Triology isn't a big thing in the US, hence the game itself and the $350 bundle may not have met Sony's expectations.
That said, it seems to me that most buyers chose the Battlefield or CoD bundle, which will only affect November results. In other words, I asume that Sony's price cut will still have a major impact.
glassgannon
Banned
Its gets even harder considering syndicate was rather positively received and still tanked.
at this point they cannot have a less than exemplary game or the series goes into hibernation.
EventHorizon
Member
They'll move away from dedicated consoles but still support them. The Xbox console will just be one place that you will be able to play Xbox games. I can see Microsoft offering a home computer appliance which would be a self contained unit like an Xbox or laptop, but have the Xbox form factor, be able to run any program in the Microsoft store, and run Xbox games.
People got burned by buggy games and finally spoke with their wallets.
Superman00
Liverpool01
This, people need to step back and looked at how stacked November for the PS4 is.
PS4 has:
BO3(Million+ easily, plus the bundle will drive hardware)
Fall Out 4(Million + easily)
Star Wars(indication that the bundle is doing pretty well, plus the massive hype of the movie)
$299 deal at everywhere for BF. It's $100 less than last year.
Lol no way.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Most of those bundles amazon was showing were for this month .
They're not 'NPD insiders', they just work at companies that pay for the NPD data.
If you had the money or worked for say, an investment firm (who are the kind of people who buy this information) you too could see NPD's market data.
They're not ninjas FFS. Well Harker might be.
I don't know, I mean PS4 has double the install base of Xbox One, and Master Chief Collection charted at #3 on NPD last year, even with the negative press of the game flat out not working. You would think one of the best remasters of one of the top AAA IP's done by Bluepoint would chart higher than Yoshi's Wooly World.
CosmicQueso
Member
Well if Cream wants to do his thing then everything else will take care of itself. Not sure what else to do. I don't give out numbers so we wait and talk about how November will be very interesting.
What do you mean no way?
.......best selling for an opening week. stop speaking out of your ass
Nightengale
Member
Yes because AssCreed 2016 is already at least 2+ years into development, since it's led by different studios each year on rotation.
How can they salvage it? Depends on how much they can improve over one year in a substantial way that makes people go "wow" at AssCreed.
ZhugeEX ‏@ZhugeEX 1 minute ago
~580k.
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/665032533642465280
Edit: Not Halo 5 numbers
~580k.
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/665032533642465280
Edit: Not Halo 5 numbers
DriftingSpirit
Member
Not in the US.
BigSoftieFF
Member
No way.....
Most of those bundles amazon was showing were for this month? Can you please word that better? Anyway, yes, it was ahead. But there were several other bundle's that charted as well. And like I said, Amazon's streak was broken in October.
Nightengale
Member
Japanmanx3
Member
Ghost Slayer
Member
lol what?
if that's halo... wooooooooow.
ethomaz
Banned
It needs to be AC... not Halo.
HOW LOW CAN IT BE!!!
Liabe Brave
Member
Amazon also showed the Halo bundle as the best-selling version of Xbox in August, sales that NPD didn't include until now. That's why PS4 lost despite leading October's Amazon list, and it's also why we can say the $500 bundle was the majority of Xboxes sold for October.
glassgannon
Banned
neither yoshi nor halo had their sequel releasing in a matter of 5 months
Obliterator
Member
Nice responses. Yeah I guess Creed 2016 is for sure coming because ots so deep into development but I really wonder if the franchise goes on the back burner after that.
The thing is, even if the game is damn good I just think people are sick of the franchise. The fatigue is real
BigSoftieFF
Member
I'm thinking you're right.
That can't be H5.
Cow Goes Moo
Member
maybe they'll rely on tom clancy... if that releases next year
on a sidenote i can't imagine watch dogs 2 doing better than the first, unless its a huge shake up like ac1->2
Ok, so it is still leading, where almost every game sells more on PS4, there are more PS4 sold now then there were last year. What's the problem then? The game did everything right. Bluepoint was even hired to do the remaster.
Yeah sorry. But the MCC did better, and that was on a smaller userbase. I swear, neogaf is killing me!
theviolenthero
Member
Remember, the Halo 5 bundle was $500.
If it did a minimum of 200k that would be $100 million in 1 week.
Highly unlikely.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Is that combined consoles? If so...
How are console sales so low, other than people are either waiting for Black Friday, Star Wars hype that real, or both?
LegalEagleMike
Member
580k is probably for all consoles lumped together.
No way that's Halo. Really?
Giriath_89
Member
Yeah, that's not Halo 5.