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Has Halo lost some of its popularity?
- Thread starter SantaC
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Nope I expect the next one to be the biggest ever , it will do great on xbox game pass steam and windows store.
Storywise, the 343 material has been divisive. Multiplayer wise, there's a lot more competition out there these days. And Xbox isn't what it used to be. So yeah. I don't know about sales numbers, but the market has expanded and it doesn't command as large a fraction of the Mart anymore.
Yep! But 3's popularity was insane, drop off was to be expected. Halo 3 felt like Fortnite with how ubiquitous it was during that time
Most definitely. Most franchises never stay on top forever. Doesn't mean they can't win back a lot of people with Halo Infinite though.
Definitely. But I think that Infinite on Scarlett's launch and MCC on PC will revitalize the franchise quite a bit.
Ehhh.... the response around Halo outside of ERA has been pretty big lately, MCC for PC blew up and Infinite seems to be gathering a lot of attention. It's definitely declined quite a bit/lot from the Halo 3/pre-Halo 4 launch days but it's being going back up recently, so I don't know what you're seeing OP that makes you think it's continuing to decline.
Yes, Yes it has.
We know it won't ever reach the popularity of Halo 3 again. But Halo infinite should give it a small boost.
We know it won't ever reach the popularity of Halo 3 again. But Halo infinite should give it a small boost.
Well, 343i certainly isn't Bungie. I'm not yet convinced they can reinstate Halo as the franchise it once was but hopefully Halo Infinite is finally a breath of fresh air.
Just a feeling, but I think Halo: MCC on Steam will do pretty well.
Halo: Infinite, too, if they put it on Steam.
Both Halo: MCC and Halo: Infinite are announced as PC titles.
Halo: Infinite, too, if they put it on Steam.
Both Halo: MCC and Halo: Infinite are announced as PC titles.
Especially with being game pass day one on Xbox AND PC.
It didn't help that they showed more of Halo Infinite last year than this year. People will start to get excited once they actually show the game finally.
Some? Halo was at one point a cultural touchstone. Now, it's a somewhat successful FPS totally overshadowed by its peers. Exclusivity to a suddenly unpopular brand didn't help it.
It's nowhere close to what it used to be. I doubt even if I explained it to them that younger people could fully understand how big of an event the releases of Halo 2 and Halo 3 were, especially Halo 2, that was on the national news. It's hard to picture Halo nowadays being that big.
Yes. Its poised for a comeback though.
MCC for PC is gaining a lot of attention and Infinite is primed to impress since its launching with a new console.
MCC for PC is gaining a lot of attention and Infinite is primed to impress since its launching with a new console.
Absolutely it has. All of my old Halo super fans have pretty much been off that train since Bungie left. I have to imagine that is more common than not.
It has no BR mode in it, so it's dropped off the radar. Even though is still sells millions, it's not how it use to be. Maybe a rebirth will happen with Infinity, since it comes Xbox and Nextgen and PC.
This is also a pretty strong point. Xbox One taking a backseat to Playstation 4 in terms of popularity this generation sure as fuck hurt.
Yes.
Say what you will about Halo 4, but I thought that game at least tried to lead the story in a new direction.
Then 5 comes along...and man, Halo 5's story is just rubbish. Complete rubbish.
Say what you will about Halo 4, but I thought that game at least tried to lead the story in a new direction.
Then 5 comes along...and man, Halo 5's story is just rubbish. Complete rubbish.
I'm sure its likely Halo has declined with fps competition.
But it's also important to consider the last couple Halo games with mixed fan reception, and twice now we've been teased about Halo Infinity, without seeing anything.
But it's also important to consider the last couple Halo games with mixed fan reception, and twice now we've been teased about Halo Infinity, without seeing anything.