360 sales projections after Halo 3 is released.

Any Projections on how many 360 units Halo 3 will psuh once its released? This is MS's Big Gun and I think it will sell alot of units. How many 360s do you think Halo 3 will sell?

it depends on whether microsoft drops the price or not. if they dont they will still easily shift 1 mill or so consoles thanks to halo 3 but if they knock the price down just before so the console starts at $200 i think wel double or triple. mirlegend

yup.

Exactly 360...

thousand...

a month... :twisted:

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. dubvisions

I hope for Sony's sake the same is not true for the PS3 and its heavy hitters. 

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

why would the people who want the 360 only for halo 3 have already bought the console? surely they would wait til release to see if theres a price reduction or special offer. plus the number of games sold for halo 1 went up for halo 2 so its not impossible for it to jump with halo 3.

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

It might not sell too many, there was like 4 million pre orders, and I'm sure most of the pre orders are from people that own 360's.  When buying a 360, everyone knows Halo will come to that platform, so the Halo fans could already own one.  Sort of like how Final Fantasy fans now own a ps3 cause they know it will come to the ps3.  (Stay on topic I know fanboys have to restrain themselves from saying "u dumb dumb it's coming to 360")

 My guess would be it would sell 1 million at max, over time too, not all at once.  

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

I disagree. I think people are waiting, just like more are waiting for FF13 and MGS4.

I doubt people buy them immediately.

I've also read links saying only a few million people who bought the Xbox 1 have bought a 360 so far.

I think many are waiting, but that's just me.

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. they've had a year and a half to do it. Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water. It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

Don't be foolish. You could say that about any big hitter title on any console...

There are plenty of people that are waiting for Halo 3 to come out before they buy a 360. 

If people are waiting on a price drop, their going to buy when the price drops, not because Halo 3 came out.  There's two different parts of the buying process you're throwing together.  One is deciding which console to buy (basing that decision off of titles like Ha-blo 3).  Then there's deciding when to buy it (based off of prices).

What if Halo 3 comes out andnthere's no price drop by then?  Your theory goes bye bye.

The hardcore fane have already purchased, for the most part.  The rest are going to wait until the money is right, not the titles.

Be honest here, Hardcore Halo fans have a 360 already, but it will still move units to the more casual people. I think MS is releasing Halo 3 more to keep the status quo, that is, to draw people away from the PS3 and keep them buying the 360. Afterall, when your on top of the sales charts you have to do everything in your power to stay there. But, there's no doubt, the Wii will soon lead the way.

Oh and I would be shocked if MS had a price drop yet, I would expect that next year. 

If people are waiting on a price drop, their going to buy when the price drops, not because Halo 3 came out.  There's two different parts of the buying process you're throwing together.  One is deciding which console to buy (basing that decision off of titles like Ha-blo 3).  Then there's deciding when to buy it (based off of prices).

What if Halo 3 comes out andnthere's no price drop by then?  Your theory goes bye bye.

The hardcore fane have already purchased, for the most part.  The rest are going to wait until the money is right, not the titles.

dubvisions

It'll probably move 1 million consoles, 1.5 million if there's a price drop. Then it'll revert to normal 360 sales after about 4 months.Eponique

It will move more consoles than that.  All Halo packages (regular, special, legendary) are ALL IN THE AMAZON top bestsellers list.  Legendary was already at #6 on the list, and was #3 a few days ago.  The game is going to sell over 10 million easily at this rate.  My Gamestop stopped accepting pre-orders ON ALL 3 PACKAGES.  There is a ridiculous demand for this game. 

If people are waiting on a price drop, their going to buy when the price drops, not because Halo 3 came out.  There's two different parts of the buying process you're throwing together.  One is deciding which console to buy (basing that decision off of titles like Ha-blo 3).  Then there's deciding when to buy it (based off of prices).

What if Halo 3 comes out andnthere's no price drop by then?  Your theory goes bye bye.

The hardcore fane have already purchased, for the most part.  The rest are going to wait until the money is right, not the titles.

dubvisions

 Thanks for your pointless input, cow. Now moove along and try to justify your $600 ,12 hour long,  door stop.

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

Just like cows who already wanted Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 have all gotten PS3s already...yeah, sure.  There are people who ONLY WANT HALO 3 PERIOD and will not buy a 360 until it releases. 

[QUOTE="dubvisions"]Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. they've had a year and a half to do it. Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water. It will not be a huge draw like before.AvIdGaMeR444

Just like cows who already wanted Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 have all gotten PS3s already...yeah, sure. There are people who ONLY WANT HALO 3 PERIOD and will not buy a 360 until it releases.

The difference is that the 360 already cheap..400 dollars anyone can afford it..while the PS3 people is still waitin for a price drop and the games to arrive.I know a few that is hopin for a price drop next year so they can get their hands on the mgs4 and final fantasy viii...and most hardcore halo fans is probaly play beta right now..lol.

But i think that the other heavy hitters on the 360 will move more consoles than Halo.  Halo will only sell the console to those who love Halo but haven't bought a 360 yet.

IMO, i think that the Wii's and PS3's killer-aps will sell more than the 360. 

Any Projections on how many 360 units Halo 3 will psuh once its released? This is MS's Big Gun and I think it will sell alot of units. How many 360s do you think Halo 3 will sell?

black_awpN1

I never met anyone who bought an Xbox for Halo 1 or 2. But you can imagine all the 11 year old XBL players will whine to their parents for a 360. 

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[QUOTE="dubvisions"]Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. they've had a year and a half to do it. Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water. It will not be a huge draw like before.elementz28

Just like cows who already wanted Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 have all gotten PS3s already...yeah, sure. There are people who ONLY WANT HALO 3 PERIOD and will not buy a 360 until it releases.

The difference is that the 360 already cheap..400 dollars anyone can afford it..while the PS3 people is still waitin for a price drop and the games to arrive.I know a few that is hopin for a price drop next year so they can get their hands on the mgs4 and final fantasy viii...and most hardcore halo fans is probaly play beta right now..lol.

even $400 is too much for a games console. most people agree that $200 is the sweet spot for now.

[QUOTE="dubvisions"]Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.pundog

[QUOTE="dubvisions"]Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. D0013ER

I hope for Sony's sake the same is not true for the PS3 and its heavy hitters.

Well people don't buy Playstation for one game and I'm not bashing the 360 here, but I know people who buy the Xbox and the 360 for just Halo. Yeah they'll pick up a few other games but the main reason they have their system is for Halo. 

between halo 3 release and end of year? bout 4-6mWilliamRLBaker

It'll probably move 1 million consoles, 1.5 million if there's a price drop. Then it'll revert to normal 360 sales after about 4 months.Eponique

6 million consoles were sold between halo 2 release and the end of the xbox's life ( which was basically a matter of 7-8 months)

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[QUOTE="dubvisions"]Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console. they've had a year and a half to do it. Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water. It will not be a huge draw like before.elementz28

Just like cows who already wanted Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 have all gotten PS3s already...yeah, sure. There are people who ONLY WANT HALO 3 PERIOD and will not buy a 360 until it releases.

The difference is that the 360 already cheap..400 dollars anyone can afford it..while the PS3 people is still waitin for a price drop and the games to arrive.I know a few that is hopin for a price drop next year so they can get their hands on the mgs4 and final fantasy viii...and most hardcore halo fans is probaly play beta right now..lol.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]between halo 3 release and end of year? bout 4-6mMandingo101

Yea...that's a little too optismtic though gears alone sold 2 million between release and the end of the year so it's possible...maybe 4 million...not 6... 

[QUOTE="Mandingo101"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]between halo 3 release and end of year? bout 4-6mkillaj2786

Yea...that's a little too optismtic though gears alone sold 2 million between release and the end of the year so it's possible...maybe 4 million...not 6...

We'll gears of war got 2 million between its release and end of year, It was an new IP it had hype.

WE have halo 3 releaseing in septermber, Its got more hype then any other game out there right now, more hype then final fantsy 13, or MGS4 combined and you all know it! ;)

So I think 4-6m is actually pretty low. 

if people actually want to get an Xbox 360, wouldn't they be done that long time ago?

if they are just waiting for one game, Halo 3 to buy it, then they are just being stupid. they could have bought it right now and play some other games while waiting.

Anyone who would base their decision off of Halo 3 has already purchased their console.  they've had a year and a half to do it.  Halo is not going to blow other 360 games or the competition's games out of the water.  It will not be a huge draw like before.dubvisions

Halo 3 has 4 million preorders.  So what are you talking about.

Whatever it is, it won't be more than the Wii. darkmario123

The ability to sell consoles didn't stop the first 2 Halos from sucking, and if the beta is any indacation, this one will be the most turgid and boring of the three.  Seriously, if the next generation is now, why can't they put more than one f***ing character in it for multiplayer?  I'm not a fanboy, I'm just saying.OPbarfer

[QUOTE="Mandingo101"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]between halo 3 release and end of year? bout 4-6mkillaj2786

Yea...that's a little too optismtic though gears alone sold 2 million between release and the end of the year so it's possible...maybe 4 million...not 6... 

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[QUOTE="Mandingo101"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]between halo 3 release and end of year? bout 4-6mrdo

Yea...that's a little too optismtic though gears alone sold 2 million between release and the end of the year so it's possible...maybe 4 million...not 6... 

you know, it took M$ a whole year to build the userbase to 10 million without any competition, so you think it will move an extra 10 million just in a few months? too optimistic or too wishful thinking?