Will Reach's launch be as huge as Halo 3's?

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#1 Cruxis27
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No.

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#2 Cook1eMonst3r
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In all likelihood not even close.
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#3 bigboss5ak
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It probaly wont marketing wise but MS doesnt need to spend millions on marketing for reach like they did for halo 3. 3 days ago reach preorders were already over 800,000 so its probaly past a million preorders now. That means reach is already on track to outsell halo 3
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#4 jsh020
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oh god no. even peaple that like halo think the serise was milked to death after 3. i was the biggest halo nerd ever a few years back. now i have no interest in reach at all.

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#5 GabeNewellsPie
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No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

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#6 deangallop
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I think it will be very close, but MS hasn't been marketing this nearly as much as they did halo 3 yet.

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#7 jsh020
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It probaly wont marketing wise but MS doesnt need to spend millions on marketing for reach like they did for halo 3. 3 days ago reach preorders were already over 800,000 so its probaly past a million preorders now. That means reach is already on track to outsell halo 3bigboss5ak
keep in mind halo 3 is in the top 3 best selling games ever. it has a while to go to top it.
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#8 mitu123
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It'll be near it.

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#9 Cook1eMonst3r
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It'll be near it.

mitu123
Not really.
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#10 Locutus_Picard
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No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

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It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.
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#11 mccoyca112
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They're already advertising. Possibly.

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#12 Basinboy
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Launch, no. Long-term replayability+sales? Well, better than ODST IMO but i'll go with negatory, too much closure from Halo 3 to enrapture the old casual crowd.

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#13 deangallop
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[QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

Locutus_Picard
It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

ODST sold more than prologue and that's not even a full Halo title, Reach will easily outsell prologue.
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#14 delta3074
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they are advertising the Reach bundle like mad over here in blighty,i have not seen any adverts on the TV yet, but word of mouth hype for this game has been off the charts, everybody i know is talking about it.
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#15 JMR09
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[QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

Locutus_Picard

It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

Uh no.

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#16 IAMSERIAL
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[QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

Locutus_Picard
It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

This guy is new to gaming and has never heard of Halo before, someone educate him please. Anyway, the launch will be bigger. It will sell more than Halo 3...if it somehow doesn't then the economy is to blame and nothing else. It's not like there are any other marketing powerhouses being released in September.
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#17 mitu123
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[QUOTE="mitu123"] Not really.Cook1eMonst3r
Well, it'll make money.
[QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

Locutus_Picard

It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

Every main Halo game by Bungie outsold it, even a expansion pack ODST did, the same will happen here.

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#18 XD4NTESINF3RNOX
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I sure hope not it took forever to get halo 3 during the midnight launch lol
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#20 Cook1eMonst3r
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[QUOTE="Locutus_Picard"][QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

IAMSERIAL
It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

This guy is new to gaming and has never heard of Halo before, someone educate him please. Anyway, the launch will be bigger. It will sell more than Halo 3...if it somehow doesn't then the economy is to blame and nothing else. It's not like there are any other marketing powerhouses being released in September.

Reach looks marvelous, but is nowhere near as hyped and sought-after as Halo 3 was prior to its launch. Initial sales won't impress, and that's more or less a fact by now.
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#21 VendettaRed07
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No and because of 2 reasons. We got a halo game last year, even though its a spin off doesnt really matter peoples excitement wont be at the same level because we still have halo on the brain, and also because its not titled Halo 4.. People might think its just another spin off like halo wars or ODST and not realize its actually the next big halo game

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#22 johnnyblazed88
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i dont see why it wouldnt be bigger, its the first real halo since H3

andtheres like 20 million more 360's out there

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#23 Ninja-Hippo
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It'll outsell Halo 3 without a problem. The install base is much larger.
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#24 HailCaesarHail
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No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

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i completely agree, nothing is the sales juggernaut that Halo is. i cant wait, its going to be the best fps ever.
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#25 Cook1eMonst3r
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[QUOTE="GabeNewellsPie"]

No but Reach will easily outsell 99% of other games released this year in a matter of days.

Locutus_Picard
It won't even sell as much as GT: Prologue...so keep dreaming my friend.

Prologue shipped 5 million units. That number will be devoured by Reach in a matter of time.