As Halo3 goes, so does the 360?

Recently there has been a lot of negative press concerning the 360. (Moore leaving, console failure, sales dropping)

I was just wondering if the 360 success hinges on Halo 3. Granted there are some big games coming out, quite possibly AAA titles in the next 4 months in a row (Bioshock/Halo 3/GTA 4/ Mass Effect). Will this be enough to continue 360 success? I hope so, competition in the gaming industry is helpful. Will these 4 titles show the best the 360 can produce?

Recently there has been a lot of negative press concerning the 360. (Moore leaving, console failure, sales dropping)

I was just wondering if the 360 success hinges on Halo 3. Granted there are some big games coming out, quite possibly AAA titles in the next 4 months in a row (Bioshock/Halo 3/GTA 4/ Mass Effect). Will this be enough to continue 360 success? I hope so, competition in the gaming industry is helpful. Will these 4 titles show the best the 360 can produce?

Diablo2343

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Recently there has been a lot of negative press concerning the 360. (Moore leaving, console failure, sales dropping)

I was just wondering if the 360 success hinges on Halo 3. Granted there are some big games coming out, quite possibly AAA titles in the next 4 months in a row (Bioshock/Halo 3/GTA 4/ Mass Effect). Will this be enough to continue 360 success? I hope so, competition in the gaming industry is helpful. Will these 4 titles show the best the 360 can produce?

Alpha172

hmmmm thats very interesting... llama.com has to get one and open it up or somthing...

Uhh no

Peter Moore leaving hasnothing to do with the 360 going. The 360 is here to stay till the next generation.

Halo 3 is wayyyyy overrated. BounceDK

I think you should at least wait for the game before you make decisions about it. Maybe because you dont like it (already) doesnt mean the millions of fans think the same. If Halo is over rated with its millions of fans then what isnt overrated?

Even if this game turns out to be completely awful, it will still sell millions which is what is going to boost the 360. The income from the games, and the consoles sold on the basis of this game WILL make a difference to the Xbox division at Microsoft. On those terms, I hope this game sells unbelievable amounts, because I don't want Microsoft to ever consider pulling out of gaming because right now their game selection completely destroys the other 2.

Agree, Halo 3 is a system seller, but what after Halo 3...I know they have a RTS for Halo coming out that looks sweet. I just wished they showed more at E3 for games of 08.Diablo2343

Well im considering buying a Ps3 before Re5 comes out, because in al honesty the Ps3 has really been impressing me. The new Socom, Killzone, MGS4, Heavenly sword, God of war 3 (hopes). They all look to be amazing.

I'd say it's more than enough.

Anyway, the 360's dependancy on Halo isn't nearly as vital as it was for the X-box. But, Halo 3 will really help seal the deal. I'm sure for alot of people Halo is going to help push them over the fence.

no game will sell as much as halo3 .... i mean 4.5 million pre-orders is not a joke ..... and i think it will be a while b4 we see something like that again...its a world record for cryingout loudAmit_Raj

Not that I don't beleive you but where are people getting this info. If this is true, it's truly outstanding because that means it'll probably have already sold more copys than Halo Combat evolved at luanch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games#Xbox

notice how the xbox only had 4 games not named Halo sell over one million, notice how the 360 already has 10 that have broken the million mark. By the end of the year, there will be close to 20 titles on the 360 that have sold over one million.