news.com— The company said that Halo 3, the third and final episode in the hugely popular franchise, netted $170 million in sales in the U.S. in its first day.
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Here is my problem with this. The game is awesome, but what about things like movies and books? The article mentions Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Spider-Man 3. So think of this, a movie ticket costs (here in texas, 8 bucks, in ny 12 bucks I think) and the Harry Potter Book had an MSRP of 39.99. Halo 3 costed 60 bucks! thats roughly 6 times the cost of a movie ticket, and 20 bucks more than the MSRP of HP7 (HP 7 in most places was on sale during the first day for like $25 - $30 bucks.So considering the hype machines behind HP 7, Spider-Man and Halo 3, it is almost a no brainer that it would gross more than the other 2 because in both cases it is at LEAST 2 times more expensive. Granted it shouldn't matter, I know, but that's that my opinion. I think this whole announcement is sensationalized.
Well deserved I'd say. The game is great and after messing around in the forge and theater I believe it is going to be big for the professional gaming community as well. Kudos to Bungie for making their best and most balanced game yet. Raising the bar one halo at a time.
Congratulations on your big launch, Microsoft; I'm impressed, really I am, and I'm sure you made a fantastic, praise-worthy game.But please stop with these comparisons. It's not apples-to-apples when the things you're comparing have fractions of cost.
hater2winSep 27, 2007
Here is my problem with this. The game is awesome, but what about things like movies and books? The article mentions Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Spider-Man 3. So think of this, a movie ticket costs (here in texas, 8 bucks, in ny 12 bucks I think) and the Harry Potter Book had an MSRP of 39.99. Halo 3 costed 60 bucks! thats roughly 6 times the cost of a movie ticket, and 20 bucks more than the MSRP of HP7 (HP 7 in most places was on sale during the first day for like $25 - $30 bucks.So considering the hype machines behind HP 7, Spider-Man and Halo 3, it is almost a no brainer that it would gross more than the other 2 because in both cases it is at LEAST 2 times more expensive. Granted it shouldn't matter, I know, but that's that my opinion. I think this whole announcement is sensationalized.
malakite33Sep 27, 2007
Well deserved I'd say. The game is great and after messing around in the forge and theater I believe it is going to be big for the professional gaming community as well. Kudos to Bungie for making their best and most balanced game yet. Raising the bar one halo at a time.
gunbladeviiiSep 27, 2007
Congratulations on your big launch, Microsoft; I'm impressed, really I am, and I'm sure you made a fantastic, praise-worthy game.But please stop with these comparisons. It's not apples-to-apples when the things you're comparing have fractions of cost.