Although Microsoft doesn't mention how many copies of the game it sold, the company does mention over 4 million players have logged into the game. The math isn't simply a case of taking the gross and dividing by $60, since the limited editions of the game go for $100, and then there's the question of whether the Halo 4 console bundle ($400) and Halo 4 War Games Map Pass ($25) are included in that total.
"We're thrilled that Halo 4 has emerged as the biggest U.S. entertainment launch of the year," said Microsoft Studios VP Phil Spencer, knowing full well that moment is fleeting. Like, as in the next 24 hours.
Tomorrow Activision launches Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which, the company stated during a recent conference call, is expected to sell better than last year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. For the sake of comparison, MW3 grossed over $775 million worldwide in a week (besting the $650 million record set by Call of Duty: Black Ops and the $550 million by Modern Warfare 2 the year prior to that).Continue reading Halo 4 made $220 million day one, on track to $300 million in first week
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