Halo 3 UK sales high, but fall short of GTA record

I could see GTA4 smashing both Halo's US and GTA:SA's UK records

GTA 4 will be on the PS3 and 360...... but will people be lining up at midnight to buy it?

When discussing the increase of 360 sales, you have to take in consideration the consoles they blocked from live not to long ago.

You know.. The ones they blocked from live a few days after starting to sell the latest H2 maps. I'm sure there is a noticeable percentage of players rebuying consoles for H3 on live.

With the amount of players on live during the first few days of the game dropping, it demonstrates what we all know : H3 is a online machine not the least bit dependent on the campaign.

You can't consider the increase as purely "new" sales/customers. In which case, is the increase of console sale's impressive or is it the drive to play H3 online?

You'll have to excuse me if that was incoherent rambling.

Oh well, Halo 3 is still a whole shitload of a greater game than any of the GTAs. For me at least.

How consoles could have been blocked?

Let the hating begin your precious Halo 3 didn't set a record over GTA so its a better....stupid

For all those who think Halo 3 sucks...the truth is you just suck at it.

7 MORE DAYS!!!!!! FOR FIFA 08!!!!!!! YEAAAAA CANT FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!!!

@ 3.

The notion that those who bought new Xboxes to replaced their banned ones would make up a statistically significant portion of new console sales seems highly dubious at best.

7 MORE DAYS!!!!!! FOR FIFA 08!!!!!!!! CANT FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One thing to keep in mind is the ratio of the user install base for the PS2 at the time of the GTA: San Andreas release and the # of people who owned a 360 at the time of H3's release. The PS2 at that time had been out longer (don't know the exact amount of years) than the 360 (only 2yrs old for H3), I believe, so there were more customers available in the UK to purchase it.

#3, what the hell are you on about? your speaking mince

Well, I learned that, in business, there is no point unless you are striving to be the best. Even if you fall short, you still do pretty damn good.

Congrats MS. That's only one of a bunch of other records that you DID get.

Face it, Halo 3 is mainly a US phenomenon.

Europe would rather play soccer (football) games made by EA than Halo 3. As for GTA, well, our poor UK brothers are banned from handling firearms and getting "rowdy" by their government, so they feel more of a need to lash out with GTA, lol. Just kidding... Sort of.

your so wrnog spartacus you have no idea. we play pro evo aka winning eleven. gta doesnt get banned, the only game i recall getting banned was manhunt 2. germany though, bans the shit out of everything.

have you not seen the map when in matchmaking? europe is pretty bright, with the uk being nearly all lit up like east coast america

@neale, i think he meant that in the UK you are not allowed to bear arms IRL , so you get out your gun violence in Grand Theft Auto.

Lol Spartacus, your knowledge of the UK/European gaming market is equivalent of my knowledge of how to fire a handgun (to use an appropriate comparison). Pro Evolution Soccer is essentially the superior football (soccer) franchise for the discerning tactical player. As for the gun control remark, even though gun-crime is growing within the UK, doesn't mean we're all gun-wielding psychopaths who can pick up a round of ammo from WalMart. Not saying anything about my good friends across the pond of course! :)