Halo Infinite will have a huge player base.... The many platforms, and gamepass.... Also the support post launch. I think it will be akin to the glory days of Halo 3.
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Halo Infinite leads IGN Readers Poll as most anticipated shooter game
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IGN forum and site reviews, votes etc don't skew completely casually, hence COD being low, even though it'll probably sell gang busters. I'd imagine Halo Infinite will do really well as well, just not Halo 3 levels of well.
Halo Infinite being a launch title for Scarlett helps too. (As well as the whole Gamepass thing)
I'm really happy to see 343 getting goodwill. I recently played through MCC and Halo 4 was really fucking good. I liked elements of Halo 5 as well. Fingers crossed for Infinite.
This is a totally unscientific survey, and the concept of comparing "relevence" is pretty silly, but I think it's safe to say that Halo has lost a lot of popularity and much of its influence over the last decade.
That said, there are a lot of things happening for the franchise that are making people more excited than they have been for a while. Launch title, new engine, the return to classic art, the PC release etc.
I think it's safe to say that if this same poll was conducted right after Halo 5 was revealed, that game would not have topped the list.
Things are looking up, but let's not pretend things had not been,comparatively, way down prior.
That said, there are a lot of things happening for the franchise that are making people more excited than they have been for a while. Launch title, new engine, the return to classic art, the PC release etc.
I think it's safe to say that if this same poll was conducted right after Halo 5 was revealed, that game would not have topped the list.
Things are looking up, but let's not pretend things had not been,comparatively, way down prior.
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Resetera collective opinion of Halo is so outdated. Lol.
If they pull it off (343i) Halo + Gamepass is going to be massive, much bigger then 4 + 5 imo, in terms of online population.
Also, hope Rod takes note, multiplayer horde varient was a poor showing for Gears 5, SP generates greater hype and goodwill then seeing multiplayer session being repeated over and over. We won't get any SP until September because he's booked MORE multiplayer, like that's what the franchise needs.
If they pull it off (343i) Halo + Gamepass is going to be massive, much bigger then 4 + 5 imo, in terms of online population.
Also, hope Rod takes note, multiplayer horde varient was a poor showing for Gears 5, SP generates greater hype and goodwill then seeing multiplayer session being repeated over and over. We won't get any SP until September because he's booked MORE multiplayer, like that's what the franchise needs.
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What a bizarre, defensive post..No one said ti was irrelevant? It is way less popular that is a simple fact.
I feel that. I would love a deep dive in to what went in to that marketing and why it was so different from the game. I'm sure there's a fascinating story there.
I think halo 5s Multi is the best ever for halo and maybe still the best out there for arena style.
I don't think this survey has much bearing on reality to be honest, when you consider that Modern Warfare will almost certainly out sell all of the others, even on the Xbox One. Regardless, Halo still has immense residual popularity, it just doesn't necessarily translate into sales. Nostalgia is a big thing with the Halo series, and the poignancy of that nostalgia specifically exists because it was so good before, and has been so poor since.
Halo will outsell MW on the PC. I'm relatively certain of that.
Who cares ablutor ERA say?
They said Switch war DOA.
If era says One thing, will be another. Ppl in this forum live @bubble.
They said Switch war DOA.
If era says One thing, will be another. Ppl in this forum live @bubble.
I dont put much stock in an IGN poll. The demographics of IGN must be similar to that of Halo fans, but I dont see young people caring much for Halo
Many people on era were positive about Halo in the previous thread that is being referred to here. I find it hard to understand how you apply group think to all of era when you yourself, OP and many in this thread are members of era with a different opinion. It's embarrassing tbqh.
My most anticipated title for 2020. Halo needs a comeback and hopefully I'm not setting myself up for disappointment by thinking this will be it.
Part of my hype for Halo Infinite is a brand new engine and a new focus on bringing Halo back. Plus nextgen systems to play Halo on. Really need to see some gameplay footage but a rebirth of one of the most legendary console games series is something to potentially get excited about.
I played a few social matches this evening for the first time in months. And it's so great, I can't understand why I stopped.
Probably all that excessive Game Pass value...ugh.
I get sad when I see that most people just ignore Wolfenstein.
Wolfenstein New Order, Old Blood and 2 are some of my favorite shooters.
Youngblood is looking incredible as well.
Wolfenstein New Order, Old Blood and 2 are some of my favorite shooters.
Youngblood is looking incredible as well.
I've heard this a lot, atleast that most people think it's the best since Halo 2.
Better art-style, more maps/content, and some other changes which build upon Halo 5 mp will go along way.
My friends and I all agreed if halo infinite is a return to greatness we all buying the Xbox day one. Will it be that good. Who knows. Already buying PS5 day one but def most excited to see how halo turns out.
That should be something to worry about, not that if Halo lose some of its popularity.
Shoulda shown more campaign at E3. I have no doubt it'll be excellent, though.
Well, out of most of those, Halo was the only one to really get a trailer at E3. Modern Warfare was a complete no-show, and everything they showed for Borderlands 3 was behind closed doors.
If Borderlands 3 and Modern Warfare would have actually shown something at E3, these results might look a bit different.
If Borderlands 3 and Modern Warfare would have actually shown something at E3, these results might look a bit different.
Shooter? Sure Halo Infinite would win that, it's expected to be a return to greatness and is tied in with he excitement of a new console. But it would be good to know the list of top ten games people are looking forward to, my guess would be that Cyberpunk 2077 would come out on top with Zelda BOTW2 - but what would be the other games?
To be expected, although maybe that'll change as we learn more about it. Halo may have a larger number of players than before by effect of being on a larger number of platforms simultaneously but it won't match the sales and cultural significance the series once had. Glad Doom Eternal is up there, that game is taking the formula and switching it up just enough that it won't feel like the same old, same old. I wonder how people will feel when we see whatever Guerrilla is up to with the hires they recently acquired from the R6 Siege team.
Bummer about Wolfenstein. I hope it sells okay with the lower price and everything.
I'm somewhat excited for Halo I suppose, but that trailer left me cold--especially as it's supposed to be the intro to the first mission. Nothing about Pelican pilot guy was even mildly interesting or fun, and he's supposed to be a significant supporting character. Plus, the focus on - incredibly rote and dull, going by the 'daddy misses you' stuff from the trailer - personal human drama over Big Ominous Proper Noun space mystery and dramatic sci-fi nonsense is, like, the exact opposite of what I want from Halo. Like, contrast it with this:
Honestly, the intro put me in mind of the more 'personal' moments in Halo 5, which fell flat in the exact same way. It was actually kind of impressive how that game took characters I actually gave a shit about from reading the books when I was a kid and made me completely indifferent to them.
I'm somewhat excited for Halo I suppose, but that trailer left me cold--especially as it's supposed to be the intro to the first mission. Nothing about Pelican pilot guy was even mildly interesting or fun, and he's supposed to be a significant supporting character. Plus, the focus on - incredibly rote and dull, going by the 'daddy misses you' stuff from the trailer - personal human drama over Big Ominous Proper Noun space mystery and dramatic sci-fi nonsense is, like, the exact opposite of what I want from Halo. Like, contrast it with this:
Honestly, the intro put me in mind of the more 'personal' moments in Halo 5, which fell flat in the exact same way. It was actually kind of impressive how that game took characters I actually gave a shit about from reading the books when I was a kid and made me completely indifferent to them.
Surprising considering the E3 trailer this year for Infinite was kind of whatever and they still haven't shown any gameplay. Last years trailer was hype though.
Nah they showed a BL3 trailer at Microsoft's conference.
It was this one: https://youtu.be/xTnYksXt7Xg
Nah they showed a BL3 trailer at Microsoft's conference.
It was this one: https://youtu.be/xTnYksXt7Xg
Compared to what they showed at their own conference prior to E3, and what they showed behind closed doors at E3, this really isn't much.
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Me too, I only know like one person irl that plays borderlands and they play everything.
