Indeed. Congrats to 343i and Microsoft for topping the charts.

So sales matters again as it seems

i just don't understand how any one from Xbox camp can claim a victory
when in Halo's month
It didn't even break a 1 million
and Xbox manage to only outsell Ps4 by 25K in US
While Ps4 outsold it Worldwide yet again
and Sony said :
"Thanks for making PlayStation 4 the top selling console globally."

and some comments here are really saying The tides have turned and Xbox won ?! ...for real now ?!

@Ezzz
i have yet that see any comment claiming MS won anything
All i see is people saying good job MS

Where did you get hardware from?

I think that's where he got it from.

http://www.uk.ign.com/artic...

Check this - http://uk.ign.com/articles/...

Hardware was really bad for both consoles

X1- 305k meaning PS4 was lower than that. Ouch. Pretty boring month really. Definitely thought X1 would be way higher for a Halo month, and the gap between them would be more pronounced. It's obvious people who wanted Halo already had X1's. The win is bitter sweet I guess. Oh and congratulations are in order for MS :)

@shloo- Read what I said. It's a HALO month... No the numbers are not good for a HALO month... There's no stealth trolling what I have said is valid, I'm not making anything up and in any case it's my opinion, I'm not sorry you don't agree but it's ok we will both live. Lastly with the Halo limited edition X1's that were on pre order, and day of sales, the writing is on the wall.

@Letthewookiewin

since when is over 300k a bad hardware month? Last october was considered a good month at 170k. Halo came out at the end of the month. Stop stealth trolling.

Yeah those numbers aren't that great letthewookie.

Considering Destiny sold over 500k PS4's Last year. Xbox fanboys talk about how Halo is superior. Yet Halo 5 didn't do for Xbone what Destiny did for PS4 even though it was a multiplatform title.

Not that great considering Halo is Microsofts flagship game

It was bad for WiiU

NPD only counts North American Stats, Far off from worldwide stats. So misleading to say they won October. Will see the other regions in a few days most likely.

Glad to see an Assassin's Creed game stomped in sales. Not just by a bigger AAA exclusive title, but by another annual release game.

I'm hoping the decrease in sales will force Ubisoft to go back and improve on the whole element and actually think about moving the story forward rather than selling us the same thing over and over.

I fully agree with your opinion.

199% agree. Ubisoft is becoming worse than EA.

some details, if true...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

[PS4] 275k
[XB1] 303k
[WiU] 65k

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

Halo 5: Guardians sold 935k physical units including bundles...

thats bs, do the math Halo 5 made 400 million in a week between the halo 5 limited edition console & the software it's self. even if took the 303 number & multiply that times 500 that 151,500,000. If take that and subtract that from 400,000,000 million that leaves, 248,500,000 for software. Halo easily broke a million or more, just not as much as 2,3 & possibly 4.

@Lenrulesdaworld

I dont think DIGITAL sales are included, also alot of people here in europe got Halo 5 as well. Im from germany (PLAYSTATION LAND) and i only have 13 people in my friendslist that got COD but 42 People that got Halo 5.

That 400 Million was Sell In, as in shipped, not Sell through to customers.

But sale don't matter right? At least for the other 10months of the years we hear that lol

Little above 900k at retail for Halo 5. Damn, what a decline!

I expect big number of disagree votes, but facts are facts!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

"Here's the complete list of games in the top 10 for October 2015:

Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
NBA 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
Assassin's Creed Syndicate (PS4, XBO)
Madden NFL 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
WWE 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
FIFA 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
Destiny: The Taken King (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
Yoshi's Wooly World (NWU)
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4)
Rock Band 4 (XBO, PS4)"

"In an interesting note made by the NPD Group in its report, when ranking software on a SKU-basis, "NWU Super Mario Maker would rank in the top 10" for the month. "

Actually ps4 is very likely to win in October worldwide.

They were just a few thousand off. And only I the US

Ignore the disagrees friend. Unfortunately, if you remotely like anything MS/Xbox on this site you WILL get downvoted and downbubbed to oblivion. It's how its always been.

Very good month for Microsoft and 343. BRILLIANT job guys keep it up!!!

Don't worry I know the drill.

I was just surprised that I got disagreed with about 5-10 secs after I posted the comment. Their response time is impeccable...

@burrito care to point out ONE single post of mine where I even try to claim a "win"? You haven't the slightest idea. You don't even know me, you're generalising and you're reaching.

Tell me, you came to this conclusion because I congratulated Microsoft and 343? I do the same for Sony (again, look at all my posts). Talk about jumping the gun.

I don't play numbers and I never will. I play games pal, regardless of the platform. What a joke of comment.

Congratulations to 343 and MS teams, Halo is fantastic game love the SP and MP.

People are just not sure if one of the worst Halo launches in history really can be called a huge success. They barely won this month.

Although the series has seen a decline in sales momentum, it still uncontested in the genre in terms of platform exclusive.

is not on decline, is just ps4 is still the system that gamer pick for this gen.... look below and you see other games sold better on ps4...

Yes it is. Halo series is in decline.

***Halo V was on sale for only 4 days and it topped the charts***

Am I the only one that realizes that the mass majority of sales are day 1 because of pre-orders? That's normal for pretty much any game out there that day 1 will result in at least 50% of its total sold in the first 3 months.

All bigger games sold the majority of their first month copies in their first week.

I think it depands on the game. Titles like Grand Turismo sell all gen while COD and FIFA only sells in its first weeks.
I cant say how it is with halo, but i assume it will sell well over the next few month due to its constant playlist updates and free maps + replay value, but thats just my opinion. Correct me if im wrong.

I still don't know why people aren't realizing this, and think pre-orders weren't included in those numbers and believe they sold all that in only a few days...

That's because predominantly people passed up the third party titles for Halo. I personally passed up a few third party titles.

halo effect should carry over into november and with a great TR its going to be another great month for ms

with fallout 4 ?
no it wont

Keep in mind. The same people who are saying TR will fail because of Fallout 4 are the same people Who said Halo 5 would fail.

With Star Wars and COD bundles topping charts for PS4? Doubtful

LOL..poor thing. The writing is on the wall son. Learn to read.

Yep.

Halo rated 85 on Metacritic making it one of the highest rated FPS so far this gen.

Rise of Tomb Raider timed exclusive on X1 is rated 87 on Metacritic

Forza Motorsports 6 rated 87 and is highest rated racing sim this generation on Metacritic

MS brought a very good lineup of games to gamers for this holiday!

Next up Fable Legends!

While this is true do remember that BO3 and Battlefront (two most anticipated shooters of the year) are both advertised for PS4.

But hey, i hope to enjoy RotTR. As for Halo, no splitscreen = no buy

Probably not, though. If anything, TR is a slow burn type of series, meaning it earns its numbers over time. That, and it's not that large of a franchise, anymore: people are simply overestimating the numbers it can do.

Add to that the likelihood that most that would get an XB1 for Tomb Raider will likely have gotten one for Halo or Forza, as well as the ill-will generated by the timed exclusivity deal, and you're not likely to see it move much in the way of hardware.

Not to mention that Tomb Raider has always been bigger on PlayStation, and odds are that many TR fans who owned an Xbox last gen are now on PlayStation(based on Sony's saying how many PS4 owners didn't own a PS3 last generation). I highly doubt any significant number of people will be buying an XB1 solely for Tomb Raider.

where did you get that number?

NPD official site ...

http://venturebeat.com/2015...

You should always post a link when quoting a number, especially when you have the number wrong.

$805 million is how much US gamers spent on gaming in the month of October, that is for all platforms.

A second tip, always read the information properly before jumping into a comments section.

here
http://venturebeat.com/2015...

@trwizardo
You have posted a link that says what I mention, Halo only contributed to that figure, it did NOT do $805 million on it's own. Read the article, the clue is in the first paragraph.

er, massive, they beat their nearest rival by just over 20,000 consoles. Massive damage would have been 300,000 and above, worldwide they didn't even beat their nearest rival even with their biggest franchise.
Deep down I think Microsoft would have hoped for more from a world wide perspective.

Ah the chief, if only he had actually played a bigger part in the story itself, the game might have sold even more copies.

Remove split screen to sell more consoles...fact??
Care to explain how you can prove such findings?
343i just want your money?? Lol of course they do, you silly boy. Here is a secret,...EVERY game Dev does!
Micro transactions??...better get used to having the CHOICE of purchasing them then as if I am not mistaken Some other games are employing this also..does UC4 have it? SWBF have it?
Defending what YOU perceive as being wrong and what others PERCEIVE as being wrong doesn't always match up.
Is micro transactions right??
Do you have to buy them?
Should YOUR opinion stop others from wishing to buy them?

343i have done an excellent job.
Halo 5 and the profit it's generated shows it's a big hitter.

Enjoy your games.
Let others worry about what they spend THEIR money on.