Halo: Campaign Evolved struggles to sell in anywhere near the quantities the recent Black Ops revivals did, and the probable reason? Lack of multiplayer
Halo: Campaign Evolved - the remake of the original Halo 1 campaign and the first Halo game released on PlayStation - has struggled to sell in meaningful quantities, and the probable reason for it?
Halo: Campaign Evolved - the remake of the original Halo 1 campaign and the first Halo game released on PlayStation - has struggled to sell in meaningful quantities, and the probable reason for it?
The short version
- A Master Chief Collection PS5 release "would certainly have done far better".
- According to Alinea Analytics , Halo: Campaign Evolved sold 1.2 million copies across Steam, PS5 and Xbox in two weeks.
- Xbox was the lead platform with 42 percent of sales - a figure that includes sales via Xbox app on PC - but PlayStation nearly equalled it with 41 percent, which left Steam with 17 percent.
What happened
Elliott actually suggests it was those Black Ops ports that essentially stole Halo's thunder, in large part because they include multiplayer where Campaign Evolved does not. Despite being simple ports with plenty of technical shortcomings , the two Black Ops games outsold Halo 16-to-1 , and it's all so players could relive their younger days in their multiplayer lobbies.
Why it matters
"The only thing the Halo remake left out is the one thing that turned two ancient COD ports into a half-billion-dollar phenomenon," said Elliott.
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