So, if any of you follow other blogs or like to look up info online about your favorite games...the stats were released by Major Nelson (www.majornelson.com) that show the Xbox Live stats from last week.
http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/09/30/live-activity-for-week-of-sept-20th.aspx
Reviewing the data you will see that Halo Reach hit the top spot, follow by MW2. However, what is also incredible is that activity for Halo 3 hit the #3 spot. This is a testament to the followers of Bungie and the Halo franchise that this many players can dominate the Xbox live online space. From my playing of Halo Reach recently I noted the avg user count around 450-550k at any time. I was wondering, however, if that count was only reflecting Halo Reach players or if it included all Halo players online.
From the data released about last week, I'm going to assume then that the users shown in game are only for that specific game. To add on to the incredible # of users for Reach and Halo 3, if you look down on the list you will find Halo 3: ODST in 17th place. This is nuts because there is no matchmaking in that game. Players are only able to coop with friends only play the campaign. People love their Halo.
On a personal side note. Battlefield Bad Company 2 is my preferred shooter ever since it came out. If you look up my gamertag stats, you will be sick at how many hours I've invested in that game online. I'm glad to see it holds up for the top 20 most active games, but it has fallen out of the top 10. I will be playing that game plenty though so count on it. With the announced expansion pack for Vietnam era battle, it will be interesting to see if/how the #'s shift when that comes out. I hope it comes out before the holiday season kicks into full swing.
Anyway, enjoy your Halo, or whatever you're gaming on!
I find it interesting that there is one Halo franchise title missing from that top 20 list; Halo Wars. Granted it's an RTS and not a Bungie title but it still has its place in the Halo Universe. It's also a pretty good game in my opinion.
ReplyDeletePerhaps this also speaks to the necessity for Bungie to keep delivering on the Halo Universe or risk disfranchising the Halo audience with non-Bungie titles.
Adam you make a good point. I think you touched on the reason.. It's an RTS. Judging by the numbers the vast majority of gamers on XBOX live are FPS lovers. Most RTS lovers still stick to the PC for gaming.
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