@Just_Ben, I don't think you can use Halo numbers as "normal" sales numbers. Halo is a monster that has a set of rules all it's own. COD4 didn't have the kind of hype that Halo 3 did, or nearly the rabid, pre-installed fan base (who would be buying on release date). I think COD4 is a game that could gain momentum, especially as more and more favorable reviews came in, and most especially with the Christmas sales included. Another thing I think COD4 has going for it is that it came out after everyone had already bought Halo 3, and to a lesser degree BioShock, so people were looking for a different game for Christmas presents. I certainly don't think that a million is out of the question, and just because your cryptic "source" says that it's going to do around 600k (I think that's what you posted before) doesn't mean it's going to. Since you can't tell us who/what/anything about your "source", we have to treat it as a rumor, until proved otherwise.
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I don't think you can use Halo numbers as "normal" sales numbers. Halo is a monster that has a set of rules all it's own. COD4 didn't have the kind of hype that Halo 3 did, or nearly the rabid, pre-installed fan base (who would be buying on release date). I think COD4 is a game that could gain momentum, especially as more and more favorable reviews came in, and most especially with the Christmas sales included. Another thing I think COD4 has going for it is that it came out after everyone had already bought Halo 3, and to a lesser degree BioShock, so people were looking for a different game for Christmas presents. I certainly don't think that a million is out of the question, and just because your cryptic "source" says that it's going to do around 600k (I think that's what you posted before) doesn't mean it's going to. Since you can't tell us who/what/anything about your "source", we have to treat it as a rumor, until proved otherwise.