You may have heard that Halo 4, the first Halo game from 343 Industries and the first Halo game without original creators Bungie, launched last week. On a day when many people voted for the next president of the United States, a huge number picked up the latest installment in one of the most successful gaming franchises of all time. After five days that huge number of people amassed some astounding stats. Check this out:
Over four million people played Halo 4 on Xbox LIVE in the first five days.
13.5 million hours were spent playing Campaign in the first five days.
1.9 million hours were spent playing Spartan Ops in the first five days.
16 million hours were spent playing War Games in the first five days.
31.4 million hours were spent playing Halo 4 in the first five days.
1,116,882 people completed the Campaign in the first five days.
6% of total players completed the Campaign on Legendary in the first five days.
43,335,060 achievements were unlocked in the first five days.
2,675,140,836 kills were earned in Campaign in the first five days.
505,250,095 kills were earned in Spartan Ops in the first five days.
1,410,025,354 kills were earned in War Games in the first five days.
4,590,416,285 kills were earned playing Halo 4 on Xbox LIVE in the first five days.
That's a ton of gaming hours put in, especially the brave 6% who completed the game on Legendary after just five days. It's a truly staggering number.
If you're still undecided about picking up Halo 4, check out our review.
