Halo 3 Exceeds 1 Billion Matches on Xbox Live
Post by StarKiller , 2009-03-04 06:06:39 Source： Gamedaily Editor：ShirleyTags： Halo 3
We all know that Halo has been Microsoft's bread and butter for the Xbox business. Today, developer Bungie shed a little more light on just how incredibly popular the latest Halo has been. As of Saturday night (Feb. 28), the one billionth match in Halo 3 was played on Xbox Live.
"One Billion. It's a giant number, one that's difficult to understand without the proper context. Our first thought was to put it into perspective by comparing Halo 3's total games played with its predecessor, Halo 2, a title that we are still super proud of, and one that's topped the original Xbox Live Leaderboards since its launch through to present day - over four years of online gaming," the developer wrote on its site. "But there's a problem with that comparison. Halo 2 has yet to achieve one billion games played. As of right now, it's sitting pretty at 798 million total matches played. Surprised? We were."
Bungie went on to note that these one billion matches have yielded over two trillion seconds of playtime, or 64,109 years.
"We're in awe of the success Halo 3 has been met with, but we're not done yet. Stick around and stay tuned, there's definitely more to come," Bungie teased.
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