Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

News

Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in the series with over 20 million players

Halo Infinite

As the news of Halo Infinite multiplayer becoming the most played Xbox game ever on Steam in less than 24 hours seemed to presage, Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in the series with over 20 million players, Microsoft’s latest earnings report (Q2 2022) revealed. Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer mode launched in surprise fashion on November 15th while the campaign mode was released on December 8th.

“The big bets we have made across content, community and cloud over the past few years are paying off,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in the earnings report. Nadella added that overall engagement and revenue for Microsoft gaming overall also saw record numbers, as well as the company’s increasingly important online subscription service, Game Pass, which reached a new milestone in subscriber numbers.

343 Industries/Microsoft

“We saw record engagement as well as revenue this quarter. Game Pass has more than 25 million subscribers across PC and console,” Nadella added. Nadella also mentioned Xbox Game Studios’ flagship title which experienced its biggest launch in the series: Forza Horizon 5, which had over 18 million players since its record-breaking launch on November 9th.

Overall, Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division recorded its highest annual revenue ever in 2021 with $16.28 billion.

Although Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in the series’ history, could Microsoft’s upcoming acquisition of Activision Blizzard lead to even more colossal numbers? Will we see Master Chief crossover into games like Overwatch or even Heroes of the Storm as a playable character?

What do you think of the news that Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in the series? And that Microsoft’s gaming division had its highest annual revenue ever in 2021? Let us know in the comments.

RELATED:  Ghost of Tsushima sales have exceeded 6.5 million copies

Written By

Ninja Gaiden was my rite of passage at an early age. After finally beating that game (and narrowly dodging carpal tunnel) I decided to write about my gaming exploits. These days I enjoy roguelikes and anything Pokemon but I'll always dust off Super Mario RPG, Donkey Kong Country and StarFox 64 from time to time to bask in their glory.

Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

Trending Games

News

Diablo 4 is set to release tomorrow on June 6th and will take about 150 hours of gameplay for the average player to reach...

News

“What year is it!?” The next installment of Mortal Kombat is going back in time. Instead of following up the franchise best-selling Mortal Kombat...

Playstation

MediEvil, a third-person fantasy action game first released for the original Playstation is still remembered affectionately to this day, thanks to it being one...

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Want the latest gaming news, guides, musings and cosplay delivered straight to your mailbox? Sign up for the Retbit newsletter and let us keep you connected.

More from Retbit

News

The latest in the ongoing and seemingly never-ending Xbox/Activision Blizzard deal dispute has taken another small step in favor of Microsoft, with the Japan...

News

Deep Rock Galactic, an indie co-op shooter which features bad-ass space dwarves shooting up hordes of enormous insects in procedurally generated caves might have...

News

Atomic Heart, a first-person-shooter developed by Mundfish which takes place in an alternate history version of the Soviet Union, has only been out for...

News

Although its predecessor, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was released on previous-gen systems to favorable reviews, its sequel, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor won’t be...