Halo Infinite Was the Second-Best Selling Game Last Month Despite Being Available on Xbox Game Pass
Xbox Game Studios and 343 Industries released Halo Infinite at the end of last year, and it quickly became one of the most popular releases of December and 2021. According to analysts at the NPD Group, Halo Infinite became the second-best selling game of December despite being available on Game Pass.
Like many other first-party Xbox titles, Halo Infinite released on Game Pass as it released worldwide, allowing subscribers to play the game day one. On top of the over 25 million Xbox Game Pass subscribers who had access to Halo Infinite during December, the game also sold nearly as many copies as Call of Duty: Vanguard. The NPD Group didn't officially confirm how many titles Halo Infinite sold as the result of being number two in the top twenty, but it's likely that several thousands of players purchased the latest Halo release.
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Halo Infinite is a cross-generational title as it released on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, suggesting that the playerbase is mostly split between the former generation and next-generation of consoles. When looking at the Xbox platform sales from December 2021, NPD Group highlights Halo Infinite as the best-selling title of the month. The rest of the NPD Group top-twenty of December include Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Mario Kart 8, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Forza Horizon 5, and the analysts have also broken down each platform's sales.
On top of its sales success, Halo Infinite also includes live service add-ons such as a Battle Pass and purchasable cosmetics that allow players to customize their Spartans. This is also the case with the best-selling title of December, Call of Duty: Vanguard, while other titles on the top twenty
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