Halo 3 now commands 1.5 million pre-orders

by Dustin Burg { Sep 24th 2007 at 4:30PM }

Still not quite at the 4 million mark, but more than the previously announced 1 million, today Microsoft released new Halo 3 pre-order numbers and my oh my have they grown. Pre-orders for Halo 3 have officially reached the 1.5 million copies milestone, which is an addition of 500,000 copies since the beginning of August. That friends is a whole lot of pre-orders and a whole lot of cash. We at X3F know we're responsible for a few of those 1.5 million pre-orders, but we're curious about you. Have you pre-ordered your copy already or are you all about standing in line and plopping down your $60 ($70 or $130) in full?

Tags: bungie, bungie-studios, halo3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Stridery @ Sep 24th 2007 4:37PM

I didn't preorder it... But thats not going to stop me from playing tomorrow. Gamefly sent my copy today... Gamefly FTW!!!

TORO @ Sep 24th 2007 4:39PM

Wtf Gamefly??? I pre-ordered Legendary from Gamestop :)

Bert @ Sep 24th 2007 4:39PM

Not me. The last game I ever pre-ordered was Halo 2. I remember waiting in a 2 hour line at midnight while my friends who didn't pre-order had already picked up the game and were playing it before I made it to the cashier. Not this time, 7-11 here I come!

Kurosh Nahavandi @ Sep 24th 2007 4:40PM

pre-ordered 11/26/06

mafafu @ Sep 24th 2007 4:41PM

paid in full

Chris in Edmonton @ Sep 24th 2007 4:41PM

For a game this big I can't imagine shortages. I'll take my chances tomorrow. Between Wal Mart, Zellers, TRU, EB Games, Best Buy, Future Shop and the dozens of other possible sources I'm sure I'll find my copy somewhere.

Jonah Falcon @ Sep 24th 2007 4:43PM

4.2M copies in retail now, sez Gamespot.

Trashman @ Sep 24th 2007 4:44PM

Pre-ordered sense 11/04/06. That has never happened to me. I get my game right away

Anthony @ Sep 24th 2007 4:44PM

i dont really like halo... never played one or two... but might buy it from local gamestore

Cabal @ Sep 24th 2007 4:44PM

I pre-ordered it a Target, but only because I get free Halo figures for pre-ordering it.

xenocidic @ Sep 24th 2007 4:45PM

I have 2 pre-orders of the Legendary just in case one store fscks up !

DemonG @ Sep 24th 2007 4:46PM

I Pre-ordered the Limited, and now there is rumors of scratched discs abound on the internets.

I'm opening mine up at the counter, while they watch, to make sure its not scratched.

bigmac375 @ Sep 24th 2007 4:47PM

$60 preorder paid-in-full to best buy.unfortunately i must wait till store hours, which means i wont get it until after school.

thanks for the 4.99 1600 points card bb!

XFactoR8 @ Sep 24th 2007 4:48PM

Pre-ordered Legendary on 11-03-06.

Wolvie75 VwR @ Sep 24th 2007 4:48PM

I have to agree with Stridery.. Gamefly FTW!

If i like it.. hey i can always keep it for less than 60 bucks.. ;)

Josh @ Sep 24th 2007 4:48PM

I preordered from Best Buy. They've got some nice deals if you preorder from them

Mauricio @ Sep 24th 2007 4:50PM

There is about 6-7 pages (so far) of Legendary Editions on Ebay . Some people are fucking vultures.

Matt @ Sep 24th 2007 4:52PM

Already paid in full a month or two ago for the Legendary edition at Gamestop. I'll be there tonight at midnight, and possibly earlier for their Halo tournament.

grigdog @ Sep 24th 2007 4:52PM

While I never really played through Halo or Halo 2 I don't think I can miss out on the biggest game of the year so I'll be picking up a copy tomorrow at any local store that has it in stock.

mccomber @ Sep 24th 2007 4:52PM

Preordered the Limited at the same time I cancelled my Lair preorder. So, about a month ago, relatively late to the party I guess.
Since I'm not going to go out at midnight to pick it up, I'm just hoping Gamestop actually keeps a copy for me. Too many horror stories...

mark.j.smith @ Sep 24th 2007 4:53PM

Pre-ordered about five months ago...picking it up tomorrow (and not midnight type tomorrow...but tomorrow during lunch)

SadisticHam @ Sep 24th 2007 4:55PM

Preordered my Limited edition about a week ago off play.com

Worrying news just hit though, apparently the LI are having a nasty case of disk scratching, there not secure in the box and the metal case is wrecking them. Also heard it's a fake rumor started by haters but i don't know for sure.

Hopefully I'll get my copy tomorrow and can see for myself, will be very upset if it is scratched though.

Eric @ Sep 24th 2007 4:56PM

what happened to the Bungie: Special Halo 3 surprise before launch

Marasai @ Sep 24th 2007 4:57PM

Pre ordered the legendary.
150 dollars Canadian. That's like 149 us.

Mauricio @ Sep 24th 2007 5:00PM

Preordered my Legendary about 3 weeks ago on BestBuy.com. The website says i'll be receieving it sometime Thursday though. =( so i'll have to pick up an interim copy tonight.

Etchasketchist @ Sep 24th 2007 5:03PM

So I lost my wallet, pre-ordered Halo3 off Amazon, then reported my card lost assuming the Amazon charge had gone through. Turns out they ding the card when it ships, so now I have to wait a few days for the new card so I can put in the new number. Argh. But it's cool. I'm still working my way through Halo 1 for the first time so I can wait. I'm at this really frustrating bit where I have to snipe all these dudes on the run or else I get blasted by the bad guy flying motorcycle thingies. I don't have the lingo down yet, obviously. Master Chief is up on my site though. Picked a good shot from 1 in case I decide to do a series.

Bart San Diego @ Sep 24th 2007 5:06PM

i preordered it from Costco and it came in the mail today. i don't know if this is a mistake but i'm really excited to play it.

Jake Miller @ Sep 24th 2007 5:12PM

I got mine from liongames.com for $40, plus I had a boring Wii game I traded in to them. So I got the regular edition Halo 3 for something like $18 after shipping!! WOOT!
bad Thing is I wont get it till at least wednesday

ThorzHamer @ Sep 24th 2007 5:12PM

Pre-ordered and paid in full for Legendary Edition at one of the many Gamestop's here in St.Louis!

Mike @ Sep 24th 2007 5:15PM

I don't preorder anything.... ever. If there's shortages your preorder WILL be sold right out from under you leaving you in the same situation you would have been in w/o the preorder.

Knight Marquise @ Sep 24th 2007 5:15PM

Already paid in full on my pre-orders. Kids and I will be there at 7:00 tonight to stand in line.

Adam @ Sep 24th 2007 5:18PM

I pre-ordered it today at GAME, but the guy said they have tons anyway, microsoft are gonna make sure that everyone who wants to give them full price, will be able to lol.

dbellinger @ Sep 24th 2007 5:19PM

preodered and paid in full yesterday... i procrastinated and am now stuck with the standard edition.

Ciaran Gallagher @ Sep 24th 2007 5:21PM

Emailed to today to let me know that the Halo 3: Collector's edition has been sent so it should be with me either tomorrow or Wednesday!
It only cost me £40, so it was the same price as the normal edition and I think the legendary and collector's edition is sold out almost everywhere else.
And my friend happened to be one of the lucky ones to grab a copy in Argos last week. Problem is he doesn't even have an Xbox 360!