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Half Life 2 Retail Sales Hit 1.7 Million

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 31, 2005 @07:23AM from the so-many-headcrabs! dept.

blueZhift writes "It looks like PC gaming is not dead yet! GamesIndustry.biz reports that retail sales of Valve's Half Life 2 have topped 1.7 million. There aren't any numbers available for online sales via Steam, but these are impressive numbers for any platform, console or PC."

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1.7 mil sold and no one can play.. by EhobaX · 2005-01-31 07:36 · Score: 0, Flamebait

when the servers go down. Technology is great.
Amazing! by DrHogie · 2005-01-31 08:02 · Score: -1, Flamebait

And out of those 1.7 million, 15 of them have gotten to play it without the stuttering problem or authorization difficulties! Reports of a 16th user were unfounded -- the user thought a demo loop was him actually playing.

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--DrH, the Sandwich with the Ph.D.
Sales dissapointment by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-31 08:50 · Score: -1, Flamebait

1.7 mil? Thats it? The PC games industry is dead.

The game seems like a huge failure in comparison to Halo 2, which sold over 6 mil. Plus, the multiplayer in Halo 2 is leagues above Half-Life 2 anyday.