Number of copies sold for... Halo 1: 5 million Halo 2: 8 million Halo 3: 8.1 million Halo 3 ODST: 3 million Looking at Halo sales, I can't see how you can assume that Bungie thinks Halo 2 and 3 'sucked' in comparison to the first one. I think you could make a better argument that they broke things by returning to the 'core elements'

Okay dudes, I think everyone has had their fun. The real truth is no one is going to be playing SOCOM regardless of anything.