People are really excited about Halo 5: Guardians. So excited, in fact, that over 2.5 million hours of playtime were recorded during the Halo 5: Guardians beta. Microsoft and 343 Industries have published a new infographic with some impressive stats. Over 20 million matches were played, Blue Team won 52.55% of the time, and over 6 billion shots were fired.

“This was a huge endeavor for everyone on the Halo 5 team and one that we approached with nervous excitement,” said Josh Holmes, Executive Producer on the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta. “We’re thrilled with the results - the level of engagement and response from our community shattered all of our expectations.”

With the beta out of the way, the team can focus on finishing the game. The data gathered throughout the beta will help the team at 343 Industries craft a balanced, and working final product.

“Throughout the beta we monitored feedback channels including web forums, reddit, Twitter, Facebook and our newly launched Halo Community Feedback Program. From these sources we tracked literally thousands of pieces of detailed feedback,” said Holmes. “The team has spent the past few weeks poring over player feedback from the aforementioned sources and from this we have developed an extensive list of improvements for the game, including adjustments to Spartan Abilities, Weapons, Competitive Skill Ranking and much more.”

Halo 5: Guardians is out Holiday 2015 exclusively on Xbox One. Look forward to learning more about the game's single player and multiplayer throughout the year.