They said July 1st because they incorrectly thought that Halo 3 was getting released for free on that date. That won’t have helped their plans, but I’m sure either way Halo 4’s population will have been unaffected by the 15 people on this forum who decided they were going to “boycott” a game they had already bought.
I just bought Halo 3 two days ago and I had no problem finding a match. I really hope 343 reads these posts bc its sad that a 6 yr old game is better and a lot more fun. Halo 4 simply doesn’t feel like Halo. 343 sold out to the COD fanboys