Last week, the news about a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft caused a stir in the industry. Approximately 10,000 digits will the technology group delete in the near future, of what also affected its gaming division will be. Must have at several developer studios many employees take their hat offn, among other things counts 343 Industries to. This team has now spoken out to address a message to the fans.
Who is 343 Industries?
It’s a developer studio in the year 2007 was founded by Microsoft to focus primarily to take care of the Halo shooter series. The rights to the franchise remained following the split with the original Bungie developers at Microsoft, the first game directed by 343 Industries was Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Most recently, the team released Halo Infinite, and with it for one further success in franchise history.
What does 343 Industries say about the layoffs?
Shortly after the report about the large wave of layoffs, it became known that the job cuts also affect 343 Industries. Rumors quickly circulated that the Halo shooter brand would appear in the future from an external studio should be taken care of. But now the team spoke up via Twitter to put a stop to this speculation. The studio boss Pierre Hintze addressed the fans directly in the tweet.
“Halo and the Master Chief are here to stay. Now and in the future, 343 Industries will continue to develop Halo, complete with epic stories, multiplayer and much more that makes Halo great.”
Accordingly, it should be clear that 343 Industries, despite the large wave of layoffs at Microsoft continue to work on the Halo franchise and will not give the future development into other hands. What exactly the future of the shooter series will look like is not yet known. But the fans can look forward to it further replenishment looking forward.
Source: 343 Industries via Twitter
