Halo is currently rocked by a lot of bad news and it does not bode well for the license. 343 Industries finally takes the floor on the subject.
A few days ago, Microsoft said it would lay off around 10,000 employees by the end of the year. Chain layoffs that will affect all branches of the company, including video games. Very large studios will also be impacted, including Bethesda and 343 Industries, and the fate of large games currently in development such as Starfield or The Elder Scroll 6 could be impacted, in one way or another, by these layoffs. . Very touched by this “restructuring”, 343 Industries spoke about the license Halo.
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Created by Bungie then taken over by 343 Industries when the studio behind Destiny 2 broke away, Halo is an absolutely cult license and now inseparable from the Xbox brand. However, the franchise is currently weathering a big storm of bad news. In addition to the layoffs planned by Microsoft, the license also lost its creative director Joseph Staten, who left for another Xbox branch. So many upheavals that ended up worrying the fans. Halo Infinite is still in development, regular content has been consolidating its multiplayer for months, and other projects should normally appear in the coming months, concerning the multiplayer of Halo Infiniteand in the next few years for the franchise itself.
Rightly so, fans have wondered what will happen to the series following personnel changes at 343 Industries, and the studio has answered.
If he does not say clearly what will happen, since the employees must not know too much themselves, the studio wanted to reassure the fans without going into details. Which is also as good as a bad sign.
Halo is not dead and the license will indeed remain with 343 Industries. The studio continues and will continue to support the development of the franchise despite recent events and those to come
Halo and Master Chief are here to stay. 343 Industries will continue to develop Halo now and in the future, including epic stories, multiplayer, and more. Everything that makes the series so great.
So fans don’t have to worry, if the studio is going through a bad time, Halo will not be more impacted than that by recent decisions and departures. The franchise will continue to grow, Halo Infinite will see his multiplayer improve over the months and years, and the Master Chief will keep fit. It is therefore not tomorrow the day before that Xbox will give up on its mascot.
As a reminder, Halo Infinite is currently available on Xbox Series, PC and Xbox One. The game’s multiplayer mode is available for free on these same platforms.
