![]() □ Thread /eB1AyaNk1O- Bathrobe Spartan □ Podcast Halo January 19, 2023īathrobe Spartan’s report is at least somewhat corroborated by previous reporting from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who recently stated that Halo Infinite‘s “campaign team got hit hard” in the recent mass layoffs throughout Microsoft and that studio head Pierre Hintze announced the restructuring of its team. Si cela aurait pu être évité, l'impact sur la stratégie reste minime: du contenu axé multijoueur. ![]() ![]() Les licenciements au sein de 343 Industries s'inscrivent malheureusement en conséquence d'une mauvaise gestion du studio et de ses effectifs par les personnes en charge. Likewise, the studio has already enlisted the help of outside studios for continued work on Infinite-most notably Certain Affinity, Sperasoft, and Skybox Labs-and will continue to do so. Instead, 343 Industries will oversee the development of future Halo titles from third-party studios “at scale” and with a “lower budget.” Additionally, 343 will also continue to work on the Slipspace Engine, as third-party developers will have access to it. However, it appears that this will be the last game that 343 will actively develop in the franchise, having lost one-third of its workforce due to layoffs, corporate restructuring, and deciding not to renew external contracts. Halo leaker Bathrobe Spartan (via GameSpot) reports that 343 Industries has canceled any plans for future single-player content for Halo Infinite and will instead focus on maintaining the multiplayer live service to that game. Original story: A new report states that Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries will not actively develop future Halo titles, but will instead oversee Halo games created by third-party studios. The statement did not address Hintze’s “decision to restructure elements of our team,” which involved eliminating dozens of jobs within the studio, as reported by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. Whether a new developer needs to take over the franchise or it needs to abandon the live service model, one thing is clear: Something needs to change.Update 01/21/23: 343 Industries has published a statement refuting reports that it’s done actively developing Halo games.Īccording to the statement from studio head Pierre Hintze, “343 Industries will continue to develop Halo now and in the future, including epic stories, multiplayer, and more of what makes Halo great.” Despite rave reviews at launch (we gave it a 10/10), the passing of a year has not been kind to Halo Infinite. The battle pass, one of the most standard features of a live service game, didn’t even work properly at launch. Halo Infinite’s attempts to fit inside of a live service model have failed miserably due to the mishandling of content updates and new game modes from 343. The most successful first-person shooters currently out are battle royales like Fortnite or team shooters like Valorant- but they are all live service games. Halo’s multiplayer feels chaotic and fun. So many memories of Halo are of swinging energy swords at friends and launching vehicles off ramps. The story felt like a return to form for the franchise and the open world was a fresh addition that breathed life into a franchise that had been struggling to find its footing ever since 343 took over development from Bungie.īut Halo has always been known for its multiplayer scene. ![]() The Inverse Analysis - Halo Infinite is a good game. Both split-screen co-op and Forge are some of the defining aspects of the Halo franchise, and without them, all that Infinite is in its current state is a struggling live service multiplayer game - albeit one with an excellent albeit far too short story campaign.īaron's promises of bringing players what they want feel entirely at odds with the actions of 343.Īs the one-year anniversary of Infinite’s release approaches, the game’s initial promise has disappeared into a sea of missing or broken features. An article from Tom’s Guide declares “343 Industries can no longer be trusted with Halo.” As of this article’s publishing, the developer update has over three times the number of dislikes as it does likes, a clear indicator of the dissatisfaction of Halo fans with the state of Infinite.Ī lack of content updates and the omission of some of Halo’s most iconic game modes and features have left fans feeling like Infinite is diverging from the franchise. This sentiment is rampant throughout the Halo fandom following the update video. Why fans are mad - “343 Industries needs to go,” proclaims YouTuber Casanova Creed in a video posted the same day as the September update: “They have had four chances to bring us Halo. A lack of new content and the omission of classic Halo features has left fans feeling burned by 343.
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