![]() ![]() It's important to emphasise at this point that I don't want this to come across as a 343 hit piece, but it's surely fair to say that Halo hasn't been the same since Bungie stepped away from the franchise to pursue its own Destiny. Is it time for Microsoft to pull the plug on Halo? ![]() But shortly after the launch of Halo 3 in late 2007, news broke that would change the path of the franchise massively - Bungie split from then-parent company Microsoft to become an independent studio, although it would still turn in another pair of great Halo titles (Reach and ODST) as part of its publishing deal with Microsoft, which itself was in the process of setting up the new House Of Halo, 343 Industries. The years that followed would see sequels take the franchise from strength to strength, with the second and third games standing as the online shooters to beat on console, and the poster games for Xbox Live as a service. Bungie came out swinging with the genre-defining Combat Evolved as an Xbox launch title, a huge leap forward for console shooters and the beginning of something genuinely special. should Microsoft let its flagship franchise die with dignity rather than trying to force it to remain relevant?All good things must come to an end, and boy, has Halo had a good run. Xbox Studios Xbox Series X|S Opinion Luke Albigés Once a genre-defining gaming superpower, the Halo series feels like it has been treading water in recent years. ![]()
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