Xbox boss also assures Halo Studio remains “crucial”

Microsoft and in particular the gaming division of the company currently have it anything but easy. So they hardly managed to get new triple-A blockbusters like last year Starfield or red case to publish. They are also facing massive resistance to Activision Blizzard’s $69 billion takeover deal. But that’s not all, to make matters worse, the parent company has now also announced 10,000 jobs to be cut many of which are attributable to Halo developer 343 Industries, where itself longtime developers have to vacate their place. After first assuring the studio themselves that they are here to stay, now so has they Xbox boss Phil Spencer commented on the future of the Halo series.

Halo remains a crucial part of Xbox

Already last week we have about the massive layoffs reported at Microsoft. It quickly became clear that numerous developers, some of whom had been with us for many years, had to vacate their place at Halo Studio 343 Industries.

After the release of Halo Infinite, also featured in our test from 2021 was able to convince with a strong single-player campaign, it got quiet at first. The title has had major problems releasing major multiplayer content updates.

But despite everything, Xbox boss Phil Spencer assures in a new one Interviewed by IGNHalo is and will continue to be critical to the company. “What we’re doing right now is making sure the leadership team has the flexibility to create the right roadmap that they need right now”says Spencer. “And Halo will continue to be an important part of Xbox, and 343 in particular is critical to Halo’s success.”