Halo and 343i are currently on fire after multiple leadership changes, mass layoffs, many content delays, and fan backlash. Some have begun speculating heavily about the future of Halo as a franchise but apparently, Xbox hopes to refresh 343i and Halo as a means to stay in the fight. All the details are in today’s roundup.
In other news; Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is delayed, Rumbleverse and Knockout City are shutting down, Xbox is delisting 46 games, and Sony is ending the PS Plus Collection.
This week’s comment section analyzes the dark depths of capitalism and the “Coming Soon” section is really small this week but features Hogwarts Legacy – which will certainly have a completely normal and calm review period.
00:00 – Halo and 343i face “reboot” after delays, mass layoffs, and fan backlash
04:01 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is delayed
05:21 – Rumbleverse and Knockout City are shutting down
06:31 – Xbox is delisting 46 games
07:58 – Sony is ending the PlayStation Plus Collection
09:07 – In the Comments
10:02 – Coming Soon
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[Bloomberg] Halo and 343i face major reboot
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/microsoft-studio-343-industries-undergoing-reorganization-of-halo-game-franchise
[IGN] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is delayed by 6 weeks
https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-jedi-survivor-release-date-delayed-six-weeks
[Eurogamer] Rumbleverse is shutting down
https://www.eurogamer.net/iron-galaxys-brawler-royale-rumbleverse-shutting-down-six-months-after-launch
[Kotaku] Knockout City is shutting down
https://kotaku.com/knockout-city-private-servers-shut-down-online-game-pc-1850068534
[Gematsu] 46 games to be delisted from the Xbox 360 marketplace
https://www.gematsu.com/2023/01/46-games-to-be-delisted-from-xbox-360-marketplace-on-february-7
[Pure Xbox] 18 Xbox Games that could disappear
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/02/these-18-games-could-be-permanently-delisted-on-xbox-next-week
[Engadget] Sony is putting an end to the PlayStation Plus collection.
https://www.engadget.com/sony-will-stop-offering-the-playstation-plus-collection-after-may-9th-183320128.html
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Microsoft laying off 10,000 employees.
Activision Blizzard has approx 9,500 employees.
Coincidence, maybe?
I remember telling those halo"pros" it's not worth switching to halo as a main game. Did they listen? NOPE 😂 Now look at this. Hahahaha
I agree jack. Iron Brigade is awesome and so was the Mars DLC.
Let it die.
I am thinking very much about several subjects, Jack. Thank you for asking a vague question.
343 fans absolutely refuse to accept that the halo campaigns aren't very good. If their not going to let other companies work on halo, at least hire better writers. Infinite feels like another wasted campaign with no destination in mind. The stakes rn are so unclear.
Blatantly lying about couch co-op was the nail in the coffin. Fuck 343
Plz no more halo, you've already ruined it with a shitty retcon
Maybe they can make a modern looking game with unreal 5 instead of the 10 year old looking game they just released 🤷🏻♂️
Matt BOOTY
Physical games are still the best option.
Halo isn't getting rebooted, 343 and Phil have all said stuff is continuing forward, Phil even hinted on the Tatanka mode that's been in development for years. People who think Tatanka is actually switching to unreal when it's almost done are crazy. Do not believe all these "reportedly" reports out there saying it is. Future Halo projects maybe, but i highly doubt it especially since Slipspace just now feels like it's in a decent spot. Tatanka will come out this year and will be in Slipspace i can 99% guarantee that from what I've seen.
Glad I never spent money on Infinite
Lol. Let it die. Not everything needs to go on forever.
Once the Call of Duty dev is fully owned by Microsoft it’ll ultimately go there to be rebooted… if that purchase isn’t ultimately blocked
Damn last I seen you was on achievement Hunter
I find myself not interested in any new releases the past few months. Which is sad, because I just came out of a contractual project and was looking forward to consuming my newfound freedom with games before looking for employment again. Sigh. I hope to gaming Jeebus, Starfield doesn't disappoint like Callisto Protocol and Forspoken did. Ixion at least was nice. But way too short. Every other game nowadays seem to force multiplayer, be a remake, or just be 8 hours long.
That beat went hard 🔥
After all the missteps 343 has made with the Halo games I'm ready for the franchise to be handed over to a more deserving developer. For now I'm sticking to the books made for the property instead as they've been much more satisfying for me to spend my time on as a whole.
AHWU!!! JACK! WOOT! YAY!
For the love of god just remove 343, remove their games from canon and start over fresh with the end of halo 3
The fact that ANOTHER Titanfall title is dead, means I officially don't care about anything Respawn releases anymore.
How pathetic is this. Seriously, after all this time, all this funding we are finally hearing the real state of how 343 was in. How does Xbox even put up with this? How do they keep funding them? When they have shown time & time again they aren't capable of producing Quality Halo content & they aren't honest or upfront about when they are having problems. They promise things they can't deliver. The only thing keeping real halo alive is the halo community and community modders and honestly I feel like Xbox would be way better off having a bunch of them help with making halo content. I don't get how 343 doesn't understand how to make halo content… Why is Xbox still giving them so much funding? It makes no sense..
I wish 343 was relived of halo they suck.
It's hard to be a game dev. They keep getting laid off for no reason. Damn, bro.
They just get canned like it's nothing. WTF!?!?
They need to rip halo from 343
It's a shame Halo is dead
I'm very sad about the canceled Titanfall game. All I've ever wanted from that game is a damn story 😂
I want to see MCC (halo 1-3 and maybe reach) on nintendo switch. That'd be neat. Also where da hell is brian? Jack is a suitable replacement but nowhere near awkward enough.
Attack to the beat and you'll be a 100% fine
Thanks for the news
Hehe, “Booty”😂
Contract work will essentially be the death of the old Slipspace/Blam engine.
Crazy. One of the biggest most successful titles in gaming history, has finally gotten carried away & overwhelmed themselves. How the mighty have fallen