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[Jason Schreier] Joe Staten is leaving 343 Industries and rejoining Xbox Publishing (Infinite's campaign team affected heavily by layoffs)
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Seems like terrible timing when everyones getting fired and a bunch of senior leadership left last year. Hintze hopefully has a good vision ahead for the studio..
I can see why this is newsworthy but I can also see why he could come in, fix things then leave. Especially when his role at Xbox Publishing probably pays more
Staten's been pretty vocal about his commitment to the studio in livestreams, I really doubt this was the plan all along
Obviously it could be better but it's a lot better then before he was at 343.
look i have a lot of fun with the game but i would NOT call the state it is a "great spot"
Not really. The game is in a better place, but it's still not in a great place. They have yet prove they can actually release content or fixes at a good pace.
The game itself shows very little future outside of gimmick community maps honestly. The developer still has potential. Time to do something else.
I mean this is the third fps halo in a row where the opinions I've seen are resoundingly meh (I only played 4 and basically checked out then and there). But I heard the strategy games were decent. Maybe they have potential, but it doesn't appear that it lies in original halo fps content.
I guess it is the last part of restructuring there in 343. Wasn't new head of 343 really great guy who knew Halo?
That's pretty much where I stand. Time to see what else they can do within the Halo universe that held back by the Halo trilogy formula. Those strategy games weren't them.
Seems odd that his departure coincided with a big layoff at the studio then. I doubt it was the plan all along for him to leave right now.
Pretty devastating news. I'm back to not having much hope for Halo in the short term, as much as it pains me to say.
I don't think they would close it down, Halo is a mainstay franchise. But it's becoming very clear that it's not working, I expect the studio to go through significant changes.
I don't think they would close it down, Halo is a mainstay franchise. But it's becoming very clear that it's not working, I expect the studio to go through significant changes.
Looking bad for 343 feels like they couldn't really deliver what MS was expecting from them despite unlimited resources and time.
Maybe it's just era.
It is ? Thought player numbers are quite down and people here are complaining all the time about the game.
Maybe it's just era.
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i dont think they will close it down. but its def going to be going through some major changes and will be awhile before we see the next halo
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The Halo franchise is dead Micro, just accept it. The MCC was nice to have all Halo together in a pack but it's time to move on.
XGP with Staten wasn't great.
Halo Infinite is still garbage a year after launch.
Doesn't seem this move will change anything for either division.
Halo Infinite is still garbage a year after launch.
Doesn't seem this move will change anything for either division.
It isn't just ERA
Infinite is hardly ahead of MCC player count on Steam, and I assume the same for Xbox. Microsoft has dropped the ball on Gears and Halo so hard that it's laughable.
Thank goodness for them that they still have Forza
Appreciate the work he did for Infinite, albeit behind the scenes. 343i struggled with having a unified vision before he cleaned things up, so hopefully 2023 will be a better year for Halo
Everyone's going to point at Halo Infinite's issues but the absolute miss that is the Halo Paramount+ show has to bring up questions about the studio's competency as a whole. If they can't get the game right or the multimedia expansions then something needs to change.