www.theguardian.com
did the author write this in 2020, they even linked to a old article.
The whole article is weird in general.
They literally just announced 27 games which will all release on Game Pass @ D1, spread in a little over 1 year (therefore winning E3).
It would be interesting if this ever happened. I would really like more games with stories from these cultures and backgrounds. there is still a lot to do in that space. also it is nice to hear that they are building more single player narrative adventure games, if gamepass is to become very successful worldwide they will definitely need to invest in 1st party and create games in various genres that cater to the different/diverse//unique interests of gamers...
What if, I know it sounds crazy, but what if, he already lets them but they want to do more Halo?
Did you not watch the e3 showcase? It's fine if you didn't it just makes you look out of touch when you say these things
343i was set-up to make Halo, their staff have all been hired to make Halo, that is the studio's modus operandi. You can still take risks whilst making Halo; the latest game includes the biggest change to formula of any Halo game ever, has taken five years to develop, has been given a 12 month delay and runs on a brand-new proprietary engine. Halo Infinite is built on a foundation of fairly big risks.
Ah yes, 343 is obviously the only studio Xbox have which can take risks.
There are literally 20 other studios developing non Halo related games. Why is it such a problem to have a Halo studio?
this is a weird comment. you know why 343i was created? do you also know Xbox currently has a lot more developers than just 343i right?
I mean in the last year they released Tell me Why, Gears Tactics, Flight Simulator, Minecraft Dungeons, Battletoads and more.
People will only stop saying this kind of stuff once the games are out, and of a high quality.
Microsoft didn't force Rare to make Sea of Thieves though, did they? That's the game Rare wanted to make and the point of this article is that they are letting studios make what creatively inspires them.
one of the most popular brands for figures attached to one of their most popular franchises doesn't exactly scream 'risk', even if 'hardcore gamers' turn their noses up at Funko
They already did this with Halo 4. Their problem has been nailing both campaign and multiplayer.
They have released Gears Tactics this year on console and to this they are going to add Psychonauts 2, Flight Simulator, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5 and Deathloop on PlayStation 5.
It's tough, how many games manage to please everyone for both campaign and multiplayer?
They have been taking risks, which is not a bad thing. They nailed campaign in Halo 4 but some of the changes and maps they brought onto Halo 4 were not great.
