343 Industries’ future with theHalofranchise was called into question last week. Rumors suggested that the developer would be stepping down from the development of future games. But the developer has responded to these claims to lay any doubts to rest. The officialHaloTwitter account posted a short statement from Studio Head Pierre Hintze, who writes that the Master Chief is sticking to his guns.
Hintze confirms that 343 Industries will remain the developers ofHalofor the foreseeable future. The statement simply reads: “Haloand Master Chief are here to stay.” He then reiterates that 343 Industries will continue to developHalowith “epic stories, multiplayer, and more of what makesHalogreat.”
343 Industries will remain asHalo‘s developer
The last few weeks have been rather tumultuous for the developer. But this statement seems to strongly reflect the studio’s wishes going forward. However, there have been some undeniable losses at 343 Industries that will impact them moving forward. For starters, Microsoft laid off around 10,000 people from several sectors according to a Bloomberg report — with alarge amountof staff being cut from 343 Industries. It was then reported that Joseph Staten, who played a big role at 343 Industries in shapingHalo Infiniteduring the latter part of its development, would leave the studio torejoin Xbox Publishing.
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After news of these began spreading, 343 Industries’ role withHalowas unknown. The general assumption was that the studio would remain but take on a parental role forHalo, while other developers took a swing at developing new games. But according to 343 Industries itself, this will not be the case. The studio will remain the developer of theHaloseries indefinitely.
But since 343 Industries has lost many of its staff, it’s unclear what will happen now. It’s not like the developer was on a perfect streak last year, either.Halo Infinite‘s post-release content has struggled to release quickly enough for its audience. And with thecancellation of couch co-op, enthusiasm was at its lowest. Still, 343 Industries could still do plenty of great things withHaloin the future.
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Sam Robins
Sam is a Contributing Writer at PC Invasion. For just over 5 years, he has been writing about all areas of gaming from news and guides, to reviews of the latest titles. When he’s not writing, he’s usually sinking time into an RPG or trying to convince his friends to play The Legends of Heroes series. He can usually be found lurking on Twitter (@GhoolyTV) most days.
