Think I'm very 😐 about this overall.
It sucks that devs that have done nothing but love working on Halo for god knows how long who kept getting fucked over by out of touch higher ups making backwards ass decisions are now losing their jobs. Fucking sucks.
I'm upset we'll never get a chance to see a full mainline Halo Studios multiplayer game and annoyed now we'll absolutely be waiting at least 3 more years for the next Halo game that absolutely WILL NOT continue where Halo Infinite left off.
I'm concerned if Activision will truly understand what makes Halo Halo and the communities that include it. Modding for example is easily the second biggest community in Halo and Activision don't seem like the friendliest bunch when it comes to modding support.
Unfortunately though I do think a shakeup like this is what Halo needs in the long run. We can't keep going on with these middling releases over and over and over again. It will be intriguing what a completely brand new take on Halo looks like with a completely brand new studio, not just a simple restructure.
Biggest thing for me.. GET MARCUS LEHTO IN. GET HIM IN THAT NEW STUDIO.
RIGHT. FREAKING. NOW.
BREAKING: Activision is officially taking over Halo, Xbox announces
“Activision will also be developing the next Halo title, led by a new, purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty”