Earlier this month, 343 Industries experienced some shake-ups via layoffs and the departure of its creative director. 343 made it clear that it plans to keep making Halo, but some are skeptical that the studio is up for the task after a handful of entries with various problems. In a new interview with IGN, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer made it clear that 343 Industries is here to stay with Halo and that is a critical factor in its success.
"I believe in the team that's there, Pierre and the leadership team, and the plan that they have," said Spencer. "Obviously, [343 studio head Pierre Hintze], he's the studio head now, has been on Halo for a long time. He's worked on [Halo: The Master Chief Collection], he's done some great work there. The team has a very good plan. What we're doing now is we want to make sure that leadership team is set up with the flexibility to build the plan that they need to go build. And Halo will remain critically important to what Xbox is doing, and 343 is critically important to the success of Halo. In terms of support studios and other things, that's just part of development and having other partners help us. But the heart and soul of Halo is with 343 and the team that's there, and I have the utmost confidence in the team that's there and leading and the plan that they have going forward."
As of right now, it remains to be seen how 343 Industries plans to continue the Halo series. It seems like Halo Infinite will be supported for a while, but it's unclear what the next game will be or what it will look like. Either way, we probably shouldn't anticipate a new studio taking over the franchise anytime soon.
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