Future of Xbox hinges on Halo
Now ten years later, the franchise that started it all, Bungie is handing the franchise off to another studio. But according to Microsoft the series is just as integral to the system’s success as it always has been, going so far as to say that the Xbox can only succeed if Halo leads the way.
That’s no small amount of pressure to place on the new team at 343 Industries, but as self-described Halo super-fans it would be difficult to find more capable hands than theirs. Microsoft doesn’t doubt 343′s abilities, but there really is no understating the importance that the next few games will have on the outlook for the Xbox 360.
Console-exclusives are important, sure, but in the eyes of Microsoft’s top brass the path the Halo series cuts is just as much an indicator of how in-touch with the current market the platform is. In an interview with Official Xbox Magazine, Microsoft Games Studios vice-president Phil Spencer explained that the best games are what drive a games system, and no studio bears a larger burden than 343 when it comes to expectations:
“I think it’s important that our AAA first party titles do help craft and shape how the platform evolves…Halo just by its sheer nature of size, of user base – as well as how important the FPS is in today’s gaming world – has to play that role.
“If we lose our way with Halo, we lose our way with Xbox, because Halo and the importance of games like CoD and other shooters, that state of the art needs to continue to move forward, and our team at 343 need to move forward with that. That’s always going to be one of our success criteria.
“The good thing about 343 is that they’ve had the time, through the dev of Reach, working on getting the map packs out, and getting to know the infrastructure and the build systems and everything about Halo…They’ve also brought in their own talent and their own view so that they can put their own stamp on the franchise”
The developers at 343 Industries will likely say that they’re up to the task, but that is a serious amount of pressure to place on a team who is already facing a potential wave of fan outrage no matter what decisions they make. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will be the first chance the studio has to show how well they understand the franchise. It’s still early, but the team seems to know what made Halo special.
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