This is the longest Halo has gone ”on break” since the IP came out and I’m hoping the time was worth it.
I don't think any time they put off will get returning fans like myself. We've just moved on. MS biggest issue is they made Halo a hill to die on, they should have NEVER done that to that IP, they kept making it seem as if they had only 2 damn IPs aka Gears and Halo. Oh Uncharted is coming out, Gears and Halo. Oh Killzone is coming out, Gears and Halo. Oh look Days Gone, Gears and Halo. Oh whats this The Last Of Us thing? Oh well Gears and Halo, Horizon Zero Dawn? How about Gears and Halo. Yet when the IP starts to fail and they lose massive units with XONE, they act shocked.
They should have just let Bungie do a damn new IP which would have been Destiny and let 343 (if they even would have existed btw) do a new IP and only return to Halo when they feel its ready, not this massive pimping of the IP that only resulted in people thinking XB was HALO BOX and the only way to buy a XB is to like Halo.
They made that bed to sleep on, they made that hill to die on. Had they left Halo for a new IP last gen, people would just remember Halo 3 or Reach, how they have ODST, Halo 4, 5 etc
They got waaaaay too greedy with this IP and its now made the company look like a 2 AAA IP publisher where you either need to like Gears or Halo to pick up their system. They should have treated the IP with more respect and let Bungie take the time off and focus on Destiny. Not only would Destiny have sold MS huge units, it would have welcomed in new consumers who might end up playing Gears and Halo down the line anyway. So I think its time they actually, REALLY spend money on more AAA IPs outside of Gears and Halo combo, so that way Halo isn't always the go to, best of the best thing they put out.
Cutty Flam
nah those days are over. Thats like me hoping we can get them good Call of Duty days back with the originally Infinity ward team now ReSpawn lol