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[gokurho]

The best graphics ever

 

[T-0800]

I just want MCC on my PS5.

 

[Segaswirl]

I'm cautiously optimistic for the future of Halo.

Why can nobody design a good logo these days though.

 

[reinking]

The best graphics ever

Too shiny.

 

[LordCBH]

That's a stupid name.

But all the name changes in the world won't fix the actual issues at 343, this is just a way to try and convince people their stank isn't on the next one.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

The studio leadership was changed drastically in the past two years. Just about all the og big heads are gone and its being headed by the guys responsible for turning halo mcc around

The new name is actually fitting considering the context

Oh well that's great news. Sorry I'm not up to speed on the developments of this studio but thanks for letting me know.

 

[Complistic]

Good, I have high hopes for the new management.

 

[StereoVsn]

If I change my name to Ryan Reynolds does that mean I'm good looking now?

I was going to ask if they changed their management. Because otherwise, it's pointless.

 

[LordOfChaos]

 

[StereoVsn]

The games still have enough dedicated base of players, but compared to the hey days it's probably at like 10% of it.

I always thought Halo could be an awesome sci-fi adventure game like Mass Effect. Or a slower paced open world RPG like Fallout.

A three part action RPG series ala Mass Effect could be epic. And they could tie it to other media avenues.

There is just one small issues. I don't think MS studios are capable of making great games now days with well done storytelling and characters.

 

[TropicanaTwista]

Happy that Microsoft is taking Halo seriously again.

I'm sorry if I'm missing sarcasm here but by changing the name? Lol

They should have cleaned the floor with this studio a long time ago. They basically tarnished the halo name. I can't see it returning to relevancy like it was 15 years ago.

 

[Raven117]

Me and you both agree. It makes me nervous thinking 3 years out how much Sony WON'T be pushed.

I mean, yeah, but they are doing a lot of self inflicted damage nowadays.

 

[SolidQ]

If I change my name to Ryan Reynolds does that mean I'm good looking now?

 

[Katatonic]

As a Playstation fan I say it sucks that Xbox is doing so bad. Arrogant Sony needs competition

Xbox hasn't been competition for at least a decade now.

 

[Robb]

How much was it again that they spent creating the engine for Halo Infinite just to dump it after 1 game?

 

[Crayon]

I'm not halo expert but the idea that it can be what it was when it came out doesn't seem realistic. Like Gran Turismo. It's unimaginable. The game would have to do some huge thing we've never seen before.

 

[WaterOnix]

Halo died peacefully after Reach came out. At least that's what I tell myself.

 

[Saber]

Changing the name means nothing. Unless its a strategy to make people forget the crap they are making, in which case they would be renaming it for every new project.

 

[omegasc]

Cool. What game are they going to work on?

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

That logo doesn't say "Halo".

It clearly says "Talo Studios". The OP is mistaken.

 

[Revolutionary]

 

[hemo memo]

This is Xbox saying that 343i, as a Halo developer, is here to stay.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

WHOA OHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHH OH OH OH!

 

[Puscifer]

As a Playstation fan I say it sucks that Xbox is doing so bad. Arrogant Sony needs competition

People laugh react you but I can definitely say the year they showcased Uncharted 2 and Infamous at E3 vs ODLC turned me back into a PlayStation guy. Sony fought tooth and nail to reclaim the crown and they did.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It clearly says "Talo Studios". The OP is mistaken.

I thought the same thing. lol. Well, might as well rebrand it because everyone laughs at 343.

Good news is that if Halo bombs, they can work on Tetris games, since it's obvious that's where it came from.

 

[ZehDon]

This is Xbox saying that 343i, as a Halo developer, is here to stay.

Microsoft: *Fires the CEO, pushes out most of the executive teams, forces most of the dev team leads into redundancy, staffs up new development team, swaps out tech stack, re-names the studio*
NeoGAF: "Xbox confirms 343i is here to stay."

 

[@gkTH]

My body is ready for the Halo series on PS5.

 

[digital_ghost]

343 is dead. Long live the memes.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Bring on a legendary Halo 7

 

[Illiterate Actual]

I feel the same way about new Halo as when my computer wants to install a new version of Skype. Like why? It's already long dead by Microsoft's hand. Let's move on.

 

[Rentahamster]

I wouldn't mind if they simply hard reboot the entire franchise and keep the story how it was supposed to be before it went off the rails. Humans are foreshadowed to be Forerunners.

 

[AJUMP23]

Kiki wolf kill is gone. She may have been an issue but she had a cool name.

 

[stickkidsam]

Of all the games to reignite the fires of Halo, Halo 7 would be legendary.

Let's see what you've got Halo Studios. Bring it back with a bang!

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Kiki wolf kill is gone. She may have been an issue but she had a cool name.

She does transmedia at XBox Studios. Hopefully with the studio relaunch they will keep her as far away from the brand as humanly possible. The show was her baby and it was BAD and shit all over the lore and characters. She had zero right to do that.

 

[Södy]

The pickiest of nitpicks, but that logo looks awful.

Everything else looks promising, but we'll have to wait and see.

Yeah why not go with the HALO logo? I have a bad feeling, this is the rebranded logo that will be on the next game cover. Yikes.

 

[Syphon Filter]

they are trying to erase the 343 taint but that wont work lol

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[Jesb]

Is changing the name supposed to be like when an ugly girl puts on makeup.

 

[RPCGamer]

Anyone else find the video a bit dramatic for what is basically a name and engine change?

 

[YukiOnna]

She does transmedia at XBox Studios. Hopefully with the studio relaunch they will keep her as far away from the brand as humanly possible. The show was her baby and it was BAD and shit all over the lore and characters. She had zero right to do that.

That was her??? Ewww I hope none of the remaining leads are anything like the previous 343i

 

[Del_X]

Didn't they already basically gut the entirety of senior leadership at the studio? Seems appropriate to rename the studio but I'm sure an original title is still 4 years out and a Halo remake is the launch title for next year's console.

 

[Alan Wake]

So they think this changes anything?

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Didn't they already basically gut the entirety of senior leadership at the studio? Seems appropriate to rename the studio but I'm sure an original title is still 4 years out and a Halo remake is the launch title for next year's console.

Yup. Guy who helped save MCC has been in charge since around beginning of this year. All the shit leadership is long gone.

 

[N0S]

 

[Thebonehead]

Is changing the name supposed to be like when an ugly girl puts on makeup.

Maybe.

Ask your mum to find out

 

[RPCGamer]

 

[Jesb]

Maybe.

Ask your mum to find out

Ok bonehead.

 

[SHA]

As a Playstation fan I say it sucks that Xbox is doing so bad. Arrogant Sony needs competition

Arrogant Xbox needs sequels from Sony's games, they play God from the first installment.

 

[ahtlas7]

Repaint it with a new name but it's still the same Halo destroying studio.

 

[ArcaneNLSC]

Isn't this the very definition of putting lipstick on a pig?