Call of Duty developer Activision is now taking over creation of the next Halo game, and fans are understandably divided about it.
Xbox’s latest shakeup saw a few big developments, most notably the mass layoffs at Halo Studios and the handover of Halo's next title to Activision.
This came as a wildly unexpected move from the company, and one that has sparked no end of debate across social media as fans discuss the future of the Halo franchise and what its next game could look like. Many comments are humorously envisioning a Halo game with absurd amounts of monetization, with wild celebrity skin crossovers a la Nicki Minaj.
“I remember in 2009, the Halo and COD communities were vastly different. We treated each other like different military powers in a war. I remember playing Halo: Reach and bouncing over to Black Ops II and it was a night and day difference in every aspect. I'd never believe that Halo would ever be made by a COD publisher,” one nostalgic player mused on Reddit.
“Bro, Halo Studios lasted less time than it took for them to add Slayer to Halo Infinite,” another joked, referencing how the developer had rebranded itself from Halo Studios to 343 Studios, only to get gutted by Xbox merely two years later.
“Welp, Halo is ruined. About to get hijacked from a Banshee by Nicki Minaj, who also has an Energy Sword that’s purple because someone got a $20 sword skin,” another said.
Welp Halo is ruined. About to get hijacked from a banshee by Nicki Minaj, who also has a energy sword that’s purple because someone got a $20 sword skin.
Others have started making memes about what a future Halo game made by Activision might look like, showing Master Chief in several ridiculous varieties of DLC costumes.
سەرچاوەی فەرمی بە زمانی ئینگلیزی: https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-fans-cant-decide-if-activision-takeover-is-a-good-thing-or-not
