The End of 343 Industries... Dawn of a New Halo Era

[@premium_chicken_nuggy]

“This new name suits you, but it cannot hide that mark.” “Nothing ever will.”

[@dragonskull473slayer9]

You know this could actually be a relative and redeeming moment for the new studio.

[@jacobgale4792]

“You are the devs, the will of microsoft but these, these are my halo fans, their fun matters to me yours does not” “That makes two of us”

[@Turnip397]

This has literally been in every video about this 😂 Still true af tho

[@dexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx6537]

@@dragonskull473slayer9dont fall for it.

[@RobbieB2606]

"Were it so easy..."

[@TangyGuest1]

I'm still skeptical until they have something to show for it

[@bodacious117]

As you should be with halo studios being like 70 percent of 343 industries

[@ragedjam1866]

Well pierre was the lead on the team that made tmcc what it is today... so at least we know he cares about a quality product.

[@angelahornung8488]

As we all should be.

[@xsoundofsil3nc3x96]

@@bodacious117 that’s false. Almost everyone who worked on Halo Infinite was fired/left. Get your facts right

[@bodacious117]

@@xsoundofsil3nc3x96 negative son get your facts straight..

[@aztro3211]

I'm so confused about how everyone is getting excited about graphics, but the graphics weren't the problem.

[@Mac0504]

It was always 343’s culture, lore and prioritization that threw me off. Graphics and gameplay loop were the only things I liked about 5 and infinite

[@larsen8059]

Literally no one is excited dude, nearly every comment I've seen on this has been negative...

[@SamuriLemonX18]

The engine change isn't really about graphics it's about having a tool that's easy to use and let's them work faster and do more

[@SixSioux]

True dat but the graphics were one of the secondary problems, no doubt. HALO 4 excluded.

[@StrifeA217]

​@@SamuriLemonX18 graphics are secondary to substance though. If they arent true to the original lore then I really don't want it.

[@OrdinaryJo3]

When they said it’s a Halo for a modern audience, I checked out.

[@encrylix9092]

INFINITE? So glad me and my homie left.

[@sup3414]

Grow a pair, kid.

[@Kenji-117]

The still didn't learn their lesson and still didn't burn enough of M$ money i guess

[@zztzgza]

Every Halo was made for the modern audience. How stupid can you get

[@Kenji-117]

@@sup3414 there is nothing immature about not wanting to pay people who hate actual gamers and don't give a F about what they want... but sure, go on and give them activists your money.

[@warriorofthegrandline2y618]

“The flag may change, but the methods are the same.” -*Viktor* *Reznov*

[@jukab9292]

No he said: “The flag may be different, but the methods are the same.”

[@warriorofthegrandline2y618]

@@jukab9292 thank you

[@NewEnglandPatriotsDynasty]

Don't worry, guys, the 67th time is the charm. 😂

[@JamesDavis-ei6dv]

They'll get it right after the 343rd attempt...

[@danjjjatest]

Halo Infinite campaign was fun but all people care about is the multiplayer/cosmetics.

[@HouseFootwork]

​@@danjjjatest only losers Care about cosmetics😂

[@LUKAS_956]

@@danjjjatestare you tarded ? No one cares for MP only losers and 12 year old kids. The OG gamers care about awesome campaign.

[@sagenebula7120]

@@danjjjatestI honestly mostly gave up two weeks after launch because there was nothing to do in the multiplayer besides slayer, that and cant even unlock decent cosmetics for free or remake my spartans from halo reach without paying money

[@GeremyG]

They can change their name and their engine all they want. They’ve proven time after time that they don’t understand Halo.

[@bigswollcody]

can you explain "understand Halo" to someone who only sees it at shoot alien save humanity game?

[@guynamedmaggi5520]

fr I dont think this will hcange anything

[@corvus8638]

@@bigswollcodyThey don’t know what makes a game fun

[@dc3747]

​@@corvus8638I don't know,people really loved halo 5's multiplayer. I liked halo 4's attempt on a new multiplayer, although i wish it were just an exclusive mode and not the entire game (loadouts, ordinance)

[@AlwinoFloyd]

@@bigswollcody i will do it right after i cancel the splitscreen mode

[@DiddlyDooMemes]

the Dev that said it was hard to work on halo because of the guns being like modern weapons is very concerning

[@darcidious99]

It's baffling how a person that says something that pathetic gets to be in that high of a position, for a first person SHOOTER game.

[@GlaDos321]

Agreed, the last thing we need is further sanitized, safe, and politically charged Halo. Halo's been kinda lost since Reach, Infinite was the last hurrah and it failed at that. This is how Halo ends, not with a bang but a whimper.

[@Zeta4]

“This is how Halo ends, not with a bang but a whimper.” This shouldn’t really be a surprise tbh. The studio literally exists to make Halo games for money. They’re never going to intentionally end Halo with a banger finale because then the studio wouldn’t have a reason to exist anymore. The only way it ends is from a lack of interest for a new game leading to the next game getting cancelled and the studio shutting down

[@sheldonjplanktonn]

​@@GlaDos321- dude 110% agree. Same with gears series. 4 was a noble effort but it died with that game. I don't have any faith in that new game coming out. Both the original trilogy for Halo and Gears should have been the end, but greed and lust has now besmirched their name and legacy

[@dc3747]

​@sheldonjplanktonn yeah, but you have to admit gears 5 probably had the best customization gears has ever seen. Just remove the goofy skins and emotes and boom. The weapon skins were also great. We were just missing the gears 3 fan favorites (Aaron griffin, superstar cole,miner,spotter,savage locusts,hunter)

[@StunningModelOliviaLowe-t5j]

Really sad seeing Halo on its last breath. Would love to go back to the old days where you could fire up Halo and play coop with the lads staying all the way till the next morning with snacks and having a great time...I feel old.

[@Zero8654]

Why is this a new era, exactly? It's the literal same company with a different name? All's we know will change is the engine. Why would I dare to have hope?

[@elliedavies7138]

Because the entire upper level staff has all has been replaced, and the guy that saved mcc is in charge now. All the people that messed up infinite are gone, and a lot of the dev team have been replaced too. Why do people keep being so confidently wrong about this?

[@shadowguy321]

Also, I'm not sure you get how big of a fundamental change switching engines is for a game company. Especially a game company that was also acting as a tech company. This is game shifting, almost like Bungie to 343 era change. Don't have blind positivity but there is such a thing as blind negativity, too

[@billybutcher5581]

Man wake up dude fkin google tard

[@spinarakfan137]

​​@@elliedavies7138 actually the real person in charge of the entire studio is some random LGBT black woman who doesn't know a thing about halo. Yeah no until we see some actual proof they changed, they are still the same shitty company in my eyes.

[@smile4cs]

@@elliedavies7138 the upper level staff hasn't been replaced, just shuffled around

[@freedomsglory1]

Cartoon villain: “see I have a different hat now, I’ve changed. Trust me”

[@deadrodent3104]

So true

[@michaelguernsey1206]

Lmao

[@Thebigsigh1975]

I mean its alot of new leadership and people. Basically a new studio

[@SoldierSpiderx]

"Hey, aren't you that game studio everybody hates?" "Oh my no, I'm Halo Studios!"

[@Kittysune12]

they can't even make proper studio logo let alone proper halo game

[@SoldierSpiderx]

@@Kittysune12 that a fact . remember they was try make Lock the new master chief by he better then him and everything and once we didn't like it they try change it, they ruin Halo and instead let other studio work on a halo game, they just renamed it

[@Andre-vr1ul]

Simpsons reference, noice

[@NoxxicReaper]

"Lies for the weak, beacons for the deluded"

[@Wuunderboy]

@@NoxxicReaper sooooo true

[@mrdiegop8]

Indeed

[@SixSioux]

Could very well be. However the chief of the project is the same that fixed MCC, allowing it to be what it is today. An old 2000s boy can dream...

[@levi2732]

Melissa Boone was a HR diversity leader, now she's chief of staff... R.I.P Halo

[@Wuunderboy]

@@levi2732 it's been dead for over a decade. Now they're just dressing the corpse up in makeup to be paraded around

[@Kappi__]

How naive can you be, thinking changing the name will make any difference? It's just marketing..

[@honcho4329]

@@Kappi__ halo fans are dumb as easy to please

[@jackburton1455]

Coming soon. A new live service, hero shooter set in the Halo universe....for your phone!!!

[@scottward6177]

Fellas it's the same studio. It's just a rebrand. At best they confirmed some rumors that confirms nothing about it's quality. Calm tf down, wait for their next game, and we'll see

[@newginslab6993]

Fool me once Fool me twice Fool me thrice … Fool me again?

[@Layer67]

I think everyone is pretty calm, here lol

[@Soul93Taker]

​@@newginslab6993 fool me... fourice? Fries?

[@dumdumballoon]

​@@newginslab6993 More like fool me 50 times

[@nicholasdelaney1407]

Very reassuring! 😅👍 (I'm being sarcastic)

[@amharbinger]

"Do you know the definition of insanity?"

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

When I read it in Michael Mando's voice, it sounds cool in my head. Then I remember who and what we're talking about..

[@thundertheloveable8841]

I'm kinda finding most of what they are saying hard to believe because they kept saying over the years how faithful they'll be to the series for nearly 12 yrs but will see

[@DJezdic]

My favorite part is how its the exact same creative team as 343 and nothing has really changed.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

Also I hate how cheery and clean the studio videos are. Everyone is cheery and smiling like it’s a medicine ad. It feels so disingenuous and fake. Hollow corporate speak. Everything is so vague and general. They don’t want to get into any specifics or be honest. Bungie vidocs where honest showing people’s frustrations and problems they were dealing with. Showing people grinding at their computer. They were saying the blunt honest truth but because of that, you saw their passion and dedication. The cohesive vision.

[@Xenomnipotent]

"This rebranding suits you, but it cannot hide that mark." "Nothing ever will."

[@harrisonnguyen5432]

"The stain of suspicion never completely fades. I will be watching you."

[@George-uy2kb]

OG Halo fans: “These are my Halo games *points to the OG Halo trilogy* They’re lives matter to me. Yours does not”

[@balabanasireti]

Someone already wrote this comments, which shows how unoriginal it is

[@Nick-i9h]

For a decade I've been saying that sprint doesn't belong in Halo and I still stand by that. Sprint doesn't belong in Halo. The gameplay of the OG trilogy speaks to that sentiment.

[@johna.zoidberg3049]

​@@balabanasireti Yeah, yeah, unoriginal comment, blah blah, *MOVE ALONG.*

[@NobleVagabond2552]

“Reclaimer” would have been a fucking sick ass studio name tho

[@berserkerpride]

From the studio that ruined who the Reclaimers were.

[@googledoxxdmebruh6283]

The fact that in all their creativity they chose "Halo Studio" as a name, should be telling.

[@Nichrysalis]

Calling themselves Reclaimer Studios after retconning the forerunner lore for the worse would have been so off-putting to Halo fans.

[@Xeonerable]

@@googledoxxdmebruh6283 Nah, the studio is only for Halo and everybody knows it. 343 was a creative name but look how that went. But really, the name of the company doesn't really matter in the end. As long as the bad leadership and outsourcing is gone.

[@DeathMonkeys]

They do not deserve such a brand. Maybe if they actually produce a good game first.

[@jadedsoldier3561]

Not gonna lie, a lot of their reveal was them saying a whole lot of nothing. “Yeah we wanted to make sure we did that thing that made the thing as close to what the thing was when it was that thing”

[@michaelguernsey1206]

Also it’s deeply bothering me how clean and overly cheery the studio videos are. Like some sort of medicine ad. It’s disingenuous and fake. All just hollow corporate speak. Bungie vidocs where real. Talking about frustration and hardships and things they weren’t happy about showing them grinding at their computers. You got a sense of their passion and cohesive vision for the games.

[@JJ_5289]

Yeah i dont think any studio can really recapture the magic of the first few halos. In a lot of ways it was like lightning in a bottle. Bungie's hard work, creativity, and attention to detail on those games went above and beyond. Then the community that latched onto them as the video discussed about, doesnt seem to happen anymore. And bungie making an effort to support the games well after release

[@samuelpuentemancilla6175]

It doesn't matter if the game looks better, if the core game is infinite-like. And not very much community driven content around.

[@CrispySenpai]

This is the important part - the story. What is the story you will tell? Halo 2 in particular was an exploration of religious extremism and deception, and breaking through that deception. It was intensely interesting. The future of halo needs to develop a narrative theme, what is the story that they will wrestle with going forward?

[@iamaminepro614]

love how theres 6 comments before youtube registers its views at 28 secs 343 ending is like giving an inhaler to an asthma patient. its gonna help but the main problems remain

[@Thanatos2k]

Yeah except in this case the inhaler is also empty. It didn't do anything. Placebo effect.

[@fotzegamingandmedia1840]

Halo Studios is just 343 Industries with a $20 cosmetic skin pack.

[@VideoGods]

Simply not true man. That implies management and employees are the exact same but that is not the case.

[@SixSioux]

No true. Why being so pessimistic, I understant the cautios and doubtful behaviour, but here you are just blatantly lying.

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

@@SixSioux I've noticed gaming comment sections have just been extremely negative and filled with hatred, feels like half the comments are just bots. If you're an actual fan of Halo you'd most likely have listened to the news/ halo creators which would dismiss most of these complaints and comments.

[@RivalHades-mk1xl]

@@VideoGods still same management sadly. Such as Melissa Boone.

[@talicadk]

@@D4C_LoveTrain1 Critique is not hate.. Critique is just critique

[@willpoweramv]

343 now Halo Studios: "Don't worry, I'm not making the same mistakes again." Halo fans: "No, you're making - you're making all new ones..."

[@SpartanS1ayer195]

I understood that reference but I don't see what new mistakes they are making considering they haven't made anything yet

[@larsen8059]

How exactly?

[@zachrohler1047]

​@@SpartanS1ayer195chief of staff being a literal dei hire speaks volumes

[@pegee6406]

Cautiously Optimistic. Everyone was so hype when they dropped the infinite trailer and look how that turned out Edit: lol I commented too quickly, but yes Act man, agreed

[@GucciPucciMIH]

*insert that one Halo 2 quote literally everyone is spamming now*

[@deltase7en717]

Oh boy, we came back to the first stage of the halo cycle for the fourth time, i wonder how this is going to pan out

[@zachrohler1047]

Well if we look at cod or madden.... weve got another like 7 iterations of the copeium cycle

[@Dan-qy6zv]

Again guys. REBRAND! Not a new studio or anything. They are still the same group of people. Even with new leadership, do NOT trust anything they say or show until we see ACTUAL gameplay or story details of their projects.

[@larsen8059]

I mean, it's not the same studio if the leadership and most of its employees are new.

[@VideoGods]

They have to rebrand to be able to show and make change or else they will still receive the hate/image that 343 earned over the years. That’s business. Dropping the name is part of the change clearly.

[@LilApe]

@@larsen8059 But most of the employees aren't new lmao. They're all the same people from 343. Literally everyone in the "new dawn" trailer came from 343.

[@SixSioux]

Make absolute sense what you say but not, it is not the same studio as before. This is just factually not true.

[@batosaims]

"same group of people" "new leadership" I can tell you work in a fast food restaurant for a living

[@RivalHades-mk1xl]

Its just 343 rebrand, lets not kid ourselves. Won't change anything sadly.

[@prodigalsoniv48]

All of the 343 leadership who were responsible for the mess in the last decade have been dropped and replaced

[@mynamedoesntfi--6161]

It's not a rebrand. It's practically a different studio with a new head and a whole bunch of new employees.

[@JoshJr98]

@@mynamedoesntfi--6161same studio

[@GoB1996]

@@mynamedoesntfi--6161 nobody does any research though 😅 they just follow headlines and hate they’ve had built up for years

[@mynamedoesntfi--6161]

@@JoshJr98 A few returning employees, a bunch more new employees and a new studio head.

[@PollyCot]

New dawn? How stupid do you have to be to fall for a classic bait and switch rebrand.

[@TheIndulgers]

18:19 The one thing I want to see return is a different development studio. A engine change, logo, and a few meh screenshots is nothing when the same incompetence is behind the scenes.

[@Yorsem]

The switch from a custom engine to Unreal makes me think the studio is run by bad suits and full of inexperienced devs. I hope I'm wrong

[@Mac0504]

It’ll be easier for all those contracted devs to work on Unreal 🤣

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Theres just not really much point in maintaining the engine they built specifically for Halo Infinite just to make an open world action RPG shooter game that you can easily make in Unreal without any modifications. Thats just a waste of money. If you have experienced devs (which cost a lot of money) you want them doing useful things instead of reinventing the wheel.

[@codexstudios]

Engines are just tools. Selaco was made on fucking GZDoom, Trepang2 was on unreal engine. Using a more documented game engine rather than trying to patch together an old custom mess is probably a good move. I'm more concerned about the game design, not scripting tools.

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

@@Mac0504 That's my biggest worry, the switch to UE means they're keeping the 6 month contractor ethic which just means more of the same. Like how dense are 343 to hire 6 month contractors to build your engine and have them leave with all that knowledge...

[@doomslayer9138]

All I want is a Halo that has the same feeling as the classic Halo, with open maps but not open world, with the feeling of mystery and with the content cut from the old Halos.

[@thatguysixx]

Classic halo is never coming back, as long as greed is involved that will never happen.

[@njux1871]

Respecting the worldbuilding and lore, valuing themes and being willing to try new things... like it's not crazy hard to just not fuxk around with a world that has been built up for 20 years. Just take characters and cultures seriously and exploring will be more fun already again. I hope they take a good look at Halo 3 and Reach.

[@Amb252]

The multi-player has to feel like halo 3 multi-player because Halo infinite multi-player was kind of hit or miss and the content was severely lacking

[@challenjour7907]

Stop foaming at the mouth for nostalgia. You will never get that feeling.

[@talicadk]

@@njux1871 They will never take a look at those classics. they would rather hold a pepper spray toward those to Games. we know it is only a rebrand, the people who hated halo is still working there, so that pipeline will continue down the road.

[@ROKE_89]

New show, same jokes. They have to prove they're capable of pulling this car out of the mud.

[@PotatoLeagueStudios]

Lets look at the "New Studio's" talent: Elizabeth - Microsoft 10 years, Halo 5 years. John Junyszek - 343 9 years. Melissa Boone - Microsoft 9 years. Chris Matthews - 1 year, came from battlefield writing narratives. Andrea Gausmann - 343 13 years. Bryan Repka - 343 8 years. Michael Fahrny - 343 8 years. Casey Wu - 343 11 years. “The new name suits you, but it cannot hide that mark.” I am optimistic about a fresh start. To me it looks like it will be a brand new start hence Master Chiefs armor being brand new.

[@lukepoe1140]

Too many women. That's already a problem. Old Bungie never had that many female employees. Halo and Star Wars are at where they are today because of woke ideology.

[@Noctis198]

It's funny that they really think a rename and using a different engine will steer the ship in the right direction.

[@mynamedoesntfi--6161]

Having a new studio create a Halo game without worrying about a broken engine is definitely steering the ship in the right direction.

[@captainuseless2120]

They also fired half of 343’s employees and all the previous management. I’d say that’s a good move.

[@D4C_LoveTrain1]

@@mynamedoesntfi--6161 But if they have the same mentality to hire contract workers then they aren't going to change. This has been one of the primary reasons as to why Halo has development issues.

[@sergeantspeed5941]

​@@mynamedoesntfi--6161you're so slow. Its the SAME STUDIO. Google their address. Look up previous posts, compare the people in the photos. The GD top of the ladder is a DEI hire who doesn't even play video games. Stfu

[@Hahaha-yt2id]

Spoiler alert it won’t lol

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

So 343 is doing a Facebook…

[@GraveUypo]

facebook improved quite a bit. i don't have the same expectation of 343

[@MisteRRYouTuby]

@@GraveUypo Did Facebook improve? I don’t see it.

[@TheRealMrSpoon]

....That's Gordon Freeman, not Act Man, you can't convince me otherwise

[@codexstudios]

The One Act Man

[@levi2732]

Melissa Boone was a HR diversity leader, now she's chief of staff... R.I.P Halo

[@theprobigdady5656]

Bro thegoyslopman won’t talk about that cause of his affiliation with the tribes of zion

[@GraveUypo]

ah that is all i needed to hear to curb any shadow of expectation. if anything, this might end up being the worst halo ever.

[@JamesEarlRayMLK]

@@theprobigdady5656is actman part of the tribe?

[@mikegaruda4270]

Nice, we will have trans jackals.

[@MetalMilitia83]

We know who’s involved, nothing will get better

[@pizzaplanet33]

They can change their name, but they can't change their faces

[@KC-bi9jw]

but they did, its all new employees, that's...thats literally a new face...lol

[@Versosurma]

Nope same project leaders. Some even with purple hair.. Cmon they fired whole studio and suddenly got hundreds of mew people. For sure xd

[@Nichrysalis]

​@@KC-bi9jwSome are new employees, all of the leadership is ex 343, granted it's people that are now in new roles, but some of them have poor track records, like Elizabeth Van Wyck. She's responsible for the prioritization of esports and competitive gaming over the casual experience from Halo 5 on. Now she's Chief of Operations. Will she be good for the franchise? I don't know, maybe the new role will suit her better, but it could also be a repeat of what we've already seen.

[@AthasClover]

​@@Versosurmawhat's wrong with you

[@ottozoneg5382]

With the chief of staffs "reputation" and one of the devs being scared of guns, I really dont know how I can feel about it. Also after watching AsmonGolds video on 343 a couple months ago about how they were discriminating against Bungie devs and trying to get rid of certain Halo icons, I just can't have hope for it. I want to but...

[@hibarikyoya854]

What reputation?

[@ottozoneg5382]

@@hibarikyoya854 She cares more about representation and diversity when it comes to hiring devs then those who actually know what they are doing and love to do especially with Halo. That alone calls the integrity of the team and what they will do with Halo. Don't get me wrong, I want to be wrong, I want to be surprised that they can actually bring Halo back but I just don't think it will with the pattern of games and dev studio controversy that's been brought to light this past year.

[@paradoxicaleel3416]

@@ottozoneg5382 How do you know what she cares about when hiring people? You read minds?

[@HaloGrunt15]

​@@ottozoneg5382 Glad to see someone bring this up. This is a legitimate talking point that should get addressed and not ignored like most people are doing at the moment.

[@RIP2UALL]

I don't expect anything to change.

[@SixSioux]

Makes total sense, hopefully you will be proven wrong.

[@nathanoutdoors7981]

Let’s just hope they don’t make the same mistakes that 343 made🤞🤞

[@Deep_Rock_Galactic_Scout]

Patrolling the mines of Hoxes IV almost makes you wish for a “Why is deep rock galactic so awesome!?” Video by the act man. Can I get a rock and stone!!!???!

[@EbagStudios]

Rock and stone!!!!! It never gets old

[@tuauafiafiahoching1753]

I have no hope for halo anymore. The way 343 or now “Halo Studios” has handled halo it’s so bad and poor that I have no expectations for this series only the disappointment.

[@danc3556]

I want to believe 😭

[@sweetwill6233]

I expect it will go over about as well as Hi Rez renaming themselves to....Titan'sforge? I think? I don't know, they are still Hi Rez to me.

[@tuauafiafiahoching1753]

@@danc3556 I felt that.

[@PureColumbianCocainum1949]

@danc3556 Don't. Trust me.

[@VideoGods]

Bro it’s a new studio so you can’t hold them to 343 standards anymore. New leadership and employees. It’s a clean slate.

[@yous2244]

No Act Ma'am, they only changed the name. 343 still exists

[@VideoGods]

@@yous2244 you are incorrect. New leadership and most employees + new name = new studio with clean slate. Simple math. Don’t live life this negative. The old 343 is gone.

[@DeezNutzzz542]

The act ma'am joke died when PissPants got his ass spanked so stop with the cringe

[@yous2244]

@@VideoGods no most employees still work on it. Where did you get your misinformation. Just stop coping, Halo is dead

[@SixSioux]

Untrue.

[@xCobraCommanderx]

@@VideoGods”343” will never be gone. I find it funny that Halo Fans don’t know what 343 means 😂 343 = 7. 343 is a prime number and Bungie’s favorite number is 7. 7 x 7 x 7 = 343. Holy shit how did modern “Halo Fans” miss this? 😅

[@kryppo4245]

New skin same corpse

[@Jellybob69]

I’m sorry but after 12 years of constant lies, terrible products, the murder of it’s entire community and worst of all, it’s legacy; you’d have to be an absolute mark to get excited for anything Halo related from this company until it actually comes out and is good. A name change and nothing more than a UE4 tech demo after TWO YEARS (lmfao) on top of Pierre firing the devs who pushed for the engine change for the past 7 or so years (only to take credit for it now as his own idea) is enough to signify that this is still very much 343 Industries.

[@michaelguernsey1206]

The biggest thing for me is if they change the original Bungie story in any majorly impactful way (ESPECIALLY humans being forerunners.). And I have no faith in them so I’m sure they will. This isn’t some new company, it’s just 343 with a change of clothes. They are gonna make “creative changes to appeal to a wider audience” take “creative liberties to make things more accessible to new comers”. They are gonna change things that were perfect just cause they felt like it. They are gonna leave a bunch of shit we beg for out because “it’s too hard”. There gonna slap price tags on everything that was once free because it’s Microsoft so why wouldn’t they. The vast amount of options for different gamers that Bungie sowed together flawlessly in their games are not going to be replicated. Halo is dead guys.

[@mordsven]

I still have heavy doubts, even paramount's HALO series didn't even get it right

[@billlumbergh5942]

a studio is only as good as the developers they hire

[@JuiceboxCE]

It's like that Spongebob episode where Krabs was ringing each day with a bell, sleep deprived and unaware of the depravity around him. Give it up for round 4 of waiting, yet again, to see how they ignore the entire internet's backlash on the next "Halo" game they make

[@BrianCharles-t6f]

rebranding isn't going to magically make 343 not 343....so i'm not exactly excited about this.....

[@xser1ousc0mbatx]

They can rebrand and change engines all they want if they continue to make the same dumb ass decisions then halo can't be saved

[@ZenkaiGoose]

I PRAY they knock it out the park, but this is also like the 4th time they've reversed course 😅 I'm routing for em albeit with a very high degree of skepticism. The world needs more Halo.

[@RogueTitan457]

What we need is people from the Halo community coming together to keep the franchise alive and build a new studio. Just look at the Left 4 Dead community

[@MasterCheeksOfficial]

I'm cautiously optimistic, emphasis on the cautious part. I want to believe in them but I also don’t wanna get my hopes up just in case

[@RizzleyBearRobins]

The only thing the shift to UE has shown, is that the diversity hires need to lower the standard. Use easier more "mainstream" tools. Remakes, because they need to swing on the nuts of the OG gods. Everything they do is derivative.

[@agentnukaz1715]

Halo made by HaLo... shouldve called themselves the Ark 😂

[@ChaseSeaborne]

Halo on Unreal Engine. “There are those who said this day would never come. What are they to say now?”

[@ADR69]

343 ruined a world worse than the Flood ever did

[@CataclysmDM]

There's nothing new here, they're just rebranding because of franchise damage. It's like how DEI is gonna be rebranded soon... they're just gonna give it a new name and keep going - they can't keep the term DEI (since it's almost become a slur now), but it isn't just going to go away.

[@TheGrandeScoop]

If you think halo is shitty because if dei then you’re an idiot. Halo was already taking a dump since 2012.

[@hibarikyoya854]

I think i get what you're saying butbthe example I think is bad because the only people that use DEI are the anti "woke" chuds and the only reason they're using it is because people got tired of the word woke so the inmy people who will stop using DEI are those people when they over use it again

[@codexstudios]

Stop dragging fucking everything into the culture war

[@wdf70]

I mean, like 343 rebranding. You can call it whatever you want. If the game's bad, the game's bad. And customer sentiment and review scores will speak for themselves. Don't be surprised when your game is bad when you hire incompetent people.

[@dicemace3664]

PLAYABLE ELITES AND SPLIT SCREEN and all forgive them for halo 4. But the rest will be up to results.

[@johna.zoidberg3049]

You can only polish a turd so much, but it will still be a turd, nonetheless.

[@alerocillo]

Can't really say much until we see what they make for the next Halo title.

[@Cobbster92]

Not very confident after seeing that Chief Of Staff's LinkedIn profile

[@DaBlaccGhost]

Red flags in gaming are rainbow colored and I'm tired of people with massive audiences saying they're not. Act man is a massive shill also.

[@Cobbster92]

​@@DaBlaccGhost It's like walking into a McDonald's and asking for a burger and having the cashier go, "Hello, I'm gay. Would you like fries? LOOK THIS GIANT FLAG BEHIND ME!"

[@Wuunderboy]

@@DaBlaccGhost he is

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

@@DaBlaccGhost Maybe your problem is somewhere other than video games? I don't give two fucks about rainbows or whatever fucking culture war nonsense y'all's crying about. Media has been declining regardless of which side of that stupid shit-storm you're in. Missing the forest for the trees.

[@codexstudios]

@@KaiserMattTygore927 You're damn right.

[@giovannyyyy]

A new age for halo? I'LL BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT

[@SorcererVtuber]

If they truly want to make this next game good, they should avoid balancing it for competitive play, focus on making it fun and give the community tools so that we can make our own competitive scene and then support that once we establish it

[@stevegonzales527]

DEI is the new era of halo. they need to let our boy rest and not continue the franchise

[@Exia]

Good to see you covering this subject, honestly i still have my doubts but we can only hope!

[@schkoopdawhoop7885]

It's still 343. They just renamed themselves and got a bunch of DEI hires. Halo is cooked.

[@zachrohler1047]

Breaded and deep fried.

[@willy_b_coyote]

I’ve seen people saying this new era is gonna be great and I’ve seen people melting down saying it’s gonna be even worse. The reality is we do t know at this point what the Halo Studios era is gonna be like. The ball is in their court and it’s now down to Pierre Hintze and his new team to deliver the goods.

[@TheGrzB]

Nope, we can track record of games made by this studio, what they Adress in presentation and predict what outcome will be. Hint - how ugly halo look like was never a problem.

[@dc3747]

​@TheGrzB actually to many it was. Example: halo 4 was a great game both story wise and sandbox wise. Problem it had was classes, but if you played it on mcc without loadouts, it was such a great game. The armors were good,the visors were nice. And although spartan ops was repetitive, it was pretty fun and close to Firefight. What was halo 4's biggest complaints? The art style,music and loadouts. Loadouts is a reasonable excuse but no one even gave the art style nor music a chance before hopping aboard the hate bandwagon

[@TripleSBreakdowns]

I know a lot of people will say they want playable Elite, dual wielding, the Flood etc to return. But for me I want the Goblin to return from Halo 5. Imagine you were tracking down a high value target that was a Grunt, you arrive at the Banished base in the area he's supposed to be, then a cutscene plays of a Goblin marching out of the base with its big ass Needle cannon & then you know this isn't going to be a cake walk like you imagined.

[@triplebog]

The biggest worry of mine from the trailer by far is the fact that they ask a lot of big questions which are important like "why did we fail? What are we going to do better?" But don't offer any answers

[@sotiristriantoulis209]

Ok no joke, i started playing halo for the first time. Today i got to the part were that 343 thing teleports you away to help with the infestation. Took a brake, did some work, started watching you video and got spoiled. Impressive i didn't manage to get spoiled in the last 15 years about this but the timing is so ironic. Really ironic.

[@massimogazzola1427]

A Halo 3 Anniversary is what we all need right now 😭😭

[@imhere8474]

Nah, halo 3 holds up really well. Probably better than CE anniversary.

[@TheInfiniteNine]

I've said for a long time it doesn't but if the graphics are as amazing as they are for UE5, then perhaps it actually is worth the effort now. As long as they don't butcher it like Halo ce remaster. And historically speaking, 343i has been butchering alot since then, so even a remake/remaster is a bit of a gamble.

[@bbtmorales7331]

Is just a change of name, not the change of workers

[@starshipproto]

Rebranding is deceptive. This IP needed to be taken away or the studio dissolved and begin another. The toxic positivity pushed by people like Act Ma'am will ensure 343/"Halo Studios" will never face accountability for their actions and the IP will continue the slowest, saddest death to befall an IP outside of Ubisoft.

[@zachrohler1047]

Considering the new chief of staff, my key take away is DOUBT

[@ishoothereforeiam]

“Now that you are done talking about Halo, you are no longer having fun… at which point it’s not my problem anymore.” - Zavala

[@TheTrashman9]

Thank you Zavala, my beloved. I'll run some nightfalls in your name.

[@layk]

Halo Studios could also give Neil Blomkamp his damn movie.

[@artydomi2466]

"It is a poor soldier who insists on seeing things not as they are, but as he wants them to be. One day, reality hits, and his illusions fail him, and he dies stupidly. What honor is there in that?"

[@Athyxion]

Its going to be a dumpsterfire.

[@rerickf]

"This name suits you but it will never ride that mark" "Nothing ever will"

[@waltermelon4824]

them using unreal engine is such a red flag man

[@chrisski3904]

If there's no coop at launch, don't buy

[@wayzospace]

18 minutes and 13k views? Bro has NOT fallen off

[@mijoh2]

The new Master Chief is looking pretty crispy.

[@dysae4484]

"This is either the best decision you ever made or the worst. I doubt I'll live long enough to know which."

[@exponenttie9707]

they are hitting the same talking from what I remember of Infinite when they did interviews for that game, at this point with how bad and convoluted the past 2 mainline Halo games are, they should just straight up retcon some parts, the Endless was just a dumb addition which diminishes the threat of the flood while also having Cortana die at the beginning of 6 was so fucking stupid while also killing of Rookie and having Blue Team, Osiris and Arbiter fuck off and do shit in the books was stupid as well, they didn't just blunder the games but the very lore of the franchise too, it needs some heavy work for me to even care about the franchise again, and with how modern story telling is, I just don't see it happening

[@cheviidevii]

The Chief of Staff for this Halo Studio is a DEI hire who do not have any success working on or in the triple AAA gaming studios. The last amazing Halo we had was Halo: Reach (2010). The game is expected to get more woke since she is doing all the hiring. Why can't these gaming studios just stick to the philosophy that work. Hire people who love games, love working with gamers, who are non political. As for the question what made Halo successful. The answer is obvious Bungie aka Halo original creators. When the origins of an item loses meaning then said item becomes meaningless You can apply this to most things in this world.

[@JamesDavis-ei6dv]

The Kamala Harris ad summarizes modern Halo and Star Wars.

[@travisreid9530]

You’re about to be apathetic once more as soon as a new game is vomited forth upon us.

[@Carlisho]

Very glad to see people being skeptical about this rebrand, the gaming industry has been getting away with selling trash for too long.

[@odst7973]

Not having a woman in charge of Halo would be a good start...

[@imhere8474]

Ah i guess we’re wanting them to hire on their sex now.