Bungie: life after Halo, not restricted to Xbox 360 anymore
So Bungie is wrapping up its time with the Halo franchise with the last of the trilogy, Recon. Everyone’s been asking what their plans are after Halo, but they’ve been pretty mum about it. However, one thing is clear: they aren’t tied down to the Xbox 360 and the PC anymore.
Go to the full article to read up on what Bungie’s Brian Jarrard has to say about the studio moving on to new projects.
So Bungie is wrapping up its time with the Halo franchise with the last of the trilogy, Recon. Everyone’s been asking what their plans are after Halo, but they’ve been pretty mum about it.
Bungie’s PR and community director Brian Jarrard talks more on the studio’s post-Halo future, from the challenges they face, to the expectations they have to live up to:
Halo itself was a bit of a perfect storm – there were a lot of things happening at the same time, and who knows if we’ll ever hit that magic again. I certainly think that Bungie has an awful lot of really awesome game experiences and stories to tell.
They’ll be very different – are they really going to catch on and become a pop culture phenomenon, spawn dioramas, and worldwide marketing campaigns? Who’s to say?
I know the guys who are working on this project are really passionate and invigorated. A lot of it just seems to be going back to the old school vibe of Bungie – now there are guys just doing what they do best, being creative, unrestrained, thinking about what they want to do, and what is our next project? That’s something we haven’t done in a long time
One thing is clear though: they aren’t tied down to the Xbox 360 and the PC anymore. If you remember, the studio split up with Microsoft last year. Now, non-Xbox gamers, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll stop being exclusive to the platform – it just means they have that option. Says Jarrard:
In theory we do have every means to go out and find the right ecosystem, the right partners, to align with. We’re very happy with Microsoft, the Xbox 360’s been great to us and they’re a world class publisher. So who knows what the future will bring us.
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