Call of Duty's Activision to make next Halo game as Xbox cuts more jobs
Summary
Xbox is cutting hundreds of jobs and changing how it makes its Halo video games. The next Halo game will be developed by Activision, the company that publishes Call of Duty, while Xbox continues to restructure and close or combine some of its studios.Key Facts
- Xbox is cutting 268 more jobs as part of a large company-wide restructure that has already cut 1,600 jobs.
- The restructuring aims to improve Xbox’s gaming division, which has faced financial and market challenges.
- Halo Studios will stop making new Halo games and focus only on supporting the current Halo game community.
- Activision, known for Call of Duty games, will take over development of all future Halo games.
- Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade games, may close after failed attempts to sell it.
- Other Xbox studios are being combined or having their roles expanded, like Bethesda now including Obsidian and others.
- Xbox’s chief says their subscription service Game Pass isn’t growing fast enough to offset costs.
- Activision plans a special team to work on the next Halo game, aiming to stay true to the series’ legacy.
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