Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty has commented on the future of Halo amid Halo Infinite’s troubled start, layoffs at developer 343 Industries, and some of the top talent departing.
Matt Booty told Axios that he feels “confident in the leadership team” in place at 343 right now, but wouldn’t confirm if a Halo Infinite sequel or any new Halo games are now in development. That being said, Booty said the, “The team that got us here is probably not the same team that’s going to take us forward.”
343 was impacted by Microsoft’s wider layoffs earlier this year. Beyond that, top talent like Joseph Staten, Frank O’Connor, Bonnie Ross, David Ellis, and more have left the company.