Activision taking over Halo (Destiny)

by Avateur , Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 09:02 (2 hours, 25 minutes ago) @ ManKitten

Is this a good thing or a bad thing? It also looks like the survivors of this current round of layoffs at Halo Studios are reduce to support staff for current games in-market!

I was just wondering the same thing. With all that's come out with Activision and Destiny (if the information is true) it sounded like Activision had a good plan that would have kept Destiny alive for a long time which avoided all the sunsetting and other things that eventually created the games demise.

Also I think Halo Infinite campaign stopped receiving attention long ago, and the multiplayer had its last update a few months ago. No idea what's going on with MCC, it seems to be its own thing.

It seems like as much as Activision has been demonized...they might actually know what they're doing in the realm of regulated & scheduled delivery. 'It might not be what we want, but it's what we need'...kinda thing.

Your response is well measured and could prove to be very true. I agree about Activision consistently launching products when they say they will and seemingly having a good grasp on larger franchises and supporting them. Hell, it’s why Bungie went with them to begin with. The question is, will they try to make Halo be like Call of Duty? Could be a dud if they don’t keep that Halo sauce that makes Halo be Halo.

And non-measured, the fact that it’s not 343 doing Halo (who never got the sauce, hired people who hate Halo, and I could go on and on about their many failings) means that it’s absolutely a good thing at its foundation. Activision could be bad, but the fact that someone had the brains and ability to finally stop letting 343 murder Halo is nothing but a good thing. Hopefully Activision capitalizes on it and continues the good.

I look forward with much optimism and hope to Halo’s new future, and I can’t wait to play it.