When Halo: Fireteam Raven was announced, many looked at it as a pretty nice little spin-off that could be played on arcade machines. Others were furious because they felt it was taking away resources from the development of the next big Halo title.
That’s not quite how all game development works and Halo community manager Brian Jarrard took to Twitter to clarify as such. Jarrard noted that Fireteam Raven had “zero impact” on 343 Industries which is currently working on the “next console game”.
“Halo: Fireteam Raven is built by an external arcade developer. Just like the Halo books or toys aren’t being created _instead of_ the next Halo game. Plenty to go around,” said Jarrard. He also added that while it’s understandable that fans are “super eager” for more information on the “next ‘real’ game”, getting angry over a “totally separate thing” is puzzling. Not that this would be the first time such a thing happened in the gaming industry.
Halo 6 – or whatever the next game is called – has long been the subject of rumours. While 343 Industries hasn’t sought to share more information, much less confirm the actual name, it is coming. “When” is the big question but perhaps Microsoft’s E3 presser on June 10th will offer some clues.