Xbox Cancels Sledgehammer's Halo Prototype After June Tests as Microsoft Weighs $68.7 Billion Activision Tie-Up
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Updated · Eurogamer.net · Aug 17
Xbox Cancels Sledgehammer's Halo Prototype After June Tests as Microsoft Weighs $68.7 Billion Activision Tie-Up
3 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Aug 17
Summary
Xbox shelved Sledgehammer Games' Halo multiplayer prototype in July after testing an early build in June, with the project never advancing beyond basic blockout gameplay.
Rebs Gaming, citing a source it said had previously provided accurate Halo information, reported Microsoft had asked the Call of Duty studio to explore a Halo multiplayer pitch.
The cancellation does not end Activision's Halo prospects: Microsoft is still considering whether Activision studios should help develop future Halo games, but has not approved any project.
The report points to broader outsourcing around Halo development and comes as Microsoft reassesses Xbox strategy after its 2023 $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition and 3,200 division-wide layoffs.