Is Bungie going away?

I was listening to Major Nelsons 343rd Podcast and his guest said that "Bungie was handing down Halo to 343" once I heard that that I went to Bungie.net and read there update. Most of the update was FAQs about Reach, but at the end the singed off as "Smell Ya Later Foreva". So is Bungie disbanding Halo or is there a miss understanding?

They are going to at least take a long break from making Halo games but they aren't going away. They already have something else in the works.

Bungie's work on Halo will be ending.

I hope so. I'm tired of Halo.

How people still don't know this is mind boggling to me.  Bungie disbanded from Microsoft two years ago because they didn't agree with the direction and influence Microsoft held.  Microsoft owns the rights to Halo, and Reach is supposedly the last Halo game Bungie is going to make, as they have no obligations to make more of them. 

Reach is Bungie's last Halo game, then they'll be moving onto a new IP. 343 Industries will develop future Halo games and handle the franchise from here on out.

Well its about time...
 
Though I'm surprised that Bungie is willing to give up the rights of Halo; wouldn't it be a smarter business practice to stick with Microsoft? I don't recall them making any other notable game other than the Halo series.

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

Bungie moving on just means (most likely) shittier Halo games and no Marty.  Not to sound like a A-hole, but do you have a 360?  If not, how can you be sick of something you haven't played?   "

Halo games aren't bad. They're my personal favorite FPS games. All the Halo bashers can die in a hole somewhere.  
 
That said, I think this is good for Bungie. They need a breather from Halo. I'd rather see them make the next big thing... something even better.

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

Bungie moving on just means (most likely) shittier Halo games and no Marty.  Not to sound like a A-hole, but do you have a 360?  If not, how can you be sick of something you haven't played?   "

I have a 360, yes. And all the Halo games excluding ODST because it was a rip-off at that price. "

Yeah, I'm really looking forward to Bungie doing something besides Halo. It's been a long, long time, and they seem like a very talented bunch. To be honest, Reach is the last Halo game I can ever see myself being interested in, and not just because it's the last Bungie developed one. But that's another discussion.

Hope they make something that's not a fps or halo cause i want to see what else they can do. Maybe they can make a good platformer that would be good to go back to.

" Hope they make something that's not a fps or halo cause i want to see what else they can do. Maybe they can make a good platformer that would be good to go back to. "

I really want to see Bungie make new IP.

Some of you guys act as if Bungie has never made a game that wasn't called Halo before :) 
 
As someone who grew up with Bungie on the Mac, I can't wait to see what they do next. I'm still a huge Halo fan though, so I'll still be on board with 343 after Reach. Microsoft isn't taking the franchise responsibility lightly and they've assembled an extremely talented group. So long as they don't try and go "HALO 4 OMG" I'll be happy with whatever they announce next.

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

Bungie moving on just means (most likely) shittier Halo games and no Marty.  Not to sound like a A-hole, but do you have a 360?  If not, how can you be sick of something you haven't played?   "

I have a 360, yes. And all the Halo games excluding ODST because it was a rip-off at that price. "

Well like I said, Bungie leaving is a bad thing for Halo.  But hey, hopefully Bungie's next IP is even better.  "

Please oh please OH PLEASE make the new IP an ONI or MARATHON game.  I know ONI, MARATHON and HALO all exist in the same universe but it's such a long timeline and I really LOVED ONI.  I also dug Marathon for its interesting on take self aware AI, what they called rampancy.

This is great news, I want something other than Halo from Bungie.

About time. I was really looking forward to a new IP (or a reboot of an existing IP) from Bungie when they left microsoft. The whole reason they split from MS was because they wanted to work on different stuff, yet they just kept working on Halo games. Finally we'll see something new from them.

Like a few of the other responses here, I want to see Bungie do something else.  Halo will live on like the massive cash cow that it is under Microsoft, but Bungie will try their hands at something new.  I know some of you may not realize this, but there was a time when they made other games.  Myth: The Fallen Lords was one of my favorite RTS games back in the late 90's.  They have talent, so I'd love to see what else they can conjure up.

Well if you read weekly updates and things there is one project mentioned that has yet to be revealed.

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

" @TheMustacheHero said:

" I hope so. I'm tired of Halo. "

Who isn't? "

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Still, 5 Halo games and counting. The formula does tend to get repetitive. "

So the formula for you is the setting, because otherwise the formula is the exact fucking same for all of those games.  Call of Duty: Play as different soldiers and big setpieces with multiplayer that has no right being as popular as it is. Battlefield: Class-based multiplayer.  Guitar Hero/Rock Band, you're hitting buttons in time with music.   I mean, it's unfair to ask Halo to be anything other than Halo.  Guess what? Halo: Reach is going to take place in the Halo universe.  

" @MAN_FLANNEL said: I have a 360, yes. And all the Halo games excluding ODST because it was a rip-off at that price. "

"@Snail said:

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Still, 5 Halo games and counting. The formula does tend to get repetitive. "

Well in that case, then everyone should be tired of Call of Duty, Final Fantasy, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Battlefield, or really any game franchise ever.  You don't fuck up a good thing. If you don't like Halo because Halo isn't your cup of tea, that's great.  However, my question then is, why do you care about Halo? "

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Those games change formulas.  Call of Duty went from WWII to Modern Warfare after just 3 games. Battlefield has 1943, 2142 and Bad Company. Guitar Hero added two peripherals on their fourth game, and even still I see the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games as expansions to the previous game, rather than a sequel per se.  I don't like Halo because of its run-of-the-mill gameplay and because of how much Halo 3 feels about the same as Halo 1.  Have said. "

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Those games change formulas.  Call of Duty went from WWII to Modern Warfare after just 3 games. Battlefield has 1943, 2142 and Bad Company. Guitar Hero added two peripherals on their fourth game, and even still I see the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games as expansions to the previous game, rather than a sequel per se.  I don't like Halo because of its run-of-the-mill gameplay and because of how much Halo 3 feels about the same as Halo 1.  Have said. "

I hope they make something else that isn't a FPS or Halo related. I admittedly enjoyed Halo 3 when it came out and can see that Bungie is full of talented people, but I am at the point where I find the pace of those games too slow when compared to the caffeinated madness of MW2.

i pray they are

That would awesome if they are leaving. They really have killed gaming, and any creativity associated with it. Not to mention their legions of 12 year old fans. Good riddance to trash as I would say.

" That would awesome if they are leaving. They really have killed gaming, and any creativity associated with it. Not to mention their legions of 12 year old fans. Good riddance to trash as I would say. "

i wouldnt count on bungie going away 
 
but it would be nice to have better support for the games

after halo 3 bungie said they were stepping down as a 2nd party for microsoft and won't just be making Halo. i'm guessing they were under contract to make another or they wanted to finish halo themselves. only time will tell

" That would awesome if they are leaving. They really have killed gaming, and any creativity associated with it. Not to mention their legions of 12 year old fans. Good riddance to trash as I would say. "

good, i'm tired of hearing about halo games. they are kind of boring after halo 3. halo 2 was the best but 3 just seemed like the same thing. 
 
am i the only one who is tired of sequels? i sure am tired of sequels. i want to see new games that are good. i would not care about a sequel that came out like 3 years after the game but one year is a little to short.

Do we recokon they'll, a) make another FPS and/or; b) work on the Playstation 3/Wii? After-all, staying XBOX-exclusive this long hasn't done them any harm, even if they have been working on Microsoft's biggest property.

" Do we recokon they'll, a) make another FPS and/or; b) work on the Playstation 3/Wii? After-all, staying XBOX-exclusive this long hasn't done them any harm, even if they have been working on Microsoft's biggest property. "

" @Nemesis said:

" That would awesome if they are leaving. They really have killed gaming, and any creativity associated with it. Not to mention their legions of 12 year old fans. Good riddance to trash as I would say. "

What are you talking about?  Halo: CE was a pretty groundbreaking game, if it's "killed creativity" it's only because practically every FPS since has copied its formula. Making a few sequels to that isn't any worse than what every single other gaming company does out there, and at least they're stepping away now so they can work on other things.  I've met more annoying 12 year olds playing WoW and MW2 than I have on Halo.  It's trash like you that's ruining the gaming industry, not the games themselves. "

That's cool. I'm sure Bungie will put out something good. It would be nice to see them doing something other than the Halo franchise again. Bring back MARATHON!!!

" @Snail said:

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Those games change formulas.  Call of Duty went from WWII to Modern Warfare after just 3 games. Battlefield has 1943, 2142 and Bad Company. Guitar Hero added two peripherals on their fourth game, and even still I see the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games as expansions to the previous game, rather than a sequel per se.  I don't like Halo because of its run-of-the-mill gameplay and because of how much Halo 3 feels about the same as Halo 1.  Have said. "

For me the leap between halo 2 to 3 added loads more things to do, forge mode is just so damn fun some of my fondest memories online have been playing infection on all the crazy maps my friends and I made. Halo as a single player experience is average it really shines when you play with your friends and their friends until you have a big group of peeps. "

" @Snail said:

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Those games change formulas.  Call of Duty went from WWII to Modern Warfare after just 3 games. Battlefield has 1943, 2142 and Bad Company. Guitar Hero added two peripherals on their fourth game, and even still I see the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games as expansions to the previous game, rather than a sequel per se.  I don't like Halo because of its run-of-the-mill gameplay and because of how much Halo 3 feels about the same as Halo 1.  Have said. "

COD had more than 3 WWII games, don't forget the two on PSP and Battlefield had 1942, Vietnam, BF2, 2142, Bad Company, BF : Heroes and THEN 1943 - so DICE has pretty much gone full circle but there's also BC2 on the horizon.  In COD games the formula didn't change until Modern Warfare and MW2 is just more of the same with some improvements and added coop missions.  In BF games the formula changed slightly with each new game until they did BFBC where the game nature changed a lot and that has bled into Heroes and 1943 and looks like it's already in BC2.  Halo's change will be Reach, that's it otherwise Halo multi with the small exception of Firefight has pretty gone unchanged since Halo 2. "

Sucks that this turned into a "Pro v. Con Halo" argument. 
 
But I think it will be good for Bungie to stretch their legs a bit. It seems clear that the guys and gals in that studio are pretty exhausted with the Halo mythos. I'd like to see a new Myth entry. Or maybe a brand new IP all together.

Why are people talking about COD and Battlefield. This is why i hate Halo topics on GB because it always turns into a "Halo isn't the best FPS" and "PC online games are so much better" thread. 
 
On topic: I've never played any other Bungie game. I've heard of Oni and Marathon, heard they were quite good so i'd like to see what else Bungie can make.

" @Dylabaloo said:

" @Snail said:

" @Fish_Face_McGee: Those games change formulas.  Call of Duty went from WWII to Modern Warfare after just 3 games. Battlefield has 1943, 2142 and Bad Company. Guitar Hero added two peripherals on their fourth game, and even still I see the new Guitar Hero and Rock Band games as expansions to the previous game, rather than a sequel per se.  I don't like Halo because of its run-of-the-mill gameplay and because of how much Halo 3 feels about the same as Halo 1.  Have said. "

For me the leap between halo 2 to 3 added loads more things to do, forge mode is just so damn fun some of my fondest memories online have been playing infection on all the crazy maps my friends and I made. Halo as a single player experience is average it really shines when you play with your friends and their friends until you have a big group of peeps. "

 There are much better multiplayer games than Halo, that is a fact.
 

Why does everyone hate on halo for realeasing a similar game 3 times in a row over several years when cod came out with the same game 3 years in a row, oh i like mw2 alot by the way.