With a tweet, the developers of Destiny, Bungie, congratulated the gaming studio 343 Industries on the new “Halo: The Master Chief Collection”.
It must be a strange feeling for Bungie to see someone else bringing out a Halo now. After all, Bungie grew up with this franchise, becoming a global phenomenon, practically exploding – and some say that Destiny is basically a kind of “Halo” with slightly different names for the characters. The gunplay and the 30-second rule can be recognized again. You can’t quite separate from what made you great after all.
Today it happened again: A new Halo was released worldwide – or rather: not really a “new” Halo. With “Halo: The Master Chief Collection,” 343 Industries exclusively released a collection of remastered and graphically enhanced versions of those classic Halo games in which the Master Chief played a pivotal role.
Bungie congratulated with a tweet. It’s nice to see the Chief back in action.
Congratulations, 343. It’s great to see the Chief back in action.
— Bungie (@Bungie) November 11, 2014
The congratulations were followed by a discussion
As expected, the tweet sparked a huge discussion among fans, including some Halo veterans who are now playing Destiny. Some believe that since Bungie is no longer involved, Halo is going downhill, wishing Destiny a quick death and hoping Bungie returns to the Halo franchise. Others say that travelers should not be stopped, and that the franchise has flourished under studio 343.
Bungie had separated from Microsoft amid great attention from the industry and gamers and teamed up with Activision, to build a 10-year franchise, namely Destiny. They secured a stronger position in the partnership with Activision.
One of the reasons for this move, it was said later, was that with Activision they could also develop for PlayStation and not just exclusively for Xbox as under Microsoft. This way, they could also connect with players outside of North America, where Xbox is particularly strong. Additionally, they likely wanted to be their own boss again. And well – as already mentioned – Destiny is not that far from Halo, as this somewhat biting video shows:
