Halo stands as Xbox's flagship first-person shooter, released in September 2022 on PC. The franchise has long maintained its own identity separate from the Call of Duty series, despite the latter's commercial dominance in the shooter space. Recent developments have shifted this dynamic significantly: Microsoft has consolidated its FPS portfolio by placing Halo under the stewardship of Call of Duty's developers as part of broader restructuring within the Xbox division. This move represents a notable change in the series' creative direction, bringing together two of gaming's most prominent shooter franchises under unified leadership for the first time.
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For decades, Halo developers have resisted the influence of the vastly better-selling Call of Duty shooters. Now, the makers of Call of Duty own Halo. As part of Microsoft's on-going axing-down of their Xbox gaming business , the company have placed Bungie's old FPS in the hands…