News that 343 Industries employees are among those to be laid off by Microsoft has been met with strong criticism from several former Halo developers
“The layoffs at 343 shouldn’t have happened and Halo Infinite should be in a better state,” Wren tweeted. “The reason for both of those things is incompetent leadership up top during Halo Infinite development causing massive stress on those working hard to make Halo the best it can be.“The people I worked every day with were passionate about Halo and wanted to make something great for the fans. They helped push for a better Halo and got laid off for it.
“Devs still there are working hard on that dream. Look at Forge. Be kind to them during this awful time.” Wren’s criticism was seemingly aimed at the game’s campaign leadership team. “I do want to make sure that I call out how amazing the Multiplayer Leadership team was during development,” he said.More criticism came from Tyler Owens, who worked for 343 during the development of Halo 5 in a studio operations role and is also now with Respawn, as a build engineer on“As a Halo fan I’m really tired of Microsoft business practices and policies slowly killing the thing I love,” Owens tweeted.
He went on to allege: “Between the contracting policies they abuse for tax incentives and layoffs in the face of gigantic profits/executive bonuses, they set Halo up for failure.”Even prior to this week’s layoff news, 343 Industries has seen a number of recent senior departures including its
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