It took a full 24 hours for the drama surrounding Friday's revelation that the next Halo game from Halo Studios, the rebranded development team once known as 343 Industries, would be a remake of Halo: Combat Evolved dubbed Campaign Evolved, a single-player experience that will bring the first-person shooter to PlayStation for the first time.
Drama?
A Halo Studios member was seen on stream at the Halo World Championships wearing a PlayStation logo t-shirt.
Executive?
We introduce Mike Ybarra, formerly president of Blizzard and CEO of Microsoft.
That's a lot of drama for a nothing burger
Ybarra noted on Twitter that while he is “happy” that Halo is on PlayStation and Steam, no one on the team should be wearing a PlayStation shirt on the day of the announcement.
“It's just too much of a slap in the face for loyal Xbox fans. The way you treat gamers will last a lifetime.”
The incident in question shows a member of the Halo Studios team wearing a PS logo shirt with a jacket over it, hardly the most recognizable thing and certainly not the flashiest thing ever.
For what it's worth, it's not like Xbox hasn't acknowledged PlayStation in years past, including congratulatory messages on social media, or recognizing the brand in a few videos, as two other core “exclusives” in Forza and Gears of War have both already made their way to Sony's consoles.
Which means if there's drama to be had, there's a good chance you'll find it, even if it's just about the shirt.
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2026
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Halo Studios
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Microsoft Studios
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Online Co-Op