Ep 121: New Xbox Layoffs, Activision Making Next Halo, Bungie Reviving Destiny

And yeah, we've still got like more than a thousand layoffs to go with this Xbox thing, but they did 268 of them this week.

And they are bashing their studios together like action figures to see what's going to work and what won't.

Matt Booty, who I really do think is beginning to feel like public enemy number one in this whole thing in some ways.

You do.

I think he likes it, though.

I think he does like it.

I think he's getting turned on by it.

I think he's jerking off to this.

I think it's really

bad.

I didn't say all that.

I just

do think that he likes it.

I think he does seem to like it, though.

I do think he likes what he's doing.

I think he's kind of a weird pervert about this because he's writing these blog posts.

Yeah, 206 or 8 roles across other first-party studios, but the big one is Halo Studios, which is being eaten by Activision.

And Activision will be developing the next Halo

title.

which is, quote, led by a new totally purpose-built team that is separate from ongoing development and plans for Call of Duty, end quote.

Sure.

Sure.

That's what they said about Raven.

That is what they said about Raven.

Yeah.