Joseph Staten is a Halo legend who played a big part in the success of Bungie’s Halo games. Writer and director of cinematics for Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2, writer of Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, creative consultant of Halo Wars, writer and creative director of Halo 3: ODST, and writer and co-creative director of Destiny had served as
Staten left Bungie prior to the release of Destiny in 2013 and returned to Microsoft in 2014 to work on non-Halo titles in the Xbox portfolio. But like all good things, this too has an end.
Joseph Staten is leaving Microsoft completely
Staten left Xbox’s global publishing team in August 2020 to join 343 Industries to help develop Halo Infinite. At that time, the game had already been delayed from its original release date in November 2020 to 2021. Staten helped launch Infinite in December 2021, but the game had some launch issues.
These included the delay of campaign co-op and Forge modes, which were not released until November 2022. In January, Staten left 343 Industries to return to Xbox’s publishing division after layoffs from the studio. Now he is leaving Microsoft completely.
What Will Be the Future of Halo Infinite?
What does the departure of Halo Infinite’s creative leader mean for the game’s future? Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer to this question. One possibility is that Staten’s departure may not have much of an impact on the development of the game.
After all, Staten was brought in to contribute to the final phase of Infinite, and the game had already been released. Maybe Staten’s mission was complete and he wanted to move on to a new project. In this case, 343 Industries will continue to support the game and offer new content.
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